Many Wallabies overlooked for Test selection on the spring tour so far have politely accepted it as being all part of the experience. Centre Matt Toomua, who gets his chance …
Continue reading Pain of sitting out fuels Wallaby ToomuaAustralia shaded South Africa in the pace stakes eight months ago in a thrilling Test series. Now Australia’s next generation of fast bowlers are seeking to do the same in …
Continue reading Pace battle key as Aust eye ODI series winIreland will face the AFL’s cream of the crop on Saturday night, and Essendon ace Brendon Goddard hopes it will stay that way for years to come. The future of …
Continue reading AFL’s best ready for Ireland testRichie McCaw considered standing down as All Blacks captain after their 2007 World Cup failure, before realising it was time to man up. McCaw becomes the first player to lead …
Continue reading McCaw nearly quit after World Cup failureMost All Blacks will miss at least the first week of Super Rugby next year after being guaranteed a minimum 12-week off-season break ahead of the World Cup. Coach Steve …
Continue reading All Blacks handed 12-week post-tour breakLong-held grievances within the Samoa rugby team towards their administrators have bubbled to surface says All Blacks veteran Jerome Kaino. Ten All Blacks, including Kaino, used social media to declare …
Continue reading Kaino defends Samoan protest supportTHE GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR EVERY NRL SIDE’S TILT AT PREMIERSHIP GLORY IN 2015: BRISBANE The good: Wayne Bennett’s return to Red Hill. If anyone can return the Broncos …
Continue reading Snapshot on your NRL side’s hopes in 2015He may have tamed the wind at Metropolitan to take share of the Australian Masters tournament lead but Steven Bowditch isn’t a happy man. The only blemish to an impressive …
Continue reading Bowditch among Aust Masters leadersKurtley Beale is set to make his Test comeback off the bench this weekend after being included in Michael Cheika’s final squad to face Ireland in Dublin. Beale on Thursday …
Continue reading Beale keeps spot on bench v IrelandIn a widely expected shake-up, four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel will replace two-time champion Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next season. The 27-year-old German will be leaving Red Bull for …
Continue reading Vettel replaces Alonso at FerrariThe intense rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has increased heading into the final race of the season with Rosberg taunting his Mercedes teammate by urging him to “drive …
Continue reading Hamilton and Rosberg rivalry increasesRoss Taylor hit a return-to-form half-century to help New Zealand recover after Sarfraz Ahmed hit a fighting hundred for Pakistan on day four of the second Test in Dubai. Taylor …
Continue reading Taylor rescues Black Caps vs PakistanScotland coach Vern Cotter has made four injury-induced changes to his side named to play Tonga in Kilmarnock on Saturday. In the backs, 90-cap Glasgow Warrior Sean Lamont, who came …
Continue reading Scotland make four changes for TongaRoger Federer will play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup final against France in Lille on Friday. There had been concerns in the Swiss camp that he would be unable …
Continue reading Federer fit to play in Davis Cup finalRoger Federer will play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup final against France in Lille on Friday. There had been concerns in the Swiss camp that he would be unable …
Continue reading Federer to play in Davis Cup finalJapan and Argentina will have teams in an expanded Super Rugby competition from 2016, SANZAR confirmed on Thursday. The inclusion of franchises from Tokyo and Buenos Aires had been mooted …
Continue reading Japan, Argentina to get Super Rugby sidesNew Zealand continued to press home efforts for a series-levelling win as they reached tea at 1-54 on the fourth day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on …
Continue reading NZ extend lead over Pakistan in TestTwo-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso is leaving Ferrari after the final race of the season and will be replaced by four-time champion Sebastian Vettel. The 33-year-old Spanish driver had …
Continue reading Alonso leaves Ferrari, Vettel replaces him

