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Collingwood have stormed into the AFL grand final with a stunning 39-point preliminary final win over reigning premiers Richmond at the MCG. The Magpies led by a game-high 53 points …

Melbourne are through to their third successive NRL grand final but retiring superstar Billy Slater could miss the decider through suspension, bringing his career to a premature end. A vintage …

Ajla Tomljanovic has moved through to the semi-finals of the Korea Open after beating Mandy Minella in a see-sawing match in Seoul. The Australian looked well in control, up a …

Retiring Melbourne superstar Billy Slater’s career may be over even if the Storm make the grand final, with the fullback likely to be in the sights of the NRL match …

US Open champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open by beating Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-4 on Friday. The third-seeded Osaka converted all three of her …

Australian tennis player Oliver Anderson can return to playing immediately after serving a 19-month suspension for deliberately losing a set in a match in a second-tier Challenger event in 2016. …

Port Adelaide midfielder Sam Powell-Pepper is in off-field strife again, with the AFL investigating a photo he posted on social media. Powell-Pepper apologised on Friday for putting the photo on …

Jake Lloyd has signed a four-year contract extension with AFL club Sydney, rejecting multiple suitors. Lloyd, who enjoyed another consistent season that was rewarded with selection in the preliminary 40-man …

Brisbane have wrapped up the inaugural NRLW minor premiership, knocking the Warriors out of grand final contention with a 32-10 victory on Friday night. Having already all but qualified after …

Richmond premiership backman David Astbury has convinced coach Damien Hardwick of his fitness for Friday night’s preliminary final despite illness. Astbury was sent home from training on Thursday and effectively …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has turned to Angus Cottrell to help combat a sudden shortage of backrowers for their Rugby Championship tour of South Africa and Argentina. Melbourne Rebels flanker …

South Sydney star Sam Burgess has hired celebrity lawyer Chris Murphy to pursue defamation actions after being cleared of any wrongdoing over the lewd photo scandal. The Rabbitohs on Friday …

Melbourne wingman Dom Tyson feels for hard-luck omission Bayley Fritsch and concedes he was nervous ahead of selection for Saturday’s AFL preliminary final against West Coast. The Demons were greeted …

In a year in which he has ticked off the Epsom Derby with Masar, UK-based trainer Charlie Appleby is striving to claim a Melbourne Cup for Godolphin. Appleby arrived in …

Trainer Mike Moroney has Caulfield Cup ambitions for Vengeur Masque but fears the stayer may fail to make the final field. A poor draw in Saturday’s Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield …

What he lacks in size, Tarka more than makes up for in ability. The colt is now trainer David Payne’s sole chance to claim back-to-back wins in the G1 Victoria …

Spare a thought for Jack Watts this weekend. Watts slogged through nine AFL seasons with Melbourne after the 2008 draft then was traded by the club after they missed the …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson insists it will be more than just chaos versus control when his team lines up against the free-wheeling Melbourne in Saturday’s preliminary final at Optus …