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Veteran South Africa prop Tendai Mtawarira will miss the Springboks’ Test against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship for unspecified “family reasons”, coach Allister Coetzee says. “Losing your most experienced …

Lewis Hamilton says there will be no easing off the throttle even if he does not have to win another race after the Japanese Grand Prix to secure a fourth …

Castleford have left England international and former Penrith loanee Zak Hardaker out of their squad for the Super League Grand Final following a breach of club rules. The club are …

Rafael Nadal powered through to the China Open quarter-finals as he set up a clash with big-serving American John Isner. World No.1 Nadal fended off Russian Karen Khachanov in securing …

While most of his trainer’s attention will be on a 2000-metre race at Flemington, Tangled gets the chance to show what he can do at Randwick. Chris Waller will be …

Former Holden powerhouse Walkinshaw Racing has pulled off a huge coup after IndyCar outfit Andretti Autosport and McLaren Formula One chief Zak Brown’s United Autosports announced they would buy into …

David Goffin has beaten Australia’s Matthew Ebden in three tight sets in the second round of the Japan Open in Tokyo. The Belgian fourth seed, last year’s finalist in Japan, …

Australian Daria Gavrilova has been thrashed by Barbora Strycova in the third round of the China Open in Beijing. Gavrilova has lost 6-0 6-4 to Strycova of the Czech Republic. …

Sorana Cirstea has knocked out fourth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-1 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the China Open in Beijing. Cirstea took revenge on Thursday for a loss …

SOME HIGH-PROFILE SWITCHES IN A LEAGUE OF NATIONS * JARRYD HAYNE: A certainty to be picked for Fiji. Has played 12 Tests for Australia. * ROBBIE FARAH: Made international debut …

Carlton chief executive Steven Trigg admits his surprise resignation on Thursday came earlier than he would have liked. But both parties maintain the split had been months in the making. …

Queensland Rugby Union boss Richard Barker’s gut instinct is that new coach Brad Thorn is the man to stop the rot at the Reds. Thorn, a well-travelled union and league …

Newcastle have taken another step in their NRL rebuild, signing veteran prop Jacob Lillyman on a one-year deal. His recruitment comes just two days after the club had announced premiership-winning …

Kangaroos call-up Josh Mansour admits he could miss Australia’s World Cup opener against England due to the impending birth of his first child. Mansour was rushed into Australia camp on …

Carlton chief executive Steven Trigg has announced his surprise resignation from the AFL club. Trigg was appointed in 2014 after leaving the same role at Adelaide Football Club that he …

Essendon will have their hands full during the AFL trade period, with Devon Smith, Adam Saad and Jake Stringer all understood to have requested trades to the club. The Bombers …

Holden cult hero David Reynolds has sounded his intentions by threatening the record books at Thursday’s Bathurst 1000 practice. But defending series champion Shane van Gisbergen faces an anxious wait …

One Kiwi’s loss is another Kiwi’s gain. New Zealand has lost players to the Pacific Islands for this year’s Rugby League World Cup but coach David Kidwell is content with …