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West Coast coach John Worsfold remains hopeful Mark Nicoski will be able to return at the tail end of the AFL season despite the forward’s latest setback. Nicoski was initially …

Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie says he feels like he’s playing a game of snakes and ladders as he battles to deal with the Reds’ growing Super Rugby injury toll. McKenzie …

Graeme Swann claimed six wickets as England reduced Sri Lanka to 8-151 in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the first Test in Galle on Wednesday. …

A Caribbean tour will be no holiday for Ryan Harris but the rugged quick has predicted he will feel like a tourist in Australia’s Test series against the West Indies. …

Canterbury are fearing a Gold Coast ambush on the holiday strip, saying they wouldn’t be surprised to see injured duo Scott Prince and former Bulldogs star Jamal Idris rushed back …

Cronulla captain Paul Gallen is so impressed with the form of Todd Carney in the Sharks’ NRL revival this season that he wants to line up alongside the star five-eighth …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has resisted the temptation to rush back David Mundy, ruling the star midfielder out of Saturday night’s AFL clash with Geelong at Patersons Stadium. Mundy failed …

Of all the AFL games that left the rookie Gold Coast Suns red-faced last year – and there were a few – one stands out for captain Gary Ablett. And …

Sydney AFL coach John Longmire has praised the courage of his talented teenage midfielder Luke Parker for playing on after his jaw was fractured. While some pundits thought the illegal …

Off-contract Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello says he’s unfazed by rumours the NRL glamour club is chasing Manly star Brett Stewart to wear the tri-colours’ No.1 in 2013. The Roosters …

West Coast AFL forward Mark Nicoski faces more surgery on his torn hamstring after experiencing complications from the initial operation. Nicoski was initially expected to miss up to 12 weeks …

Adelaide’s Brenton Sanderson is preparing to take his first gamble as an AFL coach and play key defender Ben Rutten in Saturday’s season-opener against Gold Coast. Rutten missed all pre-season …

At 165cm, Allan Langer is not exactly an expert on how to fill big shoes. But the Broncos legend believed Corey Norman had done just that in Darren Lockyer’s absence …

Manly NRL second-rower Anthony Watmough wants the Sea Eagles to throw every dollar they can into retaining off-contract star Tony Williams. Test forward Williams, who is unable to return to …

At the end of a draining week, Melbourne coach Mark Neeld says Saturday’s round-one match could be the emotional outlet his players need following the death of club icon Jim …

Centre Joel Rapana will make his debut for the Queensland Reds among five changes to the Super Rugby champions’ starting team after their embarrassing 61-8 loss to the Bulls in …

Carlton livewire Mitch Robinson will play his 50th AFL game on Thursday night, but has set his sights on 100 after signing for two more years with the Blues. The …

New Geelong captain Joel Selwood has become the latest AFL star to sign a long-term contract extension with his club. Selwood confirmed on Wednesday he had agreed to a five-year …