National Sport

Soccer USAIN Bolt may be the fastest man on the planet, but this fiery young gun thinks he’s got him under wraps after watching his football debut.

Tennis and Racquet Sports AUSTRALIANS Ash Barty and Daria Gavrilova took big scalps to move into the second round at the Wuhan Open in China.

Rugby League MASSAGE, stretching, resistance training and probably less sleep - this is the intense rehab program Cronk will undertake this week to play Sunday.

Rugby League A FORMER premiership winning teammate of Billy Slater and an ex-Roosters skipper hold the retiring legend’s grand final fate in their hands.

Rugby League JOHNATHAN Thurston fears Roosters star Cooper Cronk faces an uphill battle to be fit for Sunday’s grand final clash

Rugby League THE guilt of Slater begins and ends with how well Storm present their case for the defence. And the answer lies in the current criteria for a shoulder charge

Rugby League HOW do you replace a once-in-a-generation player for a grand final that could make history? A 23-year-old who has played just 17 top grade games

Golf TIGER Woods’ new girlfriend reportedly chased him “like a puppy” before they found love under incredible circumstances.

Rugby League THE North Queensland Cowboys are keen to “road test” their new commercial structure while assessing applicants for the recently vacated CEO position.

AFL TOM Mitchell reigned supreme on the AFL’s night of nights as he claimed the Brownlow Medal and it came with a surprising admission.

Fishing THE exuberance of youth has proven no match for a grandmother’s intuition when it comes to barramundi fishing.

Rugby League BILLY Slater’s right hand and speed at which the Storm champion was running are central to the club’s fight against a two-match shoulder charge ban.

Horses CAULFIELD Cup second favourite Night’s Watch has received a 1kg penalty for next month’s race as well as the Melbourne Cup after his win in Naturalism Stakes.

AFL THE build up to the biggest AFL game of the year has come under a cloud for two star players as they battle to be ready in time.

Rugby League WITH all due respect to teammate Cooper Cronk, Luke Keary admits he simply does not care whether the Roosters halfback plays in the grand final or not.

AFL HAWTHORN'S triple-premiership hero Josh Gibson believes the Eagles are in for a case of deja vu in Saturday’s decider against Collingwood.

Horses EIGHT-time Ipswich premier jockey Jim Byrne had endured a slow start to his current season - until the latest Ipswich meeting on Friday that is.

Rugby League WILL Chambers admits Latrell Mitchell has outplayed him the past four times they've met but he’s vowed to turn the tables in the grand final.

AFL DEFENSIVE forward, old-school defender or wingman, Chris Mayne is determined to do whatever it takes in his second attempt at premiership glory.

Rugby League PREMIERSHIP-winning hooker Michael Ennis believes Billy Slater will be suspended for hit on Sosaia Feki and will miss the grand final against the Roosters.