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Newcastle have been dealt a blow, with back-rower Jamie Buhrer ruled out for up to eight matches. Buhrer fractured his foot at Thursday’s captain’s run, and was taken immediately for …

No.5 seed Fernando Verdasco came through his rain-delayed first-round clash with Kevin Anderson to record a straight-sets victory at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston. The second day …

A man-of-the-match performance on his Super League debut by Australian Jake Mamo was not enough to prevent Huddersfield crashing to a 29-22 home defeat by Catalans Dragons. The pony-tailed 22-year-old …

Last year’s finalist Borna Coric has saved eight break points to beat local wild card Reda El Amrani and reach the quarter-finals at the Grand Prix Hassan II. Ranked 667th …

No.2 seed Carla Suarez Navarro secured her place in the second round of the Ladies Open in Biel with a straight-sets win over American Julia Boserup. Spaniard Suarez Navarro, the …

Preview of AFL Round 4 matches (all times AEST): FRIDAY April 14 North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 4.20pm Head to Head: Kangaroos 77 Bulldogs 77 drawn 3 …

Greater Western Sydney have recalled star full-forward Jonathon Patton for their highly-anticipated clash with Port Adelaide in Canberra. The No.1 selection at the 2011 draft returns with Matthew Kennedy to …

Time spent on the sidelines may have been tough for suspended Queensland playmaker Quade Cooper. But the returning Wallabies No.10 reckons it did help him get to the bottom of …

A call for the NRL to introduce an internal draft has been shot down by Wayne Bennett despite the Brisbane coach describing the current player market as chaotic. Bennett admitted …

Michael Cheika is backing veteran Wallabies captain Stephen Moore to find his mojo in time for the 2017 Test season. The 34-year-old Moore has struggled to make an impact for …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is adamant backline ace Dane Haylett-Petty won’t be lost to Australian rugby if the Western Force get the chop from Super Rugby. The Durban-born, Perth-raised 27-year-old …

PREVIEW OF NRL ROUND-SEVEN MATCHES (all times AEST) FRIDAY April 14 Canterbury v South Sydney at ANZ Stadium, 4.00pm Head to head: Bulldogs 85 Rabbitohs 76 Draw 6 Last clash: …

Geelong coach Chris Scott would love to see AFL players replicate Cooper Cronk and announce their exits in advance – he just doesn’t think it’ll happen anytime soon. The star …

Trent Robinson has broken the mould of fellow NRL coaches, insisting a transfer window would not be healthy for the league. The Sydney Roosters mentor is embroiled in the middle …

Jack Bird will take flight to Brisbane in 2018 after agreeing to leave Cronulla and sign with the rival NRL club on Thursday. Bird notified Sharks officials at training on …

Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett admits he is surprised Gold Coast let David Mead go ahead of the ex-Titans flyer’s first clash with his former NRL club on Friday night. But …

Damien Cook has already displaced Robbie Farah from the South Sydney No.9 jersey and is now turning his attention to doing the same for NSWl. Over the past two NRL …

Gold Coast, Newcastle and St George Illawarra have all accepted $50,000 fines from the NRL after being found to have flouted concussion rules. The clubs were last month slugged a …