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Corey Norman has led a change of NRL fortunes for Parramatta, starring in an 20-12 win over Manly to open their season on Sunday. Norman’s off-field woes symbolised the Eels’ …

Can anyone stop Holden’s Shane van Gisbergen? Supercars rivals are asking the question after the defending series champion had reeled in Ford threat Scott McLaughlin late to nab back-to-back wins …

Lindsay Park will try to defy Newmarket Handicap history when Redkirk Warrior runs first-up in the Group One sprint at Flemington. Redkirk Warrior will be joined by stablemate, Oakleigh Plate …

Trainer Gai Waterhouse has won back-to-back Canberra Cups with Dark Eyes continuing his rise through the grades to snare the $200,000 staying feature. Waterhouse, who now trains alongside Adrian Bott, …

The NRL is not ready to heed fresh calls for the governing body to employ an independent doctor at all matches to assess possible concussion cases. Former great Brad Fittler …

History keeps repeating for Olympic rugby sevens champions Australia, beaten by arch-rivals New Zealand in the final of the women’s world series event in Las Vegas. The Kiwis were dominant, …

A young and hungry side Crows have overcome Geelong by six points in a tight, see-sawing AFL pre-season match on Sunday in Adelaide. The Crows recorded their first victory for …

Warriors second-rower Ryan Hoffman has scored a late winner for a 26-22 first-round win over Newcastle in Auckland, with the hapless Knights suffering their 19th-straight NRL loss. Despite Newcastle leading …

Gold Coast might be a work in progress but coach Neil Henry says that doesn’t excuse some of their defensive failings in Saturday’s 32-18 NRL defeat to the Sydney Roosters. …

Paul Gallen has fired back after Phil Gould claimed Cronulla’s long-awaited maiden NRL premiership came in what “ended up being a fairly soft competition”. Penrith supremo and Channel Nine commentator …

Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen has leapt to the defence of South Sydney’s medical staff following the Greg Inglis’ injury debate. South are facing an early season crisis after their skipper …

Brisbane are in the box seat to host the inaugural AFL Women’s grand final after the Lions won a thriller against Adelaide. With two rounds left in the season, Brisbane …

Defending series champion Shane van Gisbergen has again dominated, grabbing pole position for the Supercars season opener’s second 250km race in Adelaide on Sunday. Still buzzing from his race one …

Two rounds in and already Australia’s Super Rugby teams are again shaping as the competition’s travelling bunnies. After managing just five wins from 22 matches on the road last season …

Six-time Supercars series champion Jamie Whincup has been the first to benefit from this season’s new rules after escaping punishment for a race incident at the season opener in Adelaide. …

The NSW Waratahs are ruing their soft defence after being put to the sword in a Super Rugby try-fest in Johannesburg. Not only caught short of breath at altitude, the …

Wasps director of rugby Dai Young hopes to find out within the next week if star Australian fullback Kurtley Beale will stay on at the club beyond his current one-season …

They once called him “The Kid”. But veteran Supercars driver Craig Lowndes still isn’t cutting record breaking youngster Alex Rullo any slack at the Supercars season opener in Adelaide. At …