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Belgian David Goffin made a winning start at the Rotterdam World Tennis Tournament as he defeated Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 6-3 6-2 for a place in the second round. The third-seeded …

St Kilda ruckman Tom Hickey and on-baller Luke Dunstan have signed two-year contract extensions. It ties them to the AFL club until at least the end of 2019. The pair …

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw has been ruled out for the rest of the Six Nations, the Scottish Rugby Union have announced. The halfback suffered an ankle injury just before halftime …

A face-to-face meeting at the Auckland Nines was pivotal to Kieran Foran’s contract finally being rubber-stamped by the governing body, says NRL boss Todd Greenberg. Foran is set to make …

Brian O’Driscoll insists the current length of British and Irish Lions tours must be preserved if they are to remain viable. The number of fixtures could be slashed from 10 …

Newly approved Warriors five-eighth Kieran Foran has expressed his willingness to remain at the Auckland-based club long-term. Foran, 26, had his one-year deal at the NRL club registered on Wednesday …

Brothers Beauden and Jordie Barrett will take the field together for Hurricanes for the first time when they face the Crusaders in a final Super Rugby trial. World player of …

Six-million dollar man Ben Hunt insists St George Illawarra are the furthest thing from his mind as he steps up preparations for his final season in Brisbane colours. Halfback Hunt …

Sam Thaiday admits he briefly feared his career may be over when his eye socket was smashed by the iron head of James Graham just over three months ago. The …

NRL boss Todd Greenberg has empathised with Parramatta fans hurting over the decision to allow Kieran Foran back to the game in round three. The governing body on Wednesday announced …

Despite establishing himself as a key member of the Canberra’s forwards last NRL season, Luke Bateman is taking nothing for granted after the arrival of reinforcements. The 22-year-old said the …

The return of Hawthorn’s Jarryd Roughead and a group of banned Bombers might bring some much-needed spark to the AFL pre-season competition amid fresh questions about its relevance. Essendon will …

MIKE FITZPATRICK ON… * Western Bulldogs’ 2016 flag: “It meant that a lot of those (equalisation) policies in my view had come through and were working.” * James Hird: “It’s …

No.1 seed Marin Cilic got to work in patching up the tatters of his early season with a scratchy 5-7 6-3 6-2 win over Benoit Paire to reach the second …

A face-to-face meeting at the Auckland Nines was pivotal to Kieran Foran’s contract finally being rubber-stamped by the governing body, says NRL boss Todd Greenberg. Foran is set to make …

Penrith star Trent Merrin has praised the club’s valuable depth that will allow the Panthers to replace one former international for a current one. New Zealand winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is …

Canberra trainer Matt Dale has decided to bypass the Lightning Stakes with stable star Fell Swoop in preference for a return in the Group One Oakleigh Plate. Fell Swoop was …

Winger Suliasi Vunivalu has extended his NRL contract with Melbourne until the end of 2018. The 21-year-old was the competition’s leading tryscorer in his debut season, scoring 23 in as …