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Marc Leishman grabbed his mobile phone and was moved to tears after dispatching world No.5 Justin Rose at the WGC Match Play Championship. It wasn’t due to the enormity of …

Sydney midfield dynamo Josh Kennedy says the Swans are determined not to get jumped again when they face the rising Western Bulldogs at the SCG on Saturday. The Swans were …

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has pledged to donate all her prizemoney from this week’s LPGA tournament to the relief effort in quake-hit Nepal. World No.1 Ko told journalists ahead …

Two winless teams, a host of top-line players crippled by injury, no light at the end of the tunnel and relentless rain to top it all off. If that sounds …

KEY MATCH-UPS IN THE CITY V COUNTRY MATCH IN WAGGA WAGGA ON SUNDAY Josh Reynolds (City) v James Maloney (Country) This match is being billed as a winner-take-all battle for …

Warriors second rower Ryan Hoffman says he’s recovered from the blow to the head that forced him off the field against the Gold Coast on Anzac Day. The former Melbourne …

Finding reasons to worry is easier said than done at Hurricanes headquarters this season. Captain Conrad Smith reckons he’s unearthed two. The Super Rugby leaders host the ninth-placed Crusaders in …

Penrith five-eighth Jamie Soward could make a surprise return to NRL action as soon as next week, according to skipper Peter Wallace. In a much-needed boost for the depleted Panthers, …

NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has reverted to his strongest starting line-up for Friday night’s crucial Super Rugby derby with the Brumbies in Canberra. Wycliff Palu returns in the only …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick concedes playing Brett Deledio in round one was probably wrong in hindsight but he has backed the decision-making process. The influential midfielder hasn’t played since the …

KEY MATCH-UPS AHEAD OF AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND TRANS-TASMAN RUGBY LEAGUE TEST Matt Scott (Australia) v Jesse Bromwich (New Zealand) Whoever wins this battle can make claims to be the world’s best …

Friday’s Super Rugby showdown against the NSW Waratahs looms as season-defining for the Brumbies, says coach Stephen Larkham. The Canberra-based franchise sit atop the Australian conference by four points, but …

Defending champion Jason Day and former World No.1 Adam Scott slumped to heavy defeats, but Marc Leishman and John Senden produced big upset wins on the opening day of the …

Australian batsman Adam Voges has bolstered his push for an Ashes call-up, posting a composed century to guide Middlesex to a five-wicket win over Somerset. The Middlesex captain hit 132 …

Sweet revenge will be on the minds of Western Force players when they take on the Blues in Saturday’s bottom-of-the-table Super Rugby clash in Auckland. The Force were on track …

Reigning IRB world player of the year Brodie Retallick has been ruled out of Super Rugby for a month with a shoulder injury in a major blow to the Chiefs. …

Like a cricketer stuck on 99 overnight, the last five weeks have been a nervous wait for V8 Supercars great Craig Lowndes. The Holden ace has been stuck on 99 …

Jason Day has left his World Golf Championships Match Play Championship title defence partly in the hands of others after losing 4 and 3 to Charley Hoffman. The world No.7 …