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James Maloney has taken exception to Andrew Johns’ scathing verdict that NSW played dumb football and failed to target a visibly injured Johnathan Thurston in the second half of Wednesday …

Sydney are one win – and a few helpful results – away from clambering into the AFL’s top eight. The Swans’ finals hopes have rarely been news in recent years; …

Melbourne will make room for Cam Pedersen despite the return of first-choice ruckman Max Gawn to face West Coast in their AFL clash in Perth on Saturday. All-Australian Gawn is …

Former Wallabies coach John Connolly says Australian rugby is struggling so badly on the field because it hasn’t adapted well to changes in the game. For a second consecutive season …

Australia’s leading trainer Darren Weir will not be excluded from a new series of country races which culminates in a final at Flemington on Oaks day. The Victoria Racing Club …

Albury trainer Graham Hulm is hopeful Lord Von Costa will justify a rare trip to Sydney when he lines up in the Winter Dash at Randwick. The four-year-old will be …

James Orman is looking to celebrate three years as a metropolitan class jockey by winning his first Group One race on Sold For Song. Orman will be having his ninth …

Newcastle mare In Her Time has drawn barrier 16 of 21 in the Group One Tattersall’s Tiara at Doomben which attracted a field of 16 plus five emergencies. In Her …

Trainer Willie Mullins has unearthed a Melbourne Cup contender with Thomas Hobson winning the staying handicap on the first day of Royal Ascot. Ridden by Ryan Moore on Tuesday (Wednesday …

So much for the power of positivity. Star West Coast forward Josh Kennedy has basically ruled himself out of an early return from a calf injury against Melbourne at Domain …

Swiss-based Sauber have parted company with principal Monisha Kaltenborn, the first woman to run a Formula One outfit, the team’s owners said on Wednesday. “Longbow Finance SA regrets to announce …

Dane Gagai has watched Queensland pull off series-winning State of Origin plays at the death for more than a decade. Darren Lockyer’s intercept in Melbourne in 2006. Johnathan Thurston’s break …

New York City has agreed to create a new position with a watchdog agency that hears complaints against the police as part of a settlement with retired tennis star James …

Owen Farrell will start ahead of Johnny Sexton as the British and Irish Lions’ playmaker-in-chief for their first Test against the All Blacks. The 25-year-old Farrell has been kept under …

RESULT: Queensland 18 (Dane Gagai 2, Valentine Holmes tries; Johnathan Thurston 3 goals) bt NSW 16 (Jarryd Hayne, Brett Morris, Mitchell Pearce tries; James Maloney 2 goals) KEY MOMENT: With …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined the exodus of seeds at Queens’ Club after being outplayed by Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller, who last week won the title in Den Bosch. Tsonga, seeded five, had …

Bernard Tomic has been sent crashing out of the Halle ATP grasscourt event in Germany by a sweet-swinging Richard Gasquet, 6-3 6-3. Buoyed by Tuesday’s excellent win over wily German …

Australian tennis stars Daria Gavrilova and Ashleigh Barty have both advanced to the quarter-finals of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with tight wins. Australian No.1 Gavrilova edged into the quarter-finals …