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New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon, behind the wheel of a Hyundai, stunned world champion Sebastien Ogier at the Rally of Italy on Friday when he opened up an eight-second lead. …

St Helens profited from two blunders by Wigan’s veteran fullback Matty Bowen to win an absorbing grand-final re-match to go top of the Super League. Wigan led 10-8 at the …

London’s weather has rescued New Zealand in the second one-day international against England, helping them to a 13-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis method. In another high-scoring clash after England won …

Hall of Famer Karrie Webb birdied the 18th hole for a 2-under-par 71 to take the early lead at the Ladies’ PGA Championship, the second major of the season. The …

Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska kept up her serene progress at the Nottingham Open by beating Lauren Davis in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament on Friday. …

Collingwood’s young rucks will lock horns with imposing GWS big man Shane Mumford on Sunday, with the outcome of that tussle set to be a key factor in the result. …

Suzuki’s Aleix Espargaro stunned MotoGP world title favourites Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in Friday’s practice for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Catalunya. Espargaro clocked 1min 41.158sec with two-time defending world …

Mitchell Pearce is confident his NSW halves combination with Trent Hodkinson is coming good after the chaos of State Of Origin I. The Blues’ halves have been roundly criticised for …

Nathan Lyon became Australia’s most-prolific Test offspinner as the tourists took full control of the second Test against the West Indies. Steve Smith’s 199 set up Australia’s first-innings total of …

Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan concedes his side have a lot of work to do as they search for a maiden Super Rugby finals berth. The Rebels’ fifth season was …

Halfway through the season, the jury is still out on Geelong’s rightful place within the AFL pecking order. But while the club grapple with managing an ageing list, coach Chris …

A significant hamstring injury to speedy midfielder Matt White has added to Port Adelaide’s woes after their 23-point AFL loss to Geelong. White was helped off the ground by trainers …

Adam Reynolds’ surprise early return from a broken thumb will place pressure on NSW halves Mitchell Pearce and Trent Hodkinson should they fail to fire on Wednesday night in State …

Wests Tigers hardman Martin Taupau say he and his NRL teammates have drawn a line in the sand after being being battered from pillar to post over the past month. …

Australia’s highest ranked player, world No.10 Jason Day, has drawn the marquee grouping of major champions Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose for the opening two rounds of the US Open …

Rory McIlroy needed a break after missing the cut two straight weeks. Returning to the site of what McIlroy considers one of his breakthrough tournaments – the 2010 PGA Championship …

Teenager Belinda Bencic of Switzerland will face veteran Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the semi-finals of the WTA Tour’s Dutch grasscourt event after saving three match points in a 7-6 …

Top seed Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils both struggled on their least-favourite surface on Friday before setting up a semi-final at the first edition of the Stuttgart Open to be …