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Venus Williams has tumbled out of the Indian Wells tennis tournament in her first match at the event since 2001, falling 6-4 6-3 to Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara in California. …

Adam Treloar has inspired Collingwood to reel in the Western Bulldogs and complete a perfect pre-season with a two-point win at Etihad Stadium. In his first senior game in black …

All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has spurned lucrative offers from overseas and re-signed with New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2017, according to local media reports. Smith, widely …

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has begun the mind games ahead of Sunday’s NRL local derby with Cronulla, imploring the referees to give his side a fair go. McGregor …

Gold Coast co-captain Nathan Friend believes the Titans will get a true measure of their standing in the NRL when they meet Melbourne at AAMI Park on Sunday night. The …

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham insists he’s not getting carried away just yet despite his team’s perfect start to the Super Rugby season. The Brumbies are the early favourites to win …

Maria Sharapova has denied missing five warnings that meldonium was becoming a banned drug before testing positive at the Australian Open. The Russian said in a lengthy Facebook post she …

AP – Novak Djokovic has re-emphasised his strong support for longtime friend Maria Sharapova in her drug-test drama while adding that communication to players on the important subject of banned …

Jason Taylor knows what to expect from Wests Tigers reject Martin Taupau on Monday night, but is less certain about what else – or who else – Manly will throw …

It seems not even a shoulder injury can stop Brisbane’s Corey Oates from putting his hand up for Queensland State of Origin duty. Oates appears to be sidelined for a …

Unsubstantiated claims from a former French politician that Rafael Nadal may have doped have been emphatically rejected by the International Tennis Federation, which sprang to the defence of the world …

Not only is Tom Rockliff confident he will be ready for their AFL season opener. The Brisbane captain is certain his Lions team will finally be ready too. Rockliff (hamstring) …

An SOS looks set to be answered by the most unlikely Warriors saviour in the wake of the besieged NRL club’s 25-10 loss in Brisbane. Just weeks ago Konrad Hurrell …

Nick Malceski has played himself into Gold Coast’s AFL round one team after a quality display against Adelaide that has convinced coach Rodney Eade not to drop the veteran defender. …

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton and teammate Nico Rosberg will be given more freedom to race each other this season, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff says. “We owe it to …

A rare injury-free run for former NRL bad boy Todd Carney has helped spark his Catalans Dragons’ best chance at putting together a three-match winning run for the first time …

Wallabies star David Pocock was left with a busted nose as the Brumbies secured a 31-14 win over the Western Force in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash at nib Stadium. …

A near full-strength Adelaide has held off a late surge from Gold Coast to win by 25 points in their final NAB Challenge clash on Friday. Missing only dropped pair …