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They’re sitting pretty on the AFL ladder with five rounds to go but mentioning the F-word is still a no-no at Greater Western Sydney. The Giants beat Port Adelaide last …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says his team can’t rely on the emotion surrounding Matthew Pavlich’s 350-game milestone to give them the winning edge against Sydney this weekend. Domain Stadium will …

North Queensland coach Paul Green is keeping trump card Johnathan Thurston close to his chest ahead of Saturday’s NRL clash with Melbourne. The Cowboys captain completed training on Friday to …

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan admits battling Brisbane’s facilities are a “concern” but has ruled out adding to the league’s $5 million investment in the Lions’ proposed new headquarters. The Lions …

St Kilda have their own motivation to prevent North Melbourne veteran Brent Harvey celebrating his record-breaking game with a victory at Etihad Stadium. The ninth-placed Saints’ seven consecutive wins at …

Paul Roos is upbeat Melbourne won’t be going through the motions during his final month as an AFL coach. Roos will coach the Demons for five more games before handing …

Gold Coast’s early-season thrashing by Melbourne has resulted in the club’s unlikely push for an NRL finals berth. The Titans, written off pre-season as a wooden spoon candidate, head into …

Sixth-seeded Venus Williams has tumbled out of the Rogers Cup in the third round, falling 6-1 6-7 (7-2) 6-3 to 10th-seeded Madison Keys in an all-American match. Playing her last …

The man who brought NRL star Kieran Foran to Parramatta is now resigned to losing the troubled playmaker to a rival team. Eels coach Brad Arthur admits Foran has all …

Dylan Walker is likely to miss Manly’s clash with Newcastle this weekend despite the injured State of Origin centre returning to training. Walker has not played since he broke his …

Jason Taylor empathises with embattled Wests Tigers star Robbie Farah, recalling how he wrote letters to coaches begging for another shot in the NRL when he was axed from first …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says his team can’t rely on the emotion surrounding Matthew Pavlich’s 350-game milestone to get them over the line against Sydney at Domain Stadium. Lyon praised …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says his AFL side has become accustomed to confronting a rival with in-depth knowledge of the Hawks. The Hawks face Carlton in Launceston on Saturday, pitting …

Beauden Barrett versus Aaron Cruden warrants top billing when positional clashes are measured for the Hurricanes-Chiefs Super Rugby semi-final. But Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd reckons it’s worth looking one place …

The younger brother of Wallaby star Israel Folau is poised to make his return to the NRL. Parramatta youngster John Folau will make his season debut when the Eels play …

They might be without a chief executive, football director and their first-choice playmakers, but Parramatta can at least lay claim to having some of the most committed fans in the …

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has beaten fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-7 (7-4) 6-1 to advance to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals. Pavlyuchenkova, the Russian seeded 16th, let two match points slip away while …

Mahuta - Bletchingly Stakes

Multiple stakes-winning colt Mahuta is the early favourite to take out the final Group race of the season. The Darren Weir-trained Mahuta resumes from a spell in Saturday’s Group Three …