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Kementari has been ruled out of contention for The Everest with Godolphin deciding not to pursue a start in the $13 million sprint. Trainer James Cummings says the four-year-old will …

US Open quarter-finalist Dominic Thiem will lead Austria into battle against Australia in next week’s Davis Cup tie in Graz. Thiem, who lost a marathon five-setter at Flushing Meadows to …

Francesca Schiavone, who became the first Italian woman to win a grand slam singles title when she beat Australia’s Samantha Stosur in the 2010 French Open final, has announced her …

International rugby league bosses will seek answers from promoters of the 2025 World Cup in North America following the collapse of the Denver experiment. Next year’s scheduled Test between New …

Naomi Osaka needed just 57 minutes to defeat Lesia Tsurenko at the US Open to race into her first grand slam semi-final. In a meeting between two first-time slam quarter-finalists …

THE WILDCARDS OF THE AFL FINALISTS * RICHMOND: DANIEL RIOLI. His cousin Cyril and late great uncle Maurice are renowned as September specialists and the 21-year-old forward has already produced …

Daniel Howe’s addition to the Hawthorn emergencies adds selection intrigue to their AFL qualifying final against Richmond. While the Hawks recalled Jonathon Ceglar to partner Ben McEvoy against sole Tigers …

Brisbane skipper Darius Boyd has provided a rare insight into Wayne Bennett’s mindset ahead of the NRL finals. And the news isn’t good for Sunday’s NRL elimination final opponents St …

They are two of the AFL’s great mates, and also two of its fiercest competitors. So even though he was on the family basketball run this week, Alastair Clarkson knew …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is coming around to the AFL’s pre-finals bye. Clarkson has been one of the fiercest critics of the pre-September week off since it was introduced in …

They’re being hailed as Brisbane’s best crop of young forwards in the club’s glittering history. But Broncos great Gorden Tallis says they’re not just going to dominate into the future, …

Retired Wallaby Drew Mitchell hopes for minimal change to the side to face South Africa on Saturday but a host of injury concerns may leave Michael Cheika with no other …

In a season of state league players come good, Brody Mihocek’s story takes some beating. This time last year, Mihocek was wrapping up his fourth VFL season, where he’d earned …

Bledisloe Cup star Beauden Barrett has made way for Richie Mo’unga in a much-changed All Blacks team to face Argentina in Nelson. Coach Steve Hansen has made seven switches to …

St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt has backed embattled coach Alan Richardson and says he will not join the AFL club’s board for now. Riewoldt has also hit back at claims …

AFL minor premiers Richmond appear to have won the three-way courtship for star free agent Tom Lynch. While the former Gold Coast captain remains weeks away from announcing his future, …

All players will wear two black armbands in the opening round of the AFL finals to support the Varcoe and Sloane families. Collingwood forward Travis Varcoe wants to play in …

Premiership midfielder Brandon Ellis is the unlucky casualty as Richmond recalled Kane Lambert for the AFL qualifying final against Hawthorn. Ellis’ axing highlights the strength of the Tigers lineup for …