Collingwood’s ice man: The secret to Jack Crisp’s streak

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Once a week, Jack Crisp goes to a shop in Bentleigh, plunges up to his neck in a tank and has his body flash frozen. For three minutes he stands there, liquid causing

The Rugby World Cup’s biggest problem? Slippery balls

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The late summer heatwave in France has dialled up the humidity and made the official Gilbert match ball extremely difficult to handle in some matches during the opening rounds of the Rugby World

In the Nick of time: Josh Daicos speaks about his rise

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Collingwood’s All-Australian wingman Josh Daicos says he was somewhat immature when he started at the Magpies and needed time to become the player he is today. But the elder Daicos brother, who has

Steve Borthwick defends England amid 'repulsive rugby' accusations

Steve Borthwick defends England’s performance during their 34-12 Rugby World Cup victory against Japan, as his side are accused of playing ‘boring’ and ‘repulsive rugby’ A defiant Steve Borthwick has defended his team after their win against Japan  England went top of Pool D after securing a 34-12 victory on

England fans right to boo rugby heroes as blinkered World Cup tactic will bite

“Repulsive” was how the decorated France flanker Olivier Magne described England’s rugby at this World Cup. And just to underline his point “ugly”. It is par for the course for the French to take a pop at England – and the rest of the rugby world too. Water off a

Matt Dawson wants England Rugby World Cup ace left out as Eddie Jones bites back

Rugby World Cup: France and New Zealand prepare for second matches England made it two wins from two at the Rugby World Cup by beating Japan on Friday. Although it was far from a vintage display, Steve Borthwick’s side continued their steady start, having prevailed over Argentina in their tournament

‘Have you got a problem with that?’ Skelton, Tupou to miss must-win clash as Jones defends mind games

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Saint-Etienne: Wallabies captain Will Skelton and influential tight-head prop Taniela Tupou will miss the must-win World Cup match against Wales on Sunday (Monday AEST) due to injury but could feature later in the

Preliminary previews: Key match-ups of Pies v Giants and Lions v Blues

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Ahead of this week’s two preliminary finals, we analyse the key match-ups that will help decide which two teams qualify to play in the AFL grand final. Toby Greene v Nathan Murphy/Jeremy Howe

Rugby World Cup referees savaged for ‘worst decision’ after red card controversy

Former England star Andy Goode has become the latest person to take aim at the officiating at this year’s World Cup following Vincent Pinto’s red card for Portugal against Wales on Saturday. The bunker reviews, which are different to the Television Match Official as the spectators inside the stadium don’t

‘Trailblazer’: V’landys leads tributes after death of Lionel Morgan

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Warning: This story contains the name and images of a deceased Indigenous person. Lionel Morgan, the first Indigenous athlete to represent Australia in any major sport, has been remembered as an inspiration to