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Canberra fullback Jack Wighton’s NRL season may be over following his massive hit that left Penrith’s Jamie Soward concussed. Wighton, who wasn’t penalised for the tackle during the Raiders’ 34-18 …

Sam Groth has staged a spirited fightback to save Australia’s blushes on day one of the US Open in New York. Groth clawed his way from a set and a …

Wests Tigers veteran Chris Lawrence has guaranteed he will be at Concord next year despite speculation the NRL club is looking to offload him one season before his current deal …

Penrith are set to go into Saturday’s NRL wooden spoon battle with a full-strength side sitting injured in the stands. Jamie Soward (concussion) and Bryce Cartwright (lacerated kidney) are latest …

Top-ranked Serena Williams launched her quest to win the US Open and complete a calendar grand slam by beating 86th-ranked Russian Vitalia Diatchenko. The three-time defending champion won 6-0 2-0 …

Carlton veteran Andrew Carrazzo has announced he’s retiring and will play his last AFL game on Saturday when the Blues take on Hawthorn at the MCG. Carrazzo, 31, has played …

Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis has admitted he’ll probably never see Jarryd Hayne playing NRL in red, white and blue. Politis confirmed reports the Roosters have been keeping an eye …

Carlton veteran Andrew Carrazzo has announced he’s retiring and will play his last AFL game on Saturday when the Blues take on Hawthorn at the MCG. Carrazzo, 31, has played …

Wales coach Warren Gatland has turned the heat on group rivals England, saying they have plenty of questions that must be answered heading into the Rugby World Cup pool of …

Daria Gavrilova has suffered an agonising three-set loss to continue Australia’s dire start to the US Open in New York. Unable to capitalise on Maria Sharapova’s injury-enforced withdrawal, Gavrilova fell …

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic cruised into the second round of the US Open on Monday while Japanese fourth seed Kei Nishikori crashed out after his runner-up effort last year. And three-time …

Canberra Raiders prop David Shillington believes Jack Wighton’s hit on Jamie Soward which left the Panthers’ five-eighth unconscious was a “cracker shot”. Soward was blindsided and felt the full force …

Top seed and 2011 champion Novak Djokovic brushed aside Brazil’s Joao Souza 6-1 6-1 6-1 to reach the US Open second round on Monday. Djokovic, bidding for his third Grand …

John Millman is ruing the one that got away after suffering a gut-wrenching first-round loss at the US Open. Australian tennis’ biggest rankings riser lamented his failure to convert any …

It was a great day to be French at the US Open on Monday with unheralded Benoit Paire stealing the headlines by knocking out fourth seed Kei Nishikori, last year’s …

Australia’s tennis stars are none from three on day one of the US Open following first-round exits for Casey Dellacqua, Matt Ebden and John Millman. After reaching the final 16 …

Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the US Open first round on Monday, losing 6-3 3-6 6-3 to Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova and giving Serena Williams a helping hand in her Grand …

WHERE THE AFL MOMENTUM LIES A WEEK OUT FROM THE FINALS HAWTHORN (momentum ranking: 1st; ladder position 3rd) The fact that this group has climbed to the top of the …