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Drivers, crew chiefs and executives at NASCAR have given Dale Earnhardt Jr a lengthy standing ovation during the pre-race meeting as he prepares to make his final Cup start in …

Double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso turned rookie for a day when he tried out Toyota’s world endurance championship car in a test that could lead to a Le …

Australian Davis Cup star John Peers has taken a special place in tennis history with the successful defence of his doubles crown at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. …

Blake Enever was minding his own business at the Australian team hotel in London on Friday when Wallabies coach Michael Cheika asked to see him. Delighted just to be a …

Hyundai’s team principal Michel Nandan will chase perfection next season after driver Thierry Neuville won Rally Australia on Sunday, but again finished second in the World Rally Championship. Neuville survived …

England have marched into a Rugby League World Cup semi-final showdown with Tonga after an unconvincing 36-6 win over Papua New Guinea in Melbourne. While winger Jermaine McGillvary set up …

Australia’s 38-0 thumping of England at the women’s Rugby League World Cup has been overshadowed by a biting accusation against centre Isabelle Kelly. The Jillaroos sent a clear message to …

Thierry Neuville has survived a dramatic final day to win Rally Australia, securing second place overall in the World Rally Championship in the process. The Belgian held a comfortable 14.7 …

A shattered Molly Taylor is dreaming of relaunching her international racing career, rather than dwelling on the engine troubles that robbed her of back-to-back Australian Rally Championships. The 29-year-old was …

Injury-plagued Thanasi Kokkinakis is set to play at the Australian Open for the first time in three years after being awarded a wildcard. The 21-year-old has battled serious shoulder and …

Torrential rain has forced the cancellation of the second-last stage of Rally Australia, with Thierry Neuville’s 14.7-second advantage likely to be enough to see him crowned champion in Coffs Harbour. …

South Africa have scraped past a lacklustre France 18-17 to make some amends for the horror Test performance against Ireland. Springboks winger Dillyn Leyds and France flyhalf Anthony Belleau scored …

Heavy rain on the final day of Rally Australia has thrown the race wide open, with leader Thierry Neuville’s 20-second lead more-than-halved after two early-morning stages. The Belgian holds a …

Australian Davis Cup star John Peers is one win away from defending his doubles crown at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Peers and Finnish partner Henri Kontinen beat …

A year after Ireland toppled the All Blacks for the first time in Test history, Scotland came within five metres of doing the same thing in an exciting 22-17 loss …

Revelling in a fifth successive win over his home nation, England coach Eddie Jones said his side thoroughly deserved their controversial 30-6 win over Australia at Twickenham. England ran in …

Australia forwards Adam Coleman and Ned Hannigan will fly home after injury ended their spring tour of the UK. Coleman will undergo surgery on the thumb he hurt in last …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has reacted furiously to accusations he called the referee a cheat after a dispiriting 30-6 Test defeat to England at Twickenham. The loss, to Eddie Jones’s …