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A social media storm has erupted over photos posted online purportedly showing former Australian Test cricketer Glenn McGrath posing with a dead elephant. The photographs, one of which purports to …

Daniel Ricciardo says his Red Bull will get even quicker before next month’s season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix. On Saturday Ricciardo bounced back from a forgettable first practice session …

World No.7 Stan Wawrinka was sensationally knocked out of the Marseille Open on Friday as he went down in the quarter-finals against Sergiy Stakhovsky in three sets. Ukraine’s Stakhovsky, the …

Bernard Tomic has defeated Yoshihito Nishioka and will face American Donald Young in the semi-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open in Florida. Australia’s Tomic, playing his fourth quarter-final of …

Riviera Country Club has bared its teeth through two rounds of the Northern Trust Open with just two Australians making the cut. New South Welshman Matt Jones and Victorian Geoff …

Riviera Country Club is showing its teeth midway through the second round of the Northern Trust Open with the overnight lead holding through the morning wave. American Ryan Moore fired …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika likes what he sees from in-form Melbourne Rebels forward Lopeti Timani but wants to see more of it before any talk of representative selection. The 24-year-old, …

Warrington coach Tony Smith has been left fuming over a coathanger tackle which went unpunished as St George Illawarra earned a gritty six-point victory in a spiteful opening to the …

Top-seeded Simona Halep beat Caroline Wozniacki 2-6 6-1 6-1 on Friday (Saturday AEDT) to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final. Halep will face 17th-seed Karolina Pliskova in Saturday’s final. Pliskova …

With conditions at Royal Melbourne set to get even tougher over a hot weekend, world No.1 Lydia Ko looks in prime position to claim a first Australian Open crown. On …

Patrick Osborne hopes for a happier outcome when the Highlanders take on the Crusaders in Dunedin on Saturday night than in the corresponding Super Rugby match last year. The Highlanders …

Benji Marshall and Josh Dugan have helped St George Illawarra to a gritty six-point victory in a spiteful opening clash to the World Club Series. The match at Halliwell Jones …

An opportunist try from Julian Savea on 67 minutes gave the Hurricanes a 17-13 victory over the Bulls in a Super Rugby match riddled with handling errors. Giant All Blacks …

Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo was fastest on the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona on Friday (Saturday AEDT) as world champion Lewis Hamilton made a surprise return after missing much …

Brumbies stand-in captain Nic White says his side will continue to “roll the dice” and kick for the corner, despite the strategy potentially costing them a drought breaking Super Rugby …

Brisbane’s World Club Series showdown with Wigan has been labelled a grudge match by second-rower Alex Glenn, who is predicting fireworks between the two teams. The two sides have a …

Three-time premiership midfielder Shaun Burgoyne has joined the Jack Martin fan club, describing the Gold Coast rising star as a special talent destined for a bright AFL future. Martin was …

Brendon McCullum’s aggressive leadership as much as his thunderbolt batting makes him a vital cog in New Zealand’s flourishing World Cup campaign. That assessment comes from Tim Southee, the other …