Australian captain Cameron Smith says the idea of stand alone weekends for rugby league's State Of Origin series is great in theory, but not in practice. Smith on Monday differed with his club coach Craig Bellamy who said league should take a lesson from...

Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie said Wednesday he would enter politics in his country jeans embroidery, with plans to contest for a seat in parliament in two years time. "A lot of messages in the news about me going into politics," the 40-year-old...