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Cronulla and NSW five-eighth James Maloney will be rested for Saturday night’s NRL clash with Gold Coast at Cbus Super Stadium. The Sharks’ four other State of Origin representatives – …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says he has no choice but to keep throwing young players into the AFL deep end. The Kangaroos remain second last on the ladder after …

Greater Western Sydney forward Jeremy Cameron will play no part in Saturday night’s AFL derby. Cameron failed to train on Wednesday because of a hamstring niggle but was named in …

Is there anything Patrick Dangerfield can’t do? Not on the evidence of the Brownlow Medallist’s five-star performance against Hawthorn. Geelong fans at the MCG on Saturday – and Dangerfield himself …

Japan’s Sunwolves have left their best until last, crush the three-time Super Rugby champion Auckland Blues 48-21 in their final match of the season. Timothy Lafaele scored a hat-trick of …

Canberra forward Josh Papalii faces up to three games on the sideline for the shoulder charge that flattened St George Illawarra’s Josh Dugan. Papalii has been charged with a grade-two …

The Chiefs have overcome a second-string Brumbies outfit 28-10, but could face a much stiffer test if the two sides meet again in next week’s Super Rugby quarter-final. The Australian …

Port Adelaide have clobbered North Melbourne by 70 points to consolidate their spot in the AFL’s top four. The Power were never threatened by the struggling Roos, winning 19.13 (127) …

Patrick Dangerfield has upstaged Luke Hodge in his 300th AFL game to steer Geelong to a nailbiting three-point win over arch-rivals Hawthorn. Isaac Smith, who missed a shot after the …

The Blues have melted in the Tokyo heat, going down 48-21 to an unfancied Sunwolves outfit in their Super Rugby dead rubber in Japan. In temperatures reaching 42 degrees in …

NSW State of Origin winger Brett Morris has announced his retirement from representative football, effective immediately. Morris, who has played 14 games for NSW, took to Instagram to confirm his …

AFL supremo Gillon McLachlan has denied full knowledge of the affairs that have shaken AFL headquarters and cost two executive their jobs. Football boss Simon Lethlean and fellow AFL heavyweight …

Australian Will Power has clocked the second-fastest time in Friday’s second practice session for Indycar’s Toronto street course race. Defending Indycar champion Simon Pagenaud set the fastest time of the …

Video highlights of last year’s premiership triumph has formed part of Western Bulldogs’ strategy this week to resurrect their flagging AFL season. The Bulldogs have been reminded of their dominant …

Scott Selwood and Andrew Mackie are late withdrawals from the Geelong side to face fierce AFL rivals Hawthorn. Sam Simpson and Zach Guthrie, originally listed as omissions from last week’s …

Compensating for the likely injury-enforced absence of Warriors star Shaun Johnson is a near-impossible task, his halves partner has admitted. Kieran Foran could only watch on in horror as Johnson, …

Richmond badly need Damien Hardwick’s flawless AFL record against Brisbane to last at least one more game. The Lions are the only team yet to beat the Tigers since Hardwick …

Forward Keith Galloway will miss the remainder of the Super League season after snapping an Achilles tendon for the second time in 12 months during Leeds’ 10-7 win over Hull. …