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Paul McGregor was only half joking when he labelled South Sydney the new NRL benchmark. A week after defending premiers Melbourner declared St George Illawarra now set the standard, the …

A Valentine Holmes double proved the difference as Cronulla enjoyed a gutsy 24-16 NRL comeback win over Canberra at GIO Stadium. The Sharks’ fourth straight victory was built around their …

Geelong have outlasted a wounded Collingwood to consolidate their spot in the AFL’s top four, securing a 21-point victory on Sunday at the MCG. In a scrappy and low-scoring arm-wrestle …

South Sydney have proven they’re the real deal this NRL season with a 24-10 upset of ladder leaders St George Illawarra on Sunday. A week after being anointed the premiership …

Supercars legend Craig Lowndes has savaged a report he’s set to retire as a full-time driver from the sport. The six-time Bathurst 1000 winner took to Twitter to deny a …

North Melbourne were oh so brave but Richmond have extended their AFL winning streak to six games with a pulsating 10-point victory at Etihad Stadium The Roos led by two …

Alastair Clarkson’s most loyal lieutenant has urged fans not to read too much into the Hawthorn great’s public musings of his coaching mortality. Clarkson raised eyebrows on Saturday when he …

Melbourne captain Cameron Smith is facing a maximum two-match NRL ban for an alleged “wishbone” tackle which left Gold Coast forward Kevin Proctor injured. Smith’s charge is one of eight …

The NSW Waratahs believe they have proved a point against the New Zealand teams, despite losing control of the Australian conference with a gut-wrenching Super Rugby loss to the Crusaders. …

Will Power’s timing was impeccable on Saturday as he drove a perfect race to claim victory in the IndyCar Grand Prix. The Australian picked the perfect strategy and he pressed …

The time the NRL bunker is taking to decide on tries is almost like having another two interchanges, rugby league legend Darren Lockyer says. Lockyer formed part of the NRL …

Form prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has cast doubt over his willingness to play for New Zealand in the contentious rugby league Test against England in the United States. In a sign …

Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen will start side by side in their first Formula One race since they took each other out in Baku. Australian Ricciardo qualified …

Kenny Edwards’ career at Parramatta could be in doubt after revelations the NRL second-rower is due to front court on Tuesday for a traffic incident which occurred earlier this month. …

Dominic Thiem beat Kevin Anderson for the first time in seven attempts to reach the Madrid Open final for the second successive year. Later on Saturday, Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated …

When Petra Kvitova thought she couldn’t go on she hit the critical shots to finally edge Kiki Bertens and claim a record third Madrid Open title. World No.10 Kvitova outlasted …

Will Power retook the lead with 34 laps to go and pulled away to win the IndyCar Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the second straight year. The Australian …

Crusaders prop Joe Moody has been cited for alleged foul play after striking NSW Waratahs centre Kurtley Beale in an off-the-ball incident during Saturday night’s Super Rugby thriller in Christchurch. …