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Japan’s stunning upset of rugby superpowers South Africa is proof the gap is closing between the haves and the have nots, further enforcing why the Wallabies won’t take Fiji and …

British hero Andy Murray has led the tributes for Lleyton Hewitt after ending the baseline warrior’s legendary Davis Cup career in Glasgow. Murray’s three victories in Great Britain’s 3-2 triumph …

Great Britain and Belgium secured shock places in November’s Davis Cup final on Sunday while 17-time major winner Roger Federer cast doubt over his future in the competition. Britain made …

Aaron Smith ignited a late revival as the All Blacks overhauled Argentina to start their Rugby World Cup defence with a 26-16 victory before a record crowd at Wembley Stadium …

Sebastian Vettel recovered from a heart-stopping track invasion by an unidentified fan on Sunday as he convincingly won the Singapore Grand Prix and closed the gap on Mercedes. Ferrari’s Vettel …

Kiwi Junior Sa’u and Australian Cory Paterson enjoyed try-scoring returns as Salford Red Devils secured their Super League status with a bruising 24-10 win at Widnes Vikings. The two sides …

Andy Murray has put Bernard Tomic to the sword to shatter Australia’s hopes of reaching the Davis Cup final for the first time in 12 years. Murray outclassed Tomic 7-5 …

Samoa captain Ofisa Treviranus led from the front as the Pacific islanders opened their World Cup campaign with a 25-16 win over United States in Pool B on Sunday. Treviranus …

Argentine duo Leonardo Mayer and Carlos Berlocq held their nerve to edge Belgium’s Steve Darcis and Ruben Bemelmans 6-2 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) in Saturday’s doubles and give the …

Germany’s Annika Beck toppled defending champion Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2 2-6 6-4 on Saturday to reach her fourth career final at the Quebec City WTA tournament. The 21-year-old Beck will face …

Former US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer produced a superb fightback to beat Poland’s Magda Linette 4-6 6-3 6-3 and win the Japan Women’s Open on Sunday. The Belgian dug herself …

France wing Yoann Huget is out of the rest of the World Cup after injuring his knee, French coach Philippe Saint-Andre said on Sunday. A tearful Huget was forced off …

Adam Goodes will say his farewell to Sydney supporters at the start of the next AFL season and is likely to miss the traditional grand final parade of retired players. …

The Springboks’ stunning defeat by Japan in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup has shocked South Africa, casting doubt on the team’s chances of progressing to the final …

North Melbourne appear to have dodged a bullet with key forward Drew Petrie escaping serious injury after copping a knock to a knee against Sydney. And with preliminary finals weekend …

It may take a little while longer before they’re able to change the opinions of their northern hemisphere foes, but the Wallabies insist the “dark days” of their scrum struggles …

The Wallabies know they have a 195cm, 130kg hurdle to overcome in their World Cup opener in the shape of Fijian talisman Nemani Nadolo. The enormous winger is well-known to …

Japanese fans celebrated their team’s shock Rugby World Cup win over heavily-favoured South Africa early on Sunday in a victory that is sure to give the sport a boost as …