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Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says he’s torn picking a winner in the NRL grand final, admitting he has two dogs in the fight. Bellamy spent a decade playing for Canberra …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says he’s torn picking a winner in the NRL grand final, admitting he has two dogs in the fight. Bellamy spent a decade playing for Canberra …

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas has dispatched German second seed Alexander Zverev 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 in the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing to set up a mouth-watering final with Austrian …

Tevita Kuridrani has backed him and Samu Kerevi to get it right if given another chance to form a power-packed midfield combination for the Wallabies. Experienced outside centre Kuridrani bludgeoned …

Wallabies prop James Slipper has escaped rugby’s version of the nervous 90s after scoring a long-awaited Test try during the Rugby World Cup win over Uruguay. Slipper was mobbed by …

Kurtley Beale has made light of a potentially dangerous situation after a streaker was given the freedom of Oita Stadium during the Australia-Uruguay Rugby World Cup match. The male streaker, …

TOP FIVE PLAYERS TO HAVE BRAVED INJURY IN A RUGBY LEAGUE DECIDER: * 1. JOHN SATTLER (South Sydney): Sure, Sattler didn’t carry a broken jaw into the 1970 grand final …

Former Boston Celtics great and NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce has a message for Canberra and the Sydney Roosters ahead of the NRL grand final. “Don’t be afraid to fail.” …

Canberra enforcer Joe Tapine says his controversial move from Newcastle four years ago has been vindicated by the Raiders’ drought-breaking NRL grand final berth. Tapine was effectively shown the door …

Sydney Roosters premiership skipper Anthony Minichiello would have no hesitation in throwing Jake Friend into the cauldron of an NRL grand final despite his lack of game time. With six …

Legendary custodian Billy Slater says James Tedesco has the Sydney Roosters to thank for his elevation to the status of the NRL’s best fullback. Tedesco’s ascendancy to the title vacated …

Australia’s world No.1 Ashleigh Barty has beaten eighth-seeded Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 7-6 (9-7) in Beijing to set up a China Open final with Japan’s Naomi Osaka. Both Barty …

Austria’s Dominic Thiem has become the fifth player to qualify for the elite season-ending ATP Finals in London by reaching the final of the China Open. The 26-year-old Thiem’s 2-6 …

Kotaro Matsushima scored a bonus-point try deep into injury time as Japan moved to the brink of their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final with a 38-19 Pool A victory over …

Argentina coach Mario Ledesma said Tomas Lavanini’s dismissal in Saturday’s loss to England had effectively ended his team’s hopes of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, but he had no …

Classy filly Gotta Kiss lived up to the hype and emerged as a genuine Magic Millions 2YO Classic contender after a dominant Eagle Farm win. Bought for $150,000 at this …

Baccarat Baby booked a ticket to Melbourne for the spring carnival after her first-up win in the Gallopers Sports Club Handicap at Eagle Farm. Trainer David Vandyke said the $1 …

Chris Waller is more renowned for his patience with horses than as a trainer of two-year-olds but he is not immune to the instant gratification of winning juvenile races. Global …