The Springboks have billed Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against New Zealand as the game of their lives, adding another chapter to the tumultuous history between the two rugby superpowers. At …
Continue reading Springboks ready for game of their livesThe Wallabies have been given the ultimate boost ahead of Sunday’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina, with superstar duo David Pocock and Israel Folau named in the starting line-up. The …
Continue reading Pocock, Folau named for WallabiesHis rise through the ranks of Australian rugby was so rapid it has caught many by surprise, and Michael Hooper can write himself into Wallabies folklore in the next fortnight. …
Continue reading Milestone man Hooper to lift WallabiesEssendon utility Courtenay Dempsey has signed a one-year contract, extending his AFL career into an 11th season. The deal was announced a day after Brent Stanton also re-signed with the …
Continue reading Dempsey re-signs with ‘Dons in AFLNervous, uncertain and then relieved, Friday’s practice at the Gold Coast 600 V8 Supercars event was an emotional day for James Courtney. The Holden star made his return from serious …
Continue reading Relieved Courtney back in V8s saddleV8 Supercars veteran Craig Lowndes admits overhauling championship leader Mark Winterbottom will be a big ask. The Holden star heads into this weekend’s Gold Coast 600 trailing Winterbottom by 399 …
Continue reading Lowndes admits V8 title a long shotSt Kilda recruit Jake Carlisle has arrived back in Melbourne to face the music after leaked video of him snorting white powder thrust the Saints into damage control. Carlisle cut …
Continue reading Saints’ Carlisle back to face the musicDeparting Nissan driver James Moffat has clocked the fastest time in practice at the Gold Coast 600 V8 Supercars event. Moffat, who announced on Thursday he’ll be leaving the Nissan …
Continue reading Moffat quickest at Surfers V8sHolden driver Paul Dumbrell has set the fastest lap yet at the Gold Coast V8 Supercars event in a practice session reserved for co-drivers. Dumbrell, who is partnered with six-time …
Continue reading Dumbrell tops V8s practice at SurfersIt was the big talking point of the Bathurst 1000 but Red Bull Racing’s Roland Dane says all is well between him and star V8 Supercars driver Jamie Whincup. Team …
Continue reading Whincup’s Bathurst call in past for bossAustralia’s pink-ball approach to bowling will be determined by the Adelaide Oval pitch but Craig McDermott is confident his charges will make it work. The inaugural day-night Test is five …
Continue reading Aus ready to answer pink posers: McDermottErnesto ‘Che’ Guevara earned the rugby nom de guerre ‘fuser’ because of his fierce tackling and Argentina’s World Cup team are keeping up his revolutionary style, though their nicknames are …
Continue reading Egg, Puppy and co set for Wallabies semiJarrad Grant is looking for a new AFL club after the Western Bulldogs severed ties with the former top-five pick on Friday. Grant, 26, was selected by the Bulldogs with …
Continue reading Bulldogs cut ties with Grant in AFLThe Rugby World Cup semi-final pitting New Zealand against South Africa on Saturday will be the supreme battle of wits between their coaches Steve Hansen and Heyneke Meyer, who say …
Continue reading RWC semi coaching foes best of friendsThe Kangaroos coaching role has become the most keenly contested job in rugby league. Wayne Bennett, Mal Meninga, Geoff Toovey and Ivan Cleary are all in the running to succeed …
Continue reading Race hots up for Kangaroos top jobGREAT ALL BLACKS V SPRINGBOKS CLASHES Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final will the 91st clash between two of rugby’s fiercest rivals. Here are five of their most memorable matches. 1956 …
Continue reading Great All Blacks v Boks clashesFP – Refusing to fall for any Springboks gamesmanship, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is demanding absolute intensity from his top-ranked titleholders in Saturday’s blockbuster Rugby World Cup semi-final at …
Continue reading All Blacks bracing for torrid Cup semiSouth African flyer Bryan Habana goes into Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at Twickenham just one try short of breaking Jonah Lomu’s tournament record of 15. Habana, …
Continue reading Humble Habana on brink of history

