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Port Adelaide will be an interested onlooker as West Coast ruckman Scott Lycett attempts to prove he can be a big-game player during this year’s finals series. Reports are rife …

Melbourne’s pack leader Jesse Bromwich says the Storm need to shut down South Sydney’s monster pack to nullify their dangerman Damien Cook in Friday night’s NRL qualifying final at AAMI …

Valentine Homes’ emergence as a bona fide NRL fullback will give Cronulla the attacking flare they missed in last year’s doomed title defence, according to Sharks captain Paul Gallen. Cronulla …

Unseeded Australian John Millman has turned the US Open upside down with a colossal fourth-round upset win over 20-times grand slam champion Roger Federer. In a life-changing performance, Millman left …

Wallabies lock Izack Rodda is close to sorting out his Super Rugby future amid reported overtures from the NSW Waratahs, but says he is leaning towards staying put in Queensland. …

Wallabies players simply weren’t working hard enough across their two latest Bledisloe Cup defeats, according to halfback Will Genia. And Genia believes long-suffering Australian rugby fans are entitled to ask …

The Warriors will have the calming words of Blake Green – and his deafening music – ringing in their ears as they embark on a long-awaited NRL finals campaign. Blaring …

St George Illawarra are hopeful star forward Jack de Belin will shed a pair of crutches and a moon boot to take on Brisbane in Sunday’s NRL elimination final. The …

Furious NRL CEO Todd Greenberg says there is “no doubt” action will be taken against Canterbury, claiming pictures that emerged of the club’s Mad Monday antics had “let down the …

Carla Suarez Navarro has celebrated her 30th birthday in style by ending Maria Sharapova’s unbeaten record in night session matches at the US Open to book a quarter-final berth. The …

Geelong’s All Australian defender Tom Stewart expects many of Melbourne’s September debutants to be extremely nervous as they lace up for their first taste of AFL finals. That’s not an …

Richmond defender David Astbury has backed on-baller Kane Lambert to return for their AFL qualifying final against Hawthorn. Lambert, one of the Tigers’ best players this season, has been out …

D’Argento has opened the $6 favourite for the Epsom Handicap in the TAB’s all-in market following the release of entries for the Group One race. Nominations closed on Monday for …

Back in Australia after a lengthy and successful Hong Kong stint, star jockey Brett Prebble is still keen for more success in the saddle. Prebble, who won the Melbourne jockeys’ …

Last year’s Australian Derby winner Jon Snow is on track for another Melbourne spring campaign after delighting his connections in his season return in New Zealand. The Murray Baker and …

Dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Bonneval is back in Melbourne to launch her spring campaign at Moonee Valley in the same race she won first-up a year ago. …

Network Ten has won the broadcast rights to the Melbourne Cup carnival from next year in a $100 million deal with the Victoria Racing Club. The five-year agreement entitles Network …

The AFL is considering cracking down on in-season meetings between coaches and opposition players by introducing US-style anti-tampering rules. League boss Gillon McLachlan says competition officials are probing the possibility …