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Marcos Ambrose has shown speed beyond his team’s expectations, qualifying eight for the V8 Supercars Clipsal 500. While the pole position was taken by James Courtney, Ambrose was the talk …

Firebrand Melbourne Rebels co-captain Scott Higginbotham says he needs to look at his discipline following his team’s second successive tight Super Rugby loss. The Rebels fell 20-15 to the Brumbies …

Reigning French Open champion Rafael Nadal reached his first final of the year by overpowering Carlos Berlocq 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 on Saturday at the ATP Argentina Open. The 28-year-old Spanish …

The Black Caps are fully confident skipper Brendon McCullum will be available when they resume their cricket World Cup campaign against Afghanistan. During a typically blazing knock in New Zealand’s …

Todd Carney has helped inspire the Catalans Dragons to a 38-18 win over Warrington Wolves in his Super League debut with the French side. Carney played a hand in three …

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington completed a four-under par 66 Saturday to seize a one-stroke lead over American Patrick Reed after the second round of the storm-hit US PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. …

Solid stoppage-time defending earned the Stormers a 22-19 away Super Rugby victory over the Lions on Saturday at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The Cape Town team rose three places to …

Like his compatriot cricketers across the Tasman, Fabian Coulthard attributes his maiden Adelaide V8 win to just hanging on. The dramatic V8 Supercars race unfolded as New Zealand eked out …

A last-minute penalty try gave Italy a stunning 22-19 victory over Scotland in Six Nations rugby on Saturday. Scotland led by 16 points at the break thanks to an intercept …

Lucie Safarova continued her fine start to 2015 by claiming her first ever victory over Victoria Azarenka to win the Qatar Open title in Doha on Saturday. The Czech won …

World champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest on the third day of the final Formula One pre-season test in Barcelona as Mercedes proved they remain well ahead of the chasing pack …

Roger Federer scored the 84th title of his career, kept his nose in front in his personal rivalry with Novak Djokovic, and equalled his best achievement at any tennis tournament …

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington completed a four-under-par 66 on Saturday to seize a one-stroke lead over American Patrick Reed after the second round of the storm-hit US PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. …

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell said Saturday that a win over England on Sunday in the Six Nations showdown in Dublin would rank among the greatest ever achievements by an Irish …

The rugby gods have smiled on the Brumbies, as the visitors at AAMI Park held on for a gutsy 20-15 win over the Melbourne Rebels in their Super Rugby clash. …

Western Bulldogs star Tom Liberatore faces the bleak prospect of missing the entire AFL season after seriously injuring his left knee. Liberatore limped from Whitten Oval on Saturday after his …

Perhaps Dayne Beams was the only one complaining following his stellar Brisbane debut, after getting what coach Justin Leppitsch believes is a sign of things to come. The ex-Collingwood premiership …

As declarations of Super Rugby title intent go, they don’t get much bolder than the Chiefs’ 40-16 thumping of the Crusaders. Playing with power and a high skill level that …