Rugby union: Martin Johnson has denied his lack of experience will hinder him as England manager

Highlanders flanker Adam Thomson has not recovered from a calf strain and has been ruled out of this weekends clash against the Bulls in Pretoria. Highlanders Captain Craig Newby will replace Thomson at blindside flanker and Alando Soakai will play

The opening game of Round 10 played host to team full of confidence and a resolve to conquer all before them. That team was not the Crusaders.Instead, the Chiefs delighted their home fans by running out 18-5 victors over the

A DEPLETED Manly outfit has risen from the dead to claim a memorable 20-16 comeback victory over fierce NRL rivals the Eels at Parramatta Stadium.

CANBERRA forward Trevor Thurling has had his appeal for a two-match suspension rejected by NRL judiciary deputy chairman Paul Conlon.

NORTH Queensland fullback Matt Bowen is set to make a surprise return from injury against the New Zealand Warriors.

CURLY-haired Titans winger Matt Petersen grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Gold Coast continued to fortify their new home ground with a tense 26-24 victory over Brisbane.

MELBOURNE captain Cameron Smith believes coach Craig Bellamy's decision to sign a five-year multi-million dollar deal will be a key factor in keeping the Storm juggernaut together.

MARTIN Johnson struck a confident note on his offical unveiling as new team manager, insisting that under his command England would be gunning to topple the world's rugby superpowers.

THE Chiefs staked their claim for a Super 14 finals spot after handing leaders the Crusaders their first loss of the season with an impressive 18-5 victory in Hamilton.

THE Western Force have virtually kissed good-bye to their Super 14 finals hopes and will consider building towards 2009 after their 29-12 upset loss to Queensland.

It comes with past experience for Albion fans that nothing should ever be taken for granted. Nonetheless, things are looking good, and it must be difficult to not let the moment run away with you for just a split second.

Newcastle host Sunderland this coming Sunday in the 139th Tyne-Wear derby (or 124th league Tyne-Wear derby), with the managers, players and fans all realising how important winning this fixture is, it is likely to be a battle till the end.

Barmy Paul braved the elements and reports on an absolutely dire day for Middlesex. Bad batting, bad bowling, bad fielding in the freezing cold to set the tone for the season. Perhaps it is not a good idea to ask

The BMW Sauber F1 Team has barely embarked on its third season and is already heading for its first Formula One grand prix as the leader of the constructors’ championship. In the first three races of the 2008 season, the

Harlequins head out west this weekend into the Thames Valley to play their away match as part of this season’s second London double header. Their opponents at the Madjeski Stadium in Reading on Saturday April 19th are London Irish, and

What a paradox, Arsenal are now guaranteed a top four place, a place that, at the beginning of the season, many pundits gave to arch-rivals Spurs, now languishing some 30 points below the Gunners. So almost a month before the

Former Newcastle United youngester Michael Chopra has announced his intention to prove to Newcastle what they missed out on when they sold him to Cardiff 2 years ago. Chopra left the North East for regular football, and later moved from

The days of football being for your average Joe working lad are well and truly past. Gone are the Saturday afternoon 3pm kick off’s (To a degree anyway) and the affordable father son day out. Here are the days of

I Hate Wasps. I Hate their arrogance. I hate their over-representation in the England team, their ubiquitous presence in the media1. I hate the fact they prefix their name with London, despite being in Wycombe. I hate the fact Stuart