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Wales lock Jake Ball and flanker Justin Tipuric will miss the Test against South Africa in Cardiff due to injury. Ball suffered a dislocated shoulder in the 33-18 defeat to …

England have enough depth to cover the absence of Sean O’Loughlin should the inspirational skipper be ruled out of Saturday’s Rugby League World Cup final, according to prop Chris Hill. …

Cameron Smith is set to finish his historic rugby league season on top of the rugby league world when the annual Golden Boot award is announced on Wednesday. Smith is …

Lindsay Thomas admits he’ll have to work his backside off to make Port Adelaide’s best 22 after they handed him an AFL lifeline. The veteran goalsneak will look to revive …

Benji Marshall has brushed off retirement talk as he revealed he was twice knocked back by the Wests Tigers before being granted a fairytale return for the 2018 NRL season. …

Kangaroos prop Aaron Woods is adamant there won’t be any grudges between him and James Graham in Saturday’s Rugby League World Cup final against England. Woods faces off against Graham …

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan maintains the NRL club’s recent appointment of assistant coach Luke Burt and other former Parramatta support staff was not done simply to appease Jarryd Hayne. …

Stewart Crameri is over the hip injury that threatened his AFL career and will be ready to have an immediate impact for Geelong next year. After much deliberation, the Cats …

Tennis great Evonne Goolagong Cawley believes Ashleigh Barty has arrived as a genuine grand slam contender who can challenge for 2018 Australian Open glory. No one was prouder than Goolagong …

New Wests Tigers playmaker Josh Reynolds has taken a swipe at his former NRL club Canterbury, suggesting they mishandled their halves puzzle. Reynolds is in familiar territory at the Tigers …

Trainer Gerald Ryan is likely to have just one runner in the Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill from a possible three. Group Three winner Diddums has developed a foot problem …

Lightly raced gelding Niccanova will have a heavy workload this summer after he resumes in the Group Three George Moore Stakes at Doomben. Niccanova has had only six starts but …

Lindsay Park has decided to keep talented mare Fuhryk to sprinting after her two failures over further than 1200 metres. After she flopped over 1400m at Flemington during Melbourne Cup …

Gary Portelli admits to being disappointed with Testashadow’s first-up run and will alter the gelding’s routine in an attempt to spark him up ahead of the Festival Stakes. Testashadow will …

Manly are still involved in “meaningful discussions” with NRL target Mitchell Pearce, according to the club’s new chief executive Lyall Gorman. The Sea Eagles, Cronulla and Newcastle shape as the …

Tennis ace Ashleigh Barty has paid an emotional tribute to doubles partner and “best mate” Casey Dellacqua after crowning her remarkable season with the Newcombe Medal. Barty was formally recognised …

Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula One season ended with him trundling off the track during Sunday’s Abu Dhabi grand prix after a hydraulic failure caused a third retirement in four races. It …

Cameron Smith’s form is too good for him to consider representative footy retirement at the end of the Rugby League World Cup, according to his Kangaroos teammates. Smith has refused …