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NSW tyro Tyson Frizell has been hailed for refusing to succumb to a rib injury leading up to Wednesday’s State of Origin decider. Frizell was considered in serious doubt to …

Simona Halep is a win away from delivering Australian super-coach Darren Cahill his third world No.1 after storming into the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Halep will leapfrog Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the …

Top-seeded title-holder Andy Murray has seen off Frenchman Benoit Paire in straight sets to qualify for his 10th consecutive Wimbledon quarter-final. Britain’s two-time champion recovered from a service break down …

Former finalist Garbine Muguruza has ousted world No.1 Angelique Kerber in a three-set cliffhanger to reach the quarter-finals on a helter skelter day at Wimbledon. Runner-up in 2015 to Serena …

Wimbledon chief Richard Lewis insists placing more men’s matches on the tournament’s show courts is not favouritism but simply reflects what spectators want to see. With all the tournament’s fourth-round …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has refuted speculation that he might be a candidate should Collingwood want a new AFL coach. The Magpies’ four-game losing streak is disastrous for coach Nathan …

Surprise French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko has joined Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after a thrilling fourth-round win over fourth seed Elena Svitolina. Svitolina saved seven match points before …

Wimbledon has unearthed arguably a bigger tennis brat than Bernard Tomic. Fiery Frenchman Adrian Mannarino has racked up fines totalling $US15,000 ($A19,756) during his drama-charged run to the fourth round. …

An outstanding 10-mark game against Melbourne has led to Charlie Curnow being the fifth AFL Rising Star nomination this season for Carlton. The Blues key forward also kicked two goals …

NSW enforcer Wade Graham has defended the civil and placid build up to this year’s State of Origin series, insisting it hasn’t been reflected on the field. Since the interstate …

Western Bulldogs speedster Jason Johannisen has signed a five-year contract extension with the AFL club, ending months of speculation about his future. The 24-year-old has agreed to stay at Whitten …

NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson has revealed there will be plenty of change at the struggling Super Rugby franchise, but is “100 per cent” confident there’s no player-driven push to …

The memory of Mosese Fotuaika still looms large for Wests Tigers and sits heavy in the heart of his former teammates. When the Tigers and Parramatta run out at ANZ …

Melbourne have apologised for young midfielder Clayton Oliver’s “unprofessional” reaction to a sledge from a Carlton supporter. The 19-year-old was accused of threatening the Blues supporter after a brief but …

The Brumbies will go into their Super Rugby finals campaign without backs Kyle Godwin and Aidan Toua after both suffered season-ending injuries against the Reds last Friday. The only local …

St Kilda’s Tim Membrey, Collingwood’s Levi Greenwood and Western Bulldogs defender Easton Wood have all been offered AFL suspensions. The match review panel on Monday offered Membrey a two-game ban …

Carlton have been dealt a major injury blow, with young star Patrick Cripps ruled out for the rest of the AFL season due to a fractured left fibula. The 22-year-old …

Long-serving Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei has been released from his contract and will link up with Salford in the English Super League. Vatuvei was contracted until the end of the …