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Turn up the heat, Ashleigh Barty is ready for the grand slam pressure cooker as she attempts to pull off a tennis feat not achieved in almost half a century. …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart will give his players the beginning of the week off to recharge their batteries ahead of the NRL’s finals as they recover from a gruelling schedule. …

Curtis Sironen and Brad Parker could return for Manly to slot straight back into the voids left by injured duo Joel Thompson and Moses Suli. Manly’s win over Canberra on …

Ken Hinkley says he’s been assured of continuing as Port Adelaide AFL coach. His tenure has come under scrutiny as the Power miss the finals for consecutive seasons. But Hinkley, …

Adelaide football director Mark Ricciuto has quickly backtracked after sensationally daring disgruntled supporters to stop barracking for the AFL club in the aftermath of another failed season. The Crows turned …

A visit to the ‘Gabbatoir’ holds no fear for Richmond after they vanquished Brisbane to assert themselves as the form team leading into the AFL finals. The Tigers are marching …

Fremantle haven’t given up hope of keeping star duo Brad Hill and Ed Langdon from the clutches of AFL rivals. Hill and Langdon are both expected to seek trades to …

US OPEN FACTS AND FIGURES PRIZE MONEY Men’s/women’s singles winner: $3.85 million Men’s/women’s singles runner-up: $1.9 million Total prize pot: $57 million SHOWCOURTS :: Arthur Ashe Stadium Capacity: 23,771 The …

Suzuki’s Alex Rins has passed MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez at the final corner to win a thrilling British Grand Prix. After trying a move around the outside of Woodcote …

WEEK ONE AFL FINALS SCHEDULE (all times AEST) THURSDAY, September 5 First elimination final West Coast v Essendon at Optus Stadium, 8.10pm Last clash: R14 – Eagles 14.22 (106) bt …

Ricky Stuart concedes the NRL’s bunker was right to award the first eight-point try of the year against Canberra in their 18-14 loss to Manly. In the game’s decisive moment, …

Manly have reinforced their finals credentials, again proving they have the ability to win tough with a crucial 18-14 victory over Canberra. In a drama-filled Sunday afternoon at GIO Stadium, …

Ding ding ding. Here comes the Battle of Brookvale II. Manly’s rousing come-from-behind 18-14 NRL win over Canberra on Sunday has set up a blockbuster clash next weekend with ladder …

Lachie Neale’s personal-best performance has given Richmond plenty to think about ahead of their AFL qualifying-final rematch at the Gabba. Neale racked up a career-high 51 disposals on Sunday to …

Port Adelaide have completed their season with a 43-point trouncing of a lacklustre Fremantle in Sunday’s twilight clash of the AFL also-rans. Port triumphed 15.20 (110) to 10.7 (67) at …

THE NRL ROUND 24 GAMES WHICH WILL SHAPE THE TOP EIGHT * NORTH QUEENSLAND v CANTERBURY, 1300SMILES Stadium, Thursday, 7.50pm Surely the Bulldogs couldn’t do it, could they? After looking …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is prepared to shuffle his troops to try to get match-winner Ryan Papenhuyzen into the line-up ahead of the NRL finals. Bellamy made some late changes …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke has been left searching for answers after the Crows’ disappointing AFL campaign ended in a whimper with a 34-point loss to the Western Bulldogs in Ballarat. …