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Trainer Liam Birchley is increasingly confident he can score a revenge win in next month’s Group Two Villiers Stakes after his gelding Crack Me up scored an impressive stakes victory …

Steve Hansen rates Rieko Ioane among the finest young talents he’s seen after his All Blacks ended the year on a winning note against Wales in Cardiff. The 20-year-old winger …

A defiant Michael Cheika insists his Wallabies side are progressing well ahead of the 2019 Rugby World despite slumping to a record-breaking loss to Scotland. Reduced to 14 men following …

Ireland have completed a clean sweep of November Test wins with a mostly novice back line coming through with a relatively comfortable 28-19 win over Argentina at the Aviva Stadium. …

The All Blacks have limped across the finish line of a taxing season, seeing off a belligerent Wales 33-18 in Cardiff. A team missing half of their first-choice lineup were …

South Africa have overrun Italy 35-6 with five converted tries, avenging their shock loss to the Azzurri last year and notching their first back-to-back wins since August. The Springboks, who …

England coach Eddie Jones said he was happy with the mistakes made during their 48-14 win over Samoa as he had a close look at another crop of hopefuls two …

Eddie Jones feels England eased off the throttle after making a fast start against Samoa. England ended their autumn internationals with a third straight win, scoring seven tries in a …

France moved one step closer to a 10th Davis Cup title when Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Ruben Bemelmans and Joris De Loore 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 to …

The Wallabies have ended their spring tour in humiliating fashion, slumping to their biggest-ever loss to Scotland at Murrayfield. The Scots, rejuvenated under coach Gregor Townsend, ran in eight tries …

Only disaster stands between Scott McLaughlin and Supercars glory. The 24-year-old Ford star will clinch his maiden Supercars title if he finishes in 11th place or higher in Sunday’s second …

Former New Zealand five-eighth Dan Carter will leave Racing 92 at the end of the season to join Japanese side Kobelco Steelers, he told French sports daily L’Equipe. “I did …

Daniel Ricciardo will start from the second row while Lewis Hamilton was beaten to pole position by his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas for the final race of the year in …

Tongan coach Kristian Woolf says he’s dumbfounded by referee Matt Cecchin’s failure to check a disallowed last-gasp Andrew Fifita try in his side’s 20-18 Rugby League World Cup semi-final loss …

Japan’s Kei Nishikori hopes to return from his lengthy injury layoff at the start of 2018 and challenge for major titles and a place in the top five. The 27-year-old …

Scott McLaughlin has capitalised on Jamie Whincup’s heartbreak, with the Ford star poised to claim his first Supercars title after a dramatic race in Newcastle. After starting the day 30 …

Tonga have fallen one step short of the Rugby League World Cup decider, downed 20-18 by England in Saturday’s semi-final in Auckland. Backed by a partisan Tongan crowd, Mate Ma’a …

Australia are determined to send Stephen Moore off in style as the hooker bows out of professional rugby against Scotland at Murrayfield. The former Wallabies skipper confirmed his decision to …