National Sport

Rugby League WITH the international season in full swing we select the ultimate world team from the best players from the Kangaroos, Kiwis, Tonga and England.

Horses CHRIS Waller is undaunted by the prospect of Winx facing potentially the smallest Cox Plate field in more than 50 years, declaring it the perfect scenario.

Rugby League DES Hasler’s Manly return is set to be complete, but it won’t come without its problems, Matty Johns has revealed.

Soccer IT hasn’t taken long for the controversial VAR system to dominate headlines in the A-League once again with a host of former greats among the critics.

Rugby Union A FRACTURED ankle for Reece Hodge will likely force Israel Folau to fill in at outside centre for the Wallabies against the All Blacks in Yokohama.

Horses BEST Solution already needs to set a weight-carrying record for a foreign raider to win the Melbourne Cup, and that’s before a possible re-handicap.

Horses NO TAB race meetings in Queensland will go ahead this Saturday unless the government addresses a gulf in prizemoney that is driving horses to NSW races.

Cricket FIVE Australian cricket matches have been fixed, a report claims as part of a bombshell, global investigation into the sport.

Rugby Union QUEENSLAND Country overcame a lightning stoppage to secure a berth in the National Rugby Championship final against Fijian Drua in Lautoka, Fiji on Saturday.

Motor Sports AUSTRALIAN driver Daniel Ricciardo was so angry he punched a hole in a wall after a power failure forced him to retire from the United States Grand Prix.

Motor Sports DANIEL Ricciardo put his fist through a wall in a dramatic explosion after a heartbreaking blowout at the US Grand Prix.

Motor Sports KIMI Raikkonen has claimed his first win since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, sending Lewis Hamilton’s champion charge into next week.

News JOHNATHAN Thurston, one of the NRL’s greatest ever players, has broken down while recalling the toughest time of his career.

Sport KIERAN Foran was married yesterday to a Central Coast stunner, but it wasn’t all smiles and congratulations for the star.

Horses AIDAN O’Brien aims to make the $1 million Manikato Stakes his own when he launches a four-pronged attack on The Valley sprint.

Motor Sports LIGHTNING and lashing rain helped Craig Lowndes extend his legend when the Holden hero was awarded the Endurance Cup’ after the GC600 was declared a washout.

Basketball IN one of the ugliest moments seen on an NBA court in over a decade, two teams had to be separated after a vicious melee broke out.

Soccer The Mark Rudan era at the Wellington Phoenix has begun in style — and confusion — with a 2-1 win over the Newcastle Jets.

Motor Sports MARC Marquez is hunting down Valentino Rossi’s mark of seven world titles after a stunning win in the Japanese Grand Prix handed him his fifth championship.

Rugby Union THE Wallabies have suffered a cruel injury blow with backline utility Reece Hodge ruled out of the spring tour after fracturing an ankle.