How King Wally inspired Taulagi’s Origin rise
Murray Taulagi played rugby union until he was 16 but says a brush with Wally Lewis was all it took to convince him to pledge his allegiance to the Maroons.
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Vunipola in England recall for rugby tour
England have turned to Billy Vunipola as the solution to an injury crisis, recalling the Saracens forward for the rugby tour to Australia.
Pies’ De Goey deal off the table: report
Collingwood star Jordan De Goey is out of contract at the end of the AFL season and his latest partying antics could affect his next deal.
Surgery for Suns’ Powell after leg injury
Gold Coast have confirmed popular youngster Wil Powell will have surgery on the right ankle he fractured and dislocated during the AFL win over Adelaide.
Don’t abandon Super Rugby Pacific: Rennie
Rugby Australia is threatening to abandon Super Rugby Pacific after next year, but Wallabies coach Dave Rennie thinks it would be a bad move.
Mulitalo finds peace in Kiwis call-up
Twelve months on from the eligibility saga that stopped him playing State of Origin, Ronaldo Mulitalo has been called up for New Zealand.
Koula to follow Taumalolo’s Tongan path
Manly's Tolutau Koula is part of a new generation of Tongan players opting to follow the path set by Andrew Fifita and Jason Taumalolo.
Tapine buzzing for epic New Zealand clash
Star Canberra and New Zealand prop Joe Tapine admits the prospect of playing Saturday's match against Tonga in his home country is an emotional one.
Campbell’s pain at swim transgender rule
Australian swim great Cate Campbell says her support for restricting transgender swimmers may anger an already marginalised community.
Four Origin debutants in women’s NSW team
Four women are preparing to make their State of Origin debuts for the NSW Sky Blues, who have also unveiled a new look spine.
Blues’ Origin moves won’t distract Slater
Queensland coach Billy Slater isn't preoccupied by the Blues' reaction to a series-opening State of Origin loss likely to prompt five NSW selection changes.
Bull has big gymnastics win ahead of Games
Australian gymnast Tyson Bull has scored another first, posting his maiden Challenge Cup win a few weeks out from the Commonwealth Games.
Melbourne’s May to return from AFL ban
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is again rejecting claims of behaviour issues as Steven May prepares to return from a one-game ban for a brawl with a teammate.
Burton free for Origin after Twal tackle
Matt Burton appeared to force his hand into Alex Twal's neck during Canterbury's win over Wests Tigers but has not been sanctioned and is free for Origin II.
Burton another playmaking option for NSW
NSW coach Brad Fittler hopes the inclusion of Matt Burton in the State of Origin side can help the Blues to overcome Queensland's kick pressure in game two.
Fitzpatrick crowned US Open champion
Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open at Brookline by one shot over world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris to claim his first major title.
Arrow, Taulagi in for steady Slater’s Qld
Queensland coach Billy Slater has replaced the injured Reuben Cotter and Xavier Coates with Jai Arrow and Murray Taulagi respectively for State of Origin II.
Koroisau to start for Blues in Origin II
Api Koroisau has stormed into NSW's starting side for the second game of the State of Origin series, while Siosifa Talakai and Matt Burton will debut.
Golden Winnington makes another final
Elijah Winnington has made it into another world championship final in the 200m freestyle after winning the 400m in Budapest.
McKeown takes world 200m medley silver
Kaylee McKeown decided not to compete in her Olympic-winning backstroke event but has grabbed a world championships 200m individual medley silver.
Gap closes on van Gisbergen in Supercars
Shane van Gisbergen has flown home from Darwin with a smashed up Commodore and his lead in the Supercars championship cut to 214 points.
Aussies lose spin battle in big SL chase
Australia have been comprehensively beaten by eight wickets by Sri Lanka in the third one-day international, failing to get the better of a spinning wicket.
Miller third as Quartararo wins German GP
Fabio Quartararo has won Moto GP's German Grand Prix as Australian Jack Miller enjoyed his third podium place of the season in third place.
Addo-Carr’s Origin advice for Burton
Josh Addo-Carr has missed out on selection in Origin II but that hasn't stopped him from cheering Matt Burton as he prepares to make his Origin debut.
Suns toast AFL win despite Powell injury
Wil Powell's horrific leg injury threatened to derail Gold Coast before they rallied to post a 43-point AFL win over Adelaide.
AFL finals battle set to heat up
At least 11 teams remain in the hunt for AFL finals spots and even 12th-placed Port Adelaide are hoping to gatecrash the top eight before September.
Giants beat Magpies, into netball prelim
The Giants have advanced to the Super Netball preliminary final with a 55-48 minor semi-final home win over Collingwood.
Snapshot for round 14 of the AFL season
A look at round 14 of the AFL season, where Richmond, Port Adelaide and Gold Coast made finals moves and Toby Greene kicked a career-best seven goals.
Head keeps form with unbeaten 70 in ODI
Travis Head has hit an unbeaten 70 to help Australia to 6-291 against Sri Lanka, keeping his status as one of the nation's form batters before the Test series.
Wil Powell leg injury sours Suns’ AFL win
Gold Coast duo Wil Powell and Connor Budarick were injured as the Suns posted a third-straight AFL win with a 43-point triumph over Adelaide.
Mostert rises to thrilling Supercars win
Chaz Mostert has pulled off an epic Supercars win in Darwin, 24 hours after the Bathurst 1000 champion was disqualified from the first race of the round.