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Steely-eyed Serena Williams is a win away from securing a record-equalling 24th grand slam singles crown after obliterating Barbora Strycova to reach her 11th Wimbledon final. The seven-times champion will …

Seventh seed Simona Halep has advanced to her maiden Wimbledon final with a straight-sets win over Elina Svitolina. Romania’s former world No.1 passed her first major test of the tournament …

He’s yet to play a single AFL match but highly rated youngster Izak Rankine has secured a significant contract extension with Gold Coast. The 19-year-old, taken with pick three in …

Two years and 10 days since his last AFL game, Hawthorn defender Grant Birchall is finally confirmed for his senior comeback. The Hawks confirmed Birchall will play in Saturday’s Launceston …

PREVIEW OF ROUND 17 MATCHES (all times AEST) FRIDAY, July 12 West Coast v Collingwood at Optus Stadium, 8.10pm Head to head: Eagles 28 Magpies 24 Drawn 1 Last clash: …

First-choice halves pairing James Maloney and Nathan Cleary look set to line-up for Penrith in Friday’s NRL clash against struggling Gold Coast. Panthers coach Ivan Cleary confirmed on Thursday that …

Collingwood’s premiership stocks have taken a tumble in recent weeks, but West Coast coach Adam Simpson is well aware of what the Magpies are capable of heading into Friday night’s …

Newcastle coach Nathan Brown says NSW’s historic series victory was just as important for the Knights because his star playmaker Mitchell Pearce “got the monkey off his back”. Pearce completed …

Veteran Wallabies playmaking duo Will Genia and Quade Cooper will join Japan’s Kintetsu Liners following this year’s Rugby World Cup. The Melbourne Rebels duo, who also played Super Rugby together …

Coach Simon Goodwin insists there’s still plenty for battling Melbourne to build upon as he prepares to unleash returning ruckman Max Gawn in a tall tandem. Gawn is a certain …

NSW talisman James Maloney admits 2019 could be his last year in the NRL, saying he would be silly not to consider extending his career with a stint in the …

GWS coach Leon Cameron has stressed his out-of-sorts AFL side must convert more turnovers into goals as they chase their first MCG win over Richmond on Sunday. GWS smashed Richmond …

Luckless Cronulla back-rower Wade Graham is set to miss the next three to four NRL rounds after suffering a hamstring injury in NSW’s State of Origin game three victory. Graham …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has praised Jack Wighton’s transformation from looking at a potential jail stint to becoming a State of Origin winner in the space of 20 months. Wighton …

AFL coaches could soon get a reprieve on runner restrictions amid continued debate about the state of the game. Under the suite of rule changes introduced at the end of …

Port Adelaide AFL coach Ken Hinkley is confident Travis Boak and ruckman Scott Lycett will overcome injuries and play against Brisbane on Sunday.. Boak was a late withdrawal from Port’s …

It was NSW’s Mark Coyne moment and James Tedesco predicts it’s the start of something special for the Blues. Tedesco wrote himself into Blues folklore when he crossed the ANZ …

They say State of Origin is about moments. And Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans admits the Maroons botched a big one with a play-the-ball “lapse” before NSW sealed a series-clinching 26-20 …