Israel Folau predicts his Test rugby frustrations will disappear with an exciting shift to fullback aimed to shake up the Springboks’ blueprint and shock their defenders at Suncorp Stadium. Since …
Continue reading Izzy-Quade show to shake the BoksWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic raced into the US Open quarter-finals for the loss of just three games on Tuesday while defending champion Andy Murray was again involved in a four-set …
Continue reading Djokovic breezes into US quartersWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic leaped to the defence of Roger Federer on Tuesday, telling critics of the slumping Swiss to give the 17-time major winner a break. Federer suffered a …
Continue reading Get off Fed’s back, says DjokovicAccording to Mitchell Pearce, it’s the lull the Sydney Roosters had to have, and he sees no greater motivation than arch-rivals South Sydney to snap them back into NRL premiership-winning …
Continue reading Pearce confident Roosters can fly againThe Warriors want to underscore their fine recovery over the second half of the NRL season with victory over St George Illawarra on Saturday. Then it’s a case of seeing …
Continue reading Warriors eye Dragons win for NRL finalsFremantle received the monstering of their life when they met Geelong earlier this year, but midfielder Michael Barlow guarantees there won’t be a repeat in Saturday’s AFL qualifying final at …
Continue reading Dockers ready to tame Geelong monsterWallabies coach Ewen McKenzie’s giving nothing away, Quade Cooper is keeping the secret and Israel Folau says it won’t be him – so who’ll be Cooper’s defensive stuntman against the …
Continue reading Wallaby No.10 defence mystery for BoksThis time last week, Anthony Watmough couldn’t even walk, so bad was the pain in his injured knee. Now the Manly forward is targeting a comeback for the Sea Eagles’ …
Continue reading Watmough raring for NRL finals returnFit-again five-eighth Gareth Widdop’s remarkable bid to play NRL finals football has received a boost with Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy declaring he’ll be given every chance to prove himself this …
Continue reading Storm consider Widdop for finals: BellamyGold Coast midfielder Jaeger O’Meara has won the AFL Rising Star award as the league’s best young player. The 19-year-old was the strong favourite after playing every game in his …
Continue reading O’Meara wins AFL Rising StarAFL goal posts have haunted many of the game’s greats over the years, but a Canadian sharpshooter who hadn’t picked up a Sherrin before 2008 seems to have worked it …
Continue reading Canadian Pyke is AFL’s dead-eye dickThe Springboks are braced for a Queensland Reds-style attacking onslaught from the Quade Cooper-piloted Wallabies on Saturday night. South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer rated Australia’s refined backline – featuring mercurial …
Continue reading Boks braced for Quade’s run-and-stun gameSouth Sydney enforcer Sam Burgess says he has no plans to repeat his round-one steamrolling of Sydney Roosters rival Sonny Bill Williams on Friday. But don’t consider that a guarantee …
Continue reading I won’t be out looking for SBW: BurgessMelbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy says this weekend’s game is going to be huge, but he’s not talking about the Storm’s last-round clash with Gold Coast at AAMI Park on …
Continue reading Bellamy pumped for Rabbitohs v RoostersCanterbury have re-signed halfback Trent Hodkinson until the end of the 2015 NRL season. Hodkinson missed much of the 2012 season and the Bulldogs charge to the grand final due …
Continue reading Hodkinson re-signs with NRL’s BulldogsLearning to trust his instinct again has allowed Aaron Finch to emerge as arguably Australia’s most potent weapon heading into the one-day series against England. The opening batsman delivered his …
Continue reading Fiery Finch learns to play his wayLike the Wallabies, South Africa have made three changes to their starting side for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship battle at Suncorp Stadium. Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer delivered on his promise …
Continue reading Boks make three changes for Wallabies TestRising star Ashton Agar will put Shane Warne’s advice into action this summer as he attempts to regain his spot in the Test side. Agar had a meteoric start in …
Continue reading Spinner Agar taps into Warne’s brilliance

