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Fernando Alonso and McLaren have missed the Indianapolis 500 after a 23-year-old American in a rebuilt race car for an underfunded team snagged the final spot in the field. Kyle …

Thanasi Kokkinakis faces a tricky opener when he returns from injury along with four other Australian men in French Open qualifying. The luckless 23-year-old has played just four tournaments this …

Warrnambool Cup winner Furrion has been sent to the paddock and will miss his chance for an early ticket into the Melbourne Cup. For the first time Saturday’s Listed Andrew …

Jamie Murray has given an upbeat report on his brother Andy’s recovery from hip surgery while stressing it remains hard to know what will be possible in terms of him …

Quirky Manly coach Des Hasler challenged journalists to uncover Cade Cust’s secret journey to the NRL after the 20-year-old’s inspired to debut against Cronulla on Sunday. Cust only learnt he …

GWS Coach Leon Cameron has hailed his star forward Jeremy Cameron as the ultimate selfless player, despite a sudden and rare drop in his goal-kicking productivity. The Coleman Medal leader …

Hawthorn lead ruckman Ben McEvoy is among several key Hawks in doubt for the round-10 clash with Port Adelaide in Launceston after suffering an ankle injury in the loss to …

Carlton coach Brendan Bolton admits his side could have done more to assist their inspirational captain Patrick Cripps, as the celebrated ball winner endured one of the least productive AFL …

Kalyn Ponga’s renewed form at fullback shapes as a “scary” proposition for NSW, according to Newcastle teammate and Blues candidate Mitchell Pearce. Pearce has seen first hand just how dangerous …

Mitchell Pearce admits he feels sorry for incumbent NSW halfback Nathan Cleary and believes the Penrith No.7 should retain his State of Origin jersey. Back in the conversation for the …

Newcastle’s players will be asked to break new ground under coach Nathan Brown in a daunting litmus test over the NRL’s representative period. Fresh from winning four-straight for the first …

GWS ruckman Shane Mumford could be in more match review trouble for his big hit on Marc Murphy which left the former Carlton skipper in hospital. Murphy was kneed in …

Rafael Nadal claimed a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 title with a three-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final. The defending champion triumphed 6-0 4-6 6-1 in …

Marc Marquez won the French Grand Prix for his third victory in the last four races to extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings, with Australian Jack …

Karolina Pliskova ended Johanna Konta’s hopes of landing a first claycourt title with a 6-3 6-4 victory in the Italian Open final on Sunday. The world number seven did not …

Carlton’s heaviest defeat of the AFL season could spell the beginning of the end for under-pressure coach Brendon Bolton. The bottom-placed Blues were smashed by GWS on Sunday afternoon, losing …

The blowtorch is back on AFL cellar dwellers Carlton after they suffered a demoralising 93-point loss away to GWS Giants on Sunday. The 20.18 (138) to 7.3 (45) result represented …

WHAT HAPPENED IN ROUND NINE OF THE AFL: THEY SAID IT: “Nah, I’d say the one in round 23 in the WAFL on Schoey (Will Schofield) was better.” – Liam …