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Canberra star Blake Austin isn’t a fan of the NRL’s new shot clock, believing the game is fast – and physically taxing – enough. From next season, a time limit …

He’s been quietly going about his work in the background, but everybody at South Sydney has been watching. Kyle Turner has inspired the Rabbitohs with his perseverance in fighting back …

Jordan Spieth on Tuesday. Adam Scott today. With two of the sport’s biggest names confirmed, the Australian Open from November 26-29 at The Australian promises to offer a fascinating duel. …

David Warner has rejected claims he failed to applaud rival Joe Root’s century during the first Ashes Test. Matthew Hayden and Brendon McCullum both criticised Warner for a lack of …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has overhauled his team, making seven changes to the starting line-up to face Argentina with Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper among the casualties. Despite last week’s …

Moeen Ali insists Mitchell Johnson has no edge over England, declaring Australia’s spearhead has “bowled very well in one innings out of four” during the Ashes. Ali’s dismissal was the …

Manly utility forward Ligi Sao will return to his hometown and rejoin the Warriors for the next two NRL seasons. Sao, 23, moved to Manly in 2013 and has made …

Enraged Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has threatened to sue the Australian Rugby Union for “millions of euros” if Quade Cooper backflips on his big-money contract with the French club. Cooper …

Australia are optimistic Chris Rogers will be fit for the third Ashes Test, with the opener’s inner-ear issue showing signs of improvement. Rogers retired hurt on day four of the …

Brad Haddin will press his claims for a return to the Test side on Thursday, when Australia start a three-day clash with Derbyshire. Haddin, who withdrew from the second Ashes …

The immediate playing future of Shaun Kenny-Dowall remains unclear ahead of the Sydney Roosters’ star’s court date on Thursday to face allegations of domestic violence. Kenny-Dowall won’t play in the …

Boyd Cordner admits the Sydney Roosters aren’t setting the standard this NRL season but believe they have a couple of aces up their sleeves in Blake Ferguson and Michael Jennings. …

Redemption will be a key theme when the Wallabies face Argentina in Mendoza this weekend. The Wallabies return to the scene of their humbling defeat to the Pumas last year …

Champion allrounder Ellyse Perry predicts Australia will go into Thursday’s second women’s Ashes cricket one-day international much better for having shed some off-season rust in their opening game loss. England …

Sydney are battling to post big AFL scores despite their forward talent, with defender Nick Smith conceding they have sometimes focused too much on getting the ball to Lance Franklin. …

The way Jonathan Brown remembers it, when the Brisbane Lions were going for their historic AFL three-peat back in 2003, coach Leigh Matthews only mentioned it twice all year. Once …

Ahmed Shehzad smashed 95 off 90 balls as Pakistan thrashed below-par Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day match in Colombo to clinch the five-match series. Mohammad Hafeez …

Samantha Stosur has stormed into the Gastein Ladies quarterfinals by beating Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-0, while top-seeded Sara Errani and No. 7 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova won …