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Hawthorn mounted a stirring second half fightback to secure a top four AFL spot with a nine-point win over Sydney at the SCG on Saturday. The Hawks trailed by 19 …

Carlton’s inglorious AFL campaign is finally over after a 104-point routing by Adelaide that confirmed their worst season in 117 years. The Blues, having already secured the wooden spoon, shipped …

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel closed out Belgian Grand Prix practice with the fastest lap on Saturday ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton was third quickest for Mercedes, 0.137 …

Michael Cheika has launched a furious defence of his Wallabies coaching job, saying it’s “naive” to think he’s worried about his future. The mood turned icy at the post-Test press …

Brisbane have made a statement with a 22-8 NRL win over the Sydney Roosters in a match pockmarked by an ugly Dylan Napa hit on Andrew McCullough. Napa was put …

Billy Slater didn’t need a career night on the Gold Coast to convince his coach he is retiring too soon. But Craig Bellamy isn’t about to try and talk the …

Sydney Roosters prop Dylan Napa looks set to land in hot water after leading with his head in a tackle which left Andrew McCullough concussed. Napa was sin-binned in the …

Melbourne have ground out a 10-8 win on the Gold Coast to edge ahead in the race for the NRL minor premiership. The Storm rallied from 8-0 down at half-time, …

Beauden Barrett was chief executioner as the All Blacks sliced the Wallabies apart 40-12 at Eden Park to extend their Bledisloe Cup reign into a 16th year. Barrett scored four …

Collingwood have secured a top-four berth after overcoming a major scare to beat Fremantle by nine points at Optus Stadium on Saturday. The Dockers led by 15 points at the …

Damien Hardwick isn’t surprised Richmond went into self-preservation mode in their round-23 dead rubber but says there’s no chance it will hold up in the AFL finals. The Tigers saved …

Stuart Dew says he loved his first year as Gold Coast coach, even though the luckless Suns finished second-last on the ladder and won only one of their final 18 …

Canberra are making a serious case to be up there with the best teams in NRL history to have missed the finals. By stunning premiership contenders South Sydney on Saturday, …

Gary Ablett has declared red-hot Geelong can win the AFL flag from the lower reaches of the eight as he prepares for a return to the finals after an eight-year …

Holden’s Shane van Gisbergen has extended his stellar run in South Australia, whittling away at Scott McLaughlin’s Supercars series lead by claiming the maiden The Bend SuperSprint’s opening race on …

Jack Riewoldt has booted five goals to firm his grip on a third Coleman Medal and lead Richmond to a tense three-point AFL win over the Western Bulldogs at the …

Canberra have continued their giant-killing run by putting a huge role in South Sydney’s minor premiership hopes with an inspired 24-12 victory. Six days after upsetting the Sydney Roosters, the …

“Play for Thommo”. That’s the mantra St George Illawarra will carry into Sunday’s crunch NRL clash with Canterbury less than 72 hours after the death of Lance Thompson. The Dragons …