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Andy Murray’s Australian summer malaise appears over. The world No.1 was impressive as he bullied journeyman Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and claimed a 6-2 6-0 second round win in Dubai. The …

Former Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh could miss their AFL season opener for a third straight year, while the Swans could start the season without six of their 2016 grand final …

Tariq Sims hopes a shift to the front-row for St George Illawarra will reignite his NSW State of Origin hopes. The 27-year-old New South Welshman was regularly considered an Origin …

Souths coach Michael Maguire has delivered a blunt ultimatum to George Burgess – fire up or flounder in reserve grade. The premiership-winning prop has been left out of Maguire’s 17 …

Todd Goldstein was happy for the AFL to keep the third man up and said he was shocked when the tactic was banned. Even though the star North Melbourne ruckman …

Cronulla will adopt a no-thrills approach in their season-opener on Thursday night as they bid to ditch the unwanted record as the slowest starters in the NRL. The Sharks have …

Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon will co-manage a Hyundai Rally team with his father in the 2017 New Zealand Rally Championship. The 29-year-old Cantabrian, currently ranked ninth in the World …

With retired champion Nico Rosberg watching from the pits on Wednesday, his replacement Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time since layout changes were made at the Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya a decade …

World No.1 Andy Murray is against giving wildcards to players returning from doping bans but says he understands why tournament organisers make an exception for big names. Maria Sharapova has …

Former world No. 11 Shahar Peer, the most successful Israeli woman to play on the WTA Tour, announced her retirement because of injury on Tuesday. The 29-year-old right-hander won five …

Less than two months after breaking his leg at the Dakar Rally, Australian motorcyclist Toby Price is already preparing to reclaim the title at next year’s race. The 29-year-old Red …

Valentine Holmes has officially been ruled out of Thursday night’s NRL season-opener against Brisbane, dropped off Cronulla’s extended bench. Holmes was struggling to overcome a hamstring injury when he was …

Formula One could re-introduce a non-championship race to experiment with new formats and ideas if such an event can be made commercially viable, motorsport head Ross Brawn has suggested. “It …

Victorian trainer Mick Kent is keeping a close eye on the Sydney weather for lightly raced sprinter Supido. The Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday is on the five-year-old’s …

Todd Goldstein has backed a three-pronged ruck combination for North Melbourne, saying Majak Daw and Braydon Preuss can play in the same AFL team. Preuss impressed in Sunday’s pre-season win …

The prospect of persistent rain in Sydney has not dampened John O’Shea’s enthusiasm for the $1 million Randwick Guineas. While rival trainers James Cummings, Grahame Begg and David Brideoake kept …

The Ciaron Maher-trained Jukebox will undergo a further veterinary inspection when he arrives in Sydney from Melbourne ahead of his attempt to get his Golden Slipper 2017 campaign on track. …

The heat is on high school student Alex Rullo ahead of his historic Supercars Championship debut in this weekend’s Adelaide 500 series opener. At 16, Rullo knew he would face …