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Daria Gavrilova has lost to Simona Halep in the second round of the WTA event in Montreal. World No.5 Halep beat the Australian 6-2 6-3 on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST). Earlier, …

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has indicated out-of-favour playmaker Jackson Hastings is set to leave the Tricolours after the NRL season. Still contracted for 2017, Hastings, son of Roosters great …

Like everyone at North Melbourne, coach Brad Scott is celebrating Brent Harvey’s record 427th AFL match this weekend. But Scott is keen to keep the focus on another number – …

Under-fire Sydney Roosters skipper Jake Friend will be a long-term captain at the NRL club, coach Trent Robinson says. Friend has come under criticism for his captaincy this year as …

Advice from Wayne Bennett helped Cronulla veteran Michael Ennis make the shock decision to retire at the end of the NRL season. Now the Brisbane master coach has another tip …

Ryan Griffen is poised to join Shane Mumford in the Greater Western Sydney side to play Richmond in Canberra. Ruckman Mumford, who suffered a minor knee injury last weekend, didn’t …

All Black flanker Sam Cane has been cleared of concussion and is set to start for the Chiefs in their Super Rugby semi-final against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday. …

Robbie Farah’s chances of reclaiming a spot in West Tigers’ NRL team this week suffered a blow when he missed Wednesday’s training with a calf injury. The out-of-favour hooker, who …

Brisbane have been dealt another blow after Test forward Matt Gillett was ruled out of Thursday night’s NRL clash with Sydney Roosters. Gillett had been named to make his return …

Eugenie Bouchard has thrilled her hometown crowd with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-3) victory over Lucie Safarova in the opening round of the women’s Rogers Cup. Bouchard fell behind 3-1 …

Carlton captain Marc Murphy is only a few weeks away from returning from injury, according to a senior club official. Murphy suffered a high ankle injury against Geelong in round …

Robbie Farah has missed the Wests Tigers’ field session on Wednesday to nurse a calf problem he picked up in reserve grade on the weekend. Farah, who was named in …

Trent Robinson says under-fire captain Jake Friend will be a long-term Sydney Roosters skipper. Friend’s captaincy at the NRL club has come under fire as the Roosters have endured their …

Warriors coach Andrew McFadden says his side’s tilt at an NRL finals berth is dependent upon an improvement in attacking execution. The Warriors enjoyed 54 per cent possession in the …

Test forward Matt Gillett has been ruled out of Brisbane’s NRL clash with the Sydney Roosters on Thursday night after failing to recover from a shoulder injury. Jaydn Su’A has …

AP – Roger Federer insists he plans to play “for another few years” despite announcing he’ll sit out the rest of the tennis season, including the Rio Olympics and US …

Australian John Millman is out of the Toronto Masters after retiring in the first round against American Jared Donaldson. The 27-year-old lost the first set to Donaldson 6-4 before retiring …

So long a graveyard for visiting teams, Ellis Park is a welcome sight this week for Highlanders halfback Aaron Smith. Warm weather, a hard surface and playing against liberated opponents …