Rabbitohs fans wary of James Packer's power play
ANDREW WEBSTER It remains to be seen if James Packer will become the Wolf of Chalmers Street, but reports coming out of Melbourne say he spent last weekend partying with the Wolf of Wall Street.
Top stories
Tigers' deal could become NRL blueprint
ADRIAN PROSZENKO League: Wests Tigers have struck a historic agreement to overhaul their corporate structure in what the NRL describes as a potential blueprint for other clubs to follow.
McBreen may not play after move blocked
SEBASTIAN HASSETT Football: The Central Coast Mariners have infuriated star striker Daniel McBreen by refusing to allow him to join a Chinese Super League club Shanghai East Asia during the January transfer period.
Doctors bringing Schumacher out of coma
Motorsport: Michael Schumacher’s manager says doctors have started the process of bringing him out of a medically induced coma.
Phil Hughes gets the nod for Test recall
CHRIS BARRETT 9:26pm Cricket: Phil Hughes is off to South Africa after all, his Test career resurrected after Shaun Marsh was unable to recover from a calf strain in time to make his own return against the Proteas.
Horne backs Waratahs to fire under Cheika
RUPERT GUINNESS Rugby: Rob Horne believes a major goal of Michael Cheika in his first season as NSW coach was to ''break'' his players in readiness for a fresh start this year, with a roster he had picked rather than inherited.
Sydney Sixers want dispensation for absences
ANDREW WU 7:08pm Cricket: The Sydney Sixers are at loggerheads with Cricket Australia over a bid to allow a last-minute addition to their squad as they battle a player drain that has left them with a threadbare roster.
Seattle Seahawk rises above 'mediocre' rant
Sally Jenkins American Football: Richard Sherman's story is so compelling it makes the Super Bowl game seem like a flimsy subplot.
Max Presnell: New service allows punters to choose level of risk
The Tonk: Rixon has 'little respect' for CA
Cricket
CA right to help Fawad Ahmed: club boss
CHLOE SALTAU A key backer of Fawad Ahmed's refugee claim has denied Cricket Australia helped him out because of a desire to find the next Shane Warne.
Walking lightly, still standing tall
PETER HANLON 'Invincible' Neil Harvey is about to receive due recognition, writes Peter Hanlon.
Brad Hodge wins recall to T20 team
Batsmen face tougher test of clearing ropes
MORE CRICKET NEWS
League
Mossop says delay helped bring out his best
MICHAEL CHAMMAS Lee Mossop turned down a contract with Canterbury three years ago but the Parramatta recruit believes a stint at Wigan under Michael Maguire has him ready for the NRL.
Eels' door open for Elkin, but for how long?
BRAD WALTER Parramatta officials are continuing to stand by high-performance director Trent Elkin as the former Cronulla head trainer fights to avoid becoming the scapegoat in the Sharks' 2011 supplements scandal.
Queensland has huge talent bank: Meninga
MORE LEAGUE NEWS
Football
Sydney FC's pieces falling into place
SEBASTIAN HASSETT 6:44pm After months of rotating and rejigging his side like pieces in an impossible puzzle, Sydney FC coach Frank Farina hopes he has found the starting side that will finally deliver consistency.
Ribery, Benzema acquitted in sex trial
1:13am Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema have been acquitted on charges of soliciting an underage prostitute.
Mariners look to the East for mystery signing
The lowdown: Melbourne Heart v Sydney FC
Victory coach Kevin Muscat will go on the attack against Perth
MORE FOOTBALL NEWS
Rugby
Harrison and co whip Narbonne into shape
RUPERT GUINNESS As the coaching career of former Wallaby Justin Harrison continues to rise, so does the ambition of his French club, Narbonne, who are no longer seen as cellar dwellers but real contenders.
England name six debutants for Six Nations
11:33pm England are set to give debuts to winger Jack Nowell and centre Luther Burrell in their Six Nations rugby opener on Saturday against France in Paris.
ACT Brumbies' new boys get their chance in Queenstown
Former Wallaby forward Peter Kimlin eyes a return to ACT Brumbies
Kiwi Jason Woodward keen for Rebels to take rugby union spotlight
MORE RUGBY NEWS
Horseracing
Gordon Lord Byron a confirmed starter
CHRIS ROOTS 2:30pm Irish sprinter-miler Gordon Lord Byron will go to quarantine next month as he prepares for The Championships at Randwick in April.
Nathan Berry works right up until his big day
David Ellis and Fastnet Rock hold limelight at Karaka
Racing Results for Thursday, January 30
MORE HORSERACING NEWS
More sport
Jack Bobridge leads South Australia to title
11:38pm Cycling: Jack Bobridge made a brief and impressive return to track cycling on Thursday as SA continued their domination of the team pursuit at the Australian championships.
Breakers blitz Kings in crucial NBL clash
12:38am Basketball: The New Zealand Breakers brought the Sydney Kings back to earth with an emphatic 105-87 win on Thursday night which breathes further life into the defending champions' NBL campaign.
Klitschko 'just another fight': Leapai
PHIL LUTTON 1:01am Boxing: Australian underdog Alex Leapai says he’s treating his historic shot at world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko as �nothing special’.
Diamonds draw on pain of Delhi to prepare
Alex Nicholson Netball: Australian coach Lisa Alexander says the Diamonds will use the hurt of the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal defeat as motivation in preparing for this year's Glasgow Games.
Australia to go for broke in Davis Cup
9:39am Tennis: Australian captain wants underdogs to throw caution to the wind against France.
Daniel Koum may not be re-registered
PHIL LUTTON 1:01am Athletics: Commonwealth Games hopes of controversial weightlifter Daniel Koum rest in governing body's boardroom.
Heart has lots to prove to City
Manchester City's takeover of the league's struggler holds immense promise for the future.
Rixon has 'little respect' for CA after being axed
You get the impression Steve Rixon knows he will not be in the queue for a job at Cricket Australia any time soon.
New service allows punters to choose level of risk for their bets
Obviously the mention of David Walsh and Zeljko Ranogajec - once the "J" on pronunciation grounds and now identified as the "Z" - with a profit line surpassing any other horse players stimulates attention.
Change of Heart
With one of the world's richest clubs taking over the A-League's cellar dwellers, what are implications of the landmark move?
Fans must be patient awaiting Dante's peak
Dante Exum is officially the next big thing in Australian basketball but hoops fans Down Under need to be careful about putting messianic pressure on the 18-year-old.
Johnson in top IPL auction bracket
Ashes player of the series Mitchell Johnson is among 31 players who have attracted the highest base price of around $US320,000 ($A365,735) for next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
Australia no longer out of its depth
The often maligned Australian Super Rugby conference has "turned the corner" after initially struggling to cope with its expansion to five teams, says Dave Rennie, the coach of back-to-back winners the Chiefs.
Ripping Heart out wouldn't kill the club
Melbourne Victory have always touted themselves as the Manchester United of the A-League.
Clarke looks past IPL to lighten his load
Michael Clarke is the latest Australian player to forgo a payday in the Indian Premier League, knocking back the opportunity to enter the upcoming auction to take a four-month break from cricket.
To boo or not to boo, that is the question
Booing Nadal was wrong, but fans have a right to be part of the show.
England beware, it is high time the real France cut loose again
Mick Cleary sets the scene for the Six Nations Championship.
