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A few kilometres away from the AFL’s rules experiment, Hawthorn and Essendon were showing that the league might want to leave the game alone. The Hawks’ pulsating four-point win over …

Adelaide’s Josh Jenkins has kicked a controversial last-gasp match-winner in a three-point triumph against arch AFL foe Port Adelaide. Jenkins booted three goals in a nerve-jangling 13.18 (96) to 14.9 …

Too gritty, too patient and far too ruthless. The Crusaders called on their best qualities to beat the Lions 37-18 in the Super Rugby final and clinch a ninth title. …

St George Illawarra prop Paul Vaughan heard a pop in his leg on Saturday afternoon and Dragons fans couldn’t be blamed for asking if their season was starting to go …

The cream has risen to the top in qualifying for the first Supercars night race in Australia for 21 years. After some surprises were thrown up in the first practice …

Super League officials insist Australian referee Matt Cecchin would be a welcome addition to the English competition. Cecchin, who will referee his 300th first grade game on Sunday, announced this …

The Warriors have inched to within sight of NRL top-eight safety after they held out a second-half comeback to beat St George Illawarra 18-12 at WIN Stadium. They scored three …

A horrendous miss from Brisbane rookie Cameron Rayner has handed North Melbourne a thrilling three-point AFL victory. The Lions were 24 points down early in the last quarter but staged …

What does GWS’s milestone man Nick Haynes have in common with AFL legend Jonathan Brown, tennis champion Serena Williams and retired cricketer Shane Watson? They’re all big believers in the …

Hawthorn have dealt arch-rivals Essendon a heavy blow, beating them by four points in a pulsating AFL clash at the MCG. The 16.11 (107) to 16.7 (103) win keeps the …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan won’t cop the suggestion the race for this year’s title is a closed shop. Not by a long shot. This season has long been regarded as …

Penrith star Reagan Campbell-Gillard has been urged to maintain the rage when he makes his anticipated return from injury in Sunday’s NRL clash against Canberra. Campbell-Gillard will make his first …

Cameron Smith has been cleared of a serious foot injury after the Melbourne captain pulled up well on Saturday morning. Smith limped from the field in the 73rd minute of …

Serena-slayer Johanna Konta has been sent packing from the WTA’s Silicon Valley Classic after suffering a 7-6 (4) 6-3 quarter-final loss to fourth seed Elise Mertens. The Briton had opened …

Cameron Smith has been cleared of a serious foot injury after the Melbourne captain pulled up well on Saturday morning. Smith limped from the field in the 73rd minute of …

Serena-slayer Johanna Konta has been sent packing from the WTA’s Silicon Valley Classic after suffering a 7-6 (4) 6-3 quarter-final loss to fourth seed Elise Mertens. The Briton had opened …

A lift in confidence and a spike in form has propelled Brumbies outside back Tom Banks into contention for a spot in the Wallabies squad for this month’s Bledisloe Cup …

Alex de Minaur is in the semi-finals of an ATP tournament for the first time after Andy Murray pulled out of his Citi Open quarter-final against the Australian. Murray’s decision …