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Te Maire Martin’s arrival in North Queensland looks to have come too late to face former club Penrith in Saturday’s NRL clash. Cowboys coach Paul Green is set to name …

Cronulla’s five State of Origin players are mentally battered, but the club doesn’t expect any to join the growing list of casualties for this weekend’s NRL matches. Ten Origin players …

Owen Farrell may pull on the No.10 jumper for the first British and Irish Lions Test on Saturday, but New Zealand coach Steve Hansen is tipping the English five-eighth to …

Big Orange has led all the way under James Doyle to win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot for trainer Michael Bell, holding off a late challenge from last year’s …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke is blaming sloppy skills, not complacency or the bye. Pyke says poor skills cruelled the Crows in their shock 14-point AFL loss to Hawthorn on Thursday …

Britain’s Johanna Konta has crashed out of the Aegon Classic in the second round, suffering a 6-1 6-3 loss to impressive American Coco Vandeweghe at the event in Birmingham, England. …

A brutally honest Thanasi Kokkinakis says it will take him a while to recover mentally from his limp display against Danill Medvedev at Queen’s Club. Buoyed by his fantastic victory …

Australia’s involvement at Queen’s Club has come to an abrupt end with Jordan Thompson and Thanasi Kokkinakis unable to repeat their first-round giant-killing exploits. Thompson, who knocked out world No.1 …

Top seed Roger Federer has beaten Germany’s Mischa Zverev 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 to advance to the last eight of Germany’s Halle Open, the 18-time grand slam champion sharpening his grasscourt …

NSW coach Laurie Daley says the NRL must consider exempting State of Origin’s warriors from backing up for weekend club games as rugby league’s intense interstate series becomes more and …

It’s been almost six years since Essendon beat Sydney. It was round 20 of the 2011 AFL season, when John Longmire was in the midst of his first campaign as …

Now that they’ve made up, rival State of Origin coaches and best mates Kevin Walters and Laurie Daley have turned on the critics calling for their heads. Both mentors’ positions …

Scott Higginbotham has again been left at the Test crossroads by Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, dropped for Saturday’s Test against Italy. Lopeti Timani will wear Australia’s No.8 jersey at Suncorp …

Injury-ravaged Melbourne are set to blood another rookie, with Jahrome Hughes to make his Storm debut in their NRL blockbuster against the Sydney Roosters in Adelaide on Saturday night. Four …

No Jason Johannisen, no Western Bulldogs? North Melbourne coach Brad Scott won’t be making that mistake. The Norm Smith medallist has struggled to have an impact in the Dogs’ past …

Rubbing salt into the wound, Queensland winger Valentine Holmes has confessed he doubted whether he scored Wednesday night’s controversial first try in State of Origin II. Holmes’ acrobatic sideline dive …

Jordan Thompson’s Queen’s Club adventure is over after going down 7-6 3-6 6-3 to experienced American Sam Querrey. Thompson, who shocked world No.1 Andy Murray in the first round, fought …

Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is uncertain about his future with the Mercedes team despite a strong start to the season. Bottas was drafted in from Williams on a one-year …