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South Sydney star George Burgess is to contest the grading of his contrary conduct charge, hoping to play in the second week of the NRL finals if the Rabbitohs’ title …

Scott Camporeale knows others will write the script: grieving players on a quest to honour their slain coach. Camporeale has been the Crows’ caretaker in many ways since Phil Walsh …

Western Bulldogs skipper Bob Murphy admits there are nerves at Whitten Oval ahead of their first AFL finals appearance in five years. “A bit like the night before Christmas kind …

Second seed Simona Halep and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached their first US Open quarter-finals on Monday while old-hands Victoria Azarenka and Flavia Pennetta also went through. Halep overcame …

Brisbane have played down the early departure of back-rower Alex Glenn from training ahead of Saturday night’s NRL qualifying final against North Queensland. Glenn was conspicuous by his absence after …

Andy Murray has made an explosive exit from the US Open, the Scot losing his cool in a tense four-set fourth-round loss to South African Kevin Anderson. Anderson, the tournament’s …

The return of Michael Morgan from an ankle injury could be the boost North Queensland need to upset NRL rivals Brisbane in Saturday’s qualifying final. The Cowboys head south to …

The grandfather of Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has died, aged 85. The elder Rafael Nadal was born on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, where he was a prominent local …

When Serena and Venus Williams meet Tuesday for a US Open semi-final berth, there will be plenty of sisterly respect but more than a bit of sibling rivalry involved too. …

Australia’s chances of progressing from the group of death have been boosted with Welsh fullback and star Leigh Halfpenny ruled out of the Rugby World Cup. Halfpenny tore right knee …

North Queensland are preparing for a huge boost ahead of Saturday’s NRL final against Brisbane with injured five-eighth Michael Morgan in line for a return to action. The Queensland State …

There has already been drama leading up to the Golden Rose and it appears there will be less than a capacity field for Sydney’s first Group One race of the …

In-demand jockey Damian Lane has a gilt-edged chance to build on his reputation when he rides Rising Romance in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes. Lane claimed the first Group …

The Underwood Stakes is on the radar for popular Tasmanian galloper The Cleaner following his second straight Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes win. The tough Mick Burles-trained gelding earned a …

Since the start of Boston Light’s campaign his Sydney trainer Bryce Heys has been single-mindedly focused on one race at Flemington. That race comes up on Saturday when the three-year-old …

Rival skipper Paul Gallen reckons it’ll be harsh if South Sydney prop George Burgess is banned from Sunday’s NRL elimination final with his Sharks but he can’t see him playing. …

Consistency has been the key for Richmond this season according to Damien Hardwick and that theme looks set to continue at the selection table ahead of Sunday’s elimination final against …

Samantha Stosur is out of the US Open after suffering a straight-sets fourth-round loss to Flavia Pennetta. The Italian has been a career-long nemesis of Stosur’s and defeated Australia’s last …