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Just three days after leaving Townsville, Matthew Wright will be rushed into Manly’s depleted backline for Saturday’s NRL clash against North Queensland. Injuries to Brett Stewart (hamstring), Tom Trbojevic (ankle), …

Spaniards Nicolas Almagro and Pablo Carreno Busta have reached the quarter-finals at the Estoril Open claycourt tennis tournament in Portugal. Almagro advanced on on Thursday at the expense of Portugal’s …

Sam Stosur is through to the semi-finals of the Prague Open after seeing off local favourite Barbora Strycova in three sets. The fourth-seeded Australian prevailed 6-3 6-7 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) …

Six players, including big names Manu Vatuvei and Ben Matulino, have been dumped from first grade by Warriors NRL coach Andrew McFadden. McFadden has also relegated Bodene Thompson, Albert Vete, …

Parramatta will shift focus to on-field matters on Friday as the NRL club continues to deal with captain Kieran Foran’s indefinite leave of absence. The Eels release a statement on …

Damien Hardwick resisted the urge to make wholesale changes to his under-performing Richmond side this week, but the coach made it clear a substandard effort against Port Adelaide will have …

Coach Tana Umaga sees the next five weeks as critical in determining how the Blues’ Super Rugby season will pan out. The Blues, who are coming off a bye, are …

The example set by co-captains Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott has led the way for North Queensland players to sacrifice big dollars and stay to build an NRL dynasty, Michael …

Canterbury legend Steve Mortimer has offered to mentor Josh Reynolds in a bid to calm the Bulldogs playmaker’s volatile demeanour. By his own admission Mortimer began his first grade career …

Young Port Adelaide ruckman Dougal Howard faces a massive AFL assignment in Saturday night’s must-win game against Richmond. While the Power lost stars Robbie Gray (hamstring) and Chad Wingard (delayed …

It’s early days but it seems Brisbane speedster James Roberts’ son may not be a chip off the block. Much to Roberts’ relief. Roberts’ partner Anna went into labour on …

Daniel Ricciardo expects to be the centre of attention at the Russian Grand Prix on Friday, if only fleetingly, when he tries out a new ‘aeroscreen’ head protection device fitted …

Formula One drivers have expressed concern that the sport is heading in the wrong direction with its plans for a 2017 rules revamp. Teams have until Saturday to approve the …

Widnes coach Denis Betts has been appointed as the assistant – and potentially the successor – to new England boss Wayne Bennett. The appointment was announced by the Rugby Football …

Injury-hit Wests Tigers have bounced back from their thrashing at the hands of Canberra in emphatic style with a 30-22 NRL defeat of South Sydney, snapping a six-game losing streak. …

Geoff Toovey has refuted allegations Manly were powered by banned substances during their 2011 NRL grand final win. Darren Hibbert, who has been a central figure in the ASADA investigation, …

Misfiring Port Adelaide have lost star onballer Robbie Gray in a massive blow for Saturday night’s must-win AFL match against Richmond. Gray suffered a hamstring injury at Wednesday training and …

Kieran Foran has been stood down indefinitely by NRL club Parramatta due to personal reasons. The Eels made the shock announcement in a media release on Thursday night. “The Parramatta …