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Kyle Turner has much more to offer the last City-Country clash than one of the great junior club names. And yes, we’re talking up there with Anthony Don’s Grafton Ghosts, …

Sydney’s AFL wheel of fortune has spun dramatically westward this season, but Giants defender Adam Kennedy is tipping the Swans to crawl their way back up the ladder after a …

Outgoing captain Aaron Woods wants peace – not war – with Wests Tigers as he looks to lead the troubled joint venture outfit to the NRL finals for the first …

England’s Australian-born contingent have been welcomed with open arms as Wayne Bennett’s squad eye a World Cup boilover. Bennett has ruffled feathers on both sides of the pond by selecting …

Melbourne’s Fijian flyer Suliasi Vunivalu has refused to be drawn on speculation he could be open to a switch to Australia as he prepares for the Pacific Test. Instead the …

Being compared to a Wallabies great could be overwhelming for a 22-year-old with five Super Rugby caps, but Brumbies youngster Tom Banks is taking the compliment in Chris Latham-like stride. …

Cronulla halfback Chad Townsend is relishing the opportunity to spend a week alongside rugby league legend Brad Fittler in NSW City Origin camp. Townsend grew up idolising Fittler, and now …

Western Force skipper Ben McCalman says even surgeons are mystified about his troublesome right shoulder, but he hopes to return by the end of May. McCalman twice fractured his scapula …

Never write off a champion, particularly one as resilient as Gold Coast’s Gary Ablett. That’s the view of the Suns’ chief executive, Mark Evans, who says Ablett’s recent form shows …

School is in for Jack Riewoldt and his Richmond teammates after Adelaide taught them an AFL lesson. The Tigers’ perfect start to the season came to a screeching halt on …

Melbourne onballer Jordan Lewis is adamant he has nothing to prove to Hawthorn when he comes up against his old AFL club for the first time. Lewis will be the …

Samantha Stosur is through to the second round of the WTA Prague Open after beating Evgeniya Rodina 6-2 6-3 on Tuesday. Stosur, the No.4 seed in Prague, served five aces …

Top seed Karolina Pliskova has been eliminated from the Prague Open, losing to unseeded Camila Giorgi 7-6 (6) 6-2 in the first round. Monday’s win was the first victory for …

Geelong newcomer Brandan Parfitt is out of AFL action for about two months with a nasty hamstring injury. The round-three Rising Star nominee suffered the high-grade hamstring strain during Sunday’s …

England prop James Graham is expected to be cleared from concussion in time to play in Saturday’s Test against Samoa. The Canterbury skipper was forced from the field with a …

Aaron Woods’ season from hell has continued with the beleaguered Wests Tigers captain almost certain to miss the State of Origin series opener through injury. Scans have shown the front-rower …

A breakthrough in the AFL’s long-running pay stoush is imminent, paving the way for several off-contract stars to sign new deals. After months of occasionally testy negotiations, the league and …

Joel Selwood denies he is a sore loser and says his much-publicised argument with Scott Pendlebury was nothing more than frustration over a poor AFL performance. The rival captains agreed …