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GWS Giants already depleted midfield stocks have taken another hammering, with veteran Ryan Griffen and first-round AFL draft pick Will Setterfield ruled out for up to ten weeks with ankle …

The Western Force remain hopeful they will survive in Super Rugby with chief executive Mark Sinderberry urging the Australian Rugby Union to consider more than financial factors. It was announced …

A colt related to trainer Matt Laurie’s two best-performed horses will get a crack at a Group One race early in his career in the Champagne Stakes in Sydney. Aberro …

Jarryd Hayne is likely to make his return to the NRL in round eight when the Gold Coast take on Cronulla. Hayne has been on the sidelines since damaging the …

Has the sting gone out of the NRL’s once-feared home ground advantage? Of the 48 matches played so far this season, the home side has been beaten 27 times – …

Penrith’s James Tamou expects the team’s banned trio, including skipper Matt Moylan, to make amends when they make an expected return to the NRL team this week. Moylan, Peta Hiku …

The ARU insists scrapping the Melbourne Rebels or Western Force is in Australian rugby’s best interests because it’s bleeding money and simply can’t sustain five teams. CEO Bill Pulver revealed …

Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn will need hamstring surgery and will miss about three months of the AFL season. The news is worse than expected for the in-form Demon, who suffered …

The NRL could be set for the biggest play-making merry-go-round in years, with more than half of teams’ combinations undecided for 2018. Since the turn of the decade, an average …

Speculation linking Cronulla’s Jack Bird to a shock move to Brisbane is proof Wayne Bennett has not lost his aura, Sam Thaiday says. The Broncos have emerged as the surprise …

Sydney are one loss away from facing their worst start to an AFL season since the darkest days of their time in the Harbour City. The Swans are 0-3 and …

ARU chief Bill Pulver believes he remains the best man to lead Australian rugby out of its state of turmoil and has no plans to stand down. World Cup-winning Wallabies …

Sam Thaiday has backed bench utility Kodi Nikorima to step up in injured Brisbane halfback Ben Hunt’s lengthy absence, starting with Friday night’s NRL derby against Gold Coast. But the …

Carlton captain Marc Murphy has hailed Sunday’s sodden AFL win over Essendon as a blueprint for their young team. The Blues laid a club-record 111 tackles and were relentless against …

Russia’s Daria Kasatkina has won her maiden WTA title by beating Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-1 in the Volvo Car Open final in Charleston. World No.42 Kasatkina, 19, was far …

The Adelaide Crows are bracing to lose emerging forward Mitch McGovern for a chunk of the AFL season because of injury. McGovern damaged his right hamstring in the Crows’ 17-point …

Melbourne centre Will Chambers could miss up to two NRL matches after being cited for a shoulder charge. Chambers was picked up by the match review committee for the 68th …

Luke Keary says he’s now happy to be considered for NSW at State of Origin time but it doesn’t mean he thinks he’s ready to pull on the Blues jersey …