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Daniel Ricciardo showed Red Bull’s pace by lapping Barcelona’s Formula One circuit faster than anyone since the track was reconfigured in 2007. The Australian’s time of one minute 18.047 seconds …

Melbourne great Cameron Smith believes there’s enough “thirst” for Perth to have an NRL franchise of their own, but says it would only thrive if the team enjoys success from …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan expects Paul Gallen’s future to be decided over the opening months of the season as he enters his 18th year in the NRL. Gallen remains undecided …

Growing up in public isn’t easy – just ask Anthony Milford. But Wayne Bennett believes the Brisbane five-eighth will finally come of age as an NRL playmaker in the 2018 …

Injured Wallabies’ flanker Jack Dempsey is finally seeing some light at the end of an injury tunnel, rating the mental roadblocks harder than the physical ones. The NSW Waratahs star …

Todd Goldstein and Braydon Preuss will fight to claim the lone ruck spot in North Melbourne’s line-up this season, with Brad Scott reluctant to play both big men. The Kangaroos’ …

Seventeen AFL clubs are faced with a scary prospect after Richmond completed their pre-season series – Dustin Martin and the reigning premiers can get even better. The Brownlow Medal winner …

New Zealand Warriors coach Stephen Kearney doesn’t think it’s unfair his team have been scheduled to play in Perth yet again, despite their WA hoodoo. The Warriors have lost all …

The Matt Lodge controversy has threatened to overshadow Brisbane’s NRL season opener but Wayne Bennett reckons the club has “handled it well”. Bennett blamed the media for creating the uproar …

Matt Lodge has revealed he found out about his $1.6 million damages bill after reading about it in the media and denied he was trying to shirk his victims. Just …

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has hosed down fears Billy Slater’s shoulder injury is more serious than the club is letting on, declaring the star fullback is a strong chance …

St George Illawarra halves Ben Hunt and Gareth Widdop revealed how Benji Marshall played a match-making role between the pair last season. Widdop and Marshall combined for the Dragons for …

Richmond have tuned up for their premiership defence with a 70-point AFL pre-season win over North Melbourne at Ikon Park. Brownlow Medal winner Dustin Martin was at his bullocking best …

The NRL’s push for constitutional reform of the independent commission is set to be voted down by three dissenting clubs next week. The NSWRL on Wednesday night said it had …

Controversial Brisbane prop Matt Lodge has denied a rumour he tried to fight Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy before he was released by the Storm. In his first interview since being …

Essendon still have a lot to learn, as shown by reigning AFL premiers Richmond ruthlessly taking them to school. Bombers midfielder David Myers says their 87-point loss to the Tigers …

Renault has blamed faulty batteries for electrical problems suffered in testing by McLaren and Red Bull. McLaren had two electrical-related problems on Tuesday, the first day of final pre-season testing …

X could mark the spot in Shanghai as the AFL’s China experiment weathers some early challenges. While Port Adelaide and Gold Coast will play in Shanghai again on May 19 …