Queensland Reds and Wallaby flanker Hugh McMeniman has been ruled out for up to six months with an ankle injury.

New South Wales Waratahs full-back Sam Norton-Knight has been ruled out of Saturday morning’s (AEST) must win Super 14 clash with the Cheetahs with a back injury.

Craig Wing has travelled with his South Sydney team-mates for Saturday’s match against the Gold Coast despite not training this week.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says the league’s stance on criticising umpires is clear and Jeff Kennett deserved to be fined for his recent comments.

Broncos captain Darren Lockyer has urged his team-mates to treat his 300th first grade game like any other NRL match.

Tyrone Smith has re-signed with the Brumbies for another two seasons.

World number one Dinara Safina made light work of Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova, needing just over an hour to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Stuggart.

Gold Coast coach John Cartwright says he doubts the presence of Luke Bailey and Mat Rogers would have made much difference to the outcome of Monday night’s loss to Penrith, but will be crucial for the clash with Souths.

Storm forward Ryan Hoffman says his side is not thinking of revenge for tonight’s grand final rematch against Manly.

Germany winger Piotr Trochowski drew first blood for Hamburg in the first leg of the all-German UEFA Cup semi-final as his winning goal sealed a 1-0 win at Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen on Thursday.