The Crusaders charged down a last-minute Piri Weepu drop goal to steal a 19-18 win over the Blues in Super Rugby’s season opener at Eden Park on Friday night. The …
Brisbane have closed the door on annoying speculation they are chasing a halfback by re-signing Peter Wallace until 2014. The club, which has been forced to deny any interest in …
Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant has left the door open for a possible funding boost for the Storm to help grow the game in Melbourne. Grant says the …
Their outspoken owner Clive Palmer might have cheekily backed an under 23s Gold Coast United outfit to down the ill-fated Olyroos. But the Gold Coast’s interim coach Mike Mulvey agrees …
The two biggest weapons in the Women’s National Basketball League won’t decide Saturday’s major semi-final between Adelaide and Bulleen Boomers, Lightning coach Peter Buckle says. Rather, Buckle believes the input …
Kevin Durant scored 33 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 100-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday as the Thunder matched Miami for the best record in …
Surprise packet Peter Forrest has stepped into Ricky Ponting’s shoes and cracked a maiden one-day international century in a testing Australian total of 6-280 against Sri Lanka at Bellerive. Thrust …
Waratahs vice-captain Benn Robinson believes facing Queensland is a level above any other Super Rugby assignment, but he’s just relieved his pre-match nerves are limited to the big occasion. After …
Cricket Australia wants to reduce the number of players with central contracts as part of the new Memorandum of Understanding with the players’ association. Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said …
British Honda rider Jonathan Rea had the fastest time in Friday’s opening qualifying for the first round of the World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island. The past four months of …
Hobart Cup winner Geegees Blackflash will have to cope with a wide barrier and a modern-day weight-carrying record of 60kg if he is to win next Wednesday’s $225,000 Launceston Cup. …
GreenEDGE-AIS cycling team leader Judith Arndt has won stage three of the Tour of New Zealand and reduced the deficit to overall race leader Kristin Armstrong. The German star capitalised …
Angry Australian Rugby League Commissioner John Grant says he’ll make an urgent phone call to “fix up” payments of $500,000 still owing to the Kangaroos who won last year’s Four …
When Dean Heffernan missed the 2007/08 A-League grand final with a broken leg, then-Mariners assistant coach Ian Ferguson assured the speedy defender he would get another crack. If all goes …
A super fit Justin Hodges wants to re-establish himself as rugby league’s premier centre in 2012. Dogged by a chronic hamstring injury last year, which restricted him to 17 games, …
Sydney FC’s Nick Carle isn’t letting an impending Socceroos return distract his focus from a potentially season-defining A-League match against Wellington on Saturday. Carle, 30, is set to end more …
Tony Sergi says it will be Sydney over Canberra for On Our Selection this weekend when the Queanbeyan trainer hopes to gauge the two-year-old’s autumn prospects. On Our Selection finished …
Nervous Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson doesn’t expect to learn a great deal about his players in his first official outings as an AFL head coach against Port Adelaide and Carlton …



