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Matt Toomua gets his chance in the Wallabies’ problem inside centre position against Ireland while Kurtley Beale waits to learn whether he’ll also play. Coming off the 29-26 loss to …

Star Geelong midfielder Steve Johnson says the team won’t expect miracles from new recruit Mitch Clark as the former Demon attempts to resurrect his stalled AFL career. Clark quit the …

Defending champion Adam Scott struggled in the wind while Queensland golfer Michael Wright made the most of the conditions in the opening round of the Australian Masters. The world No.2 …

FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONS AHEAD OF SUNDAY’S SEASON-CLOSING ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (YEAR, DRIVER, NATIONALITY, TEAM): 1950 Guiseppe Farina (ITA) Alfa Romeo 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio (ARG) Alfa Romeo 1952 …

Daniel Ricciardo’s mission for 2014 sounded simple enough: “I don’t want any regrets.” Nine months later, a pair of ill-judged sideburns may be the only thing to elicit a pang …

Lewis Hamilton goes into Sunday’s season-ending showdown at Abu Dhabi knowing he is one race away from his dream of a second world title, or a nightmare end to Formula …

Michael Hussey will captain the Prime Minister’s XI in their one-day cricket match against England at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on January 14. Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the former Australian …

Hopes remain Michael Clarke will be fit for the first Test against India, but the reality is the Australian captain’s chronic hamstring injury is a ticking time bomb that could …

Roger Federer is set to defy crippling back pain and a questionable relationship with Swiss teammate Stan Wawrinka when he plays his first Davis Cup final against France in Lille …

Assistant coach Daryl Gibson has thrown his hat into the ring to succeed Michael Cheika as the NSW Waratahs’ head coach after the 2015 Super Rugby season. Former All Black …

Australian captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of playing out Sheffield Shield next week but hopes remain he’ll be fit for the first Test against India. Australian team physiotherapist …

New Zealand bowled with discipline and, despite Azhar Ali and Younis Khan’s half-centuries, looked set for a lead in the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Wednesday. Pakistan lost …

The two Australian Turf Club employees at the centre of a betting scandal have ended their tenure with the club. After they received hefty Racing NSW disqualifications for breaching the …

Lee Freedman has been lured back to training and will join his brother Anthony in a partnership. The five-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer said he had missed the lifestyle and …

Luke Griffith has asked a lot of Valcot since the sprinter arrived at his stable as a Sydney discard. But the Scone trainer is willing to try his luck even …

Trainer Steve Tregea is bewildered by the rating handicap system which has made smart sprinter Love Rocks one of the topweights in a stakes race at Doomben. Love Rocks has …

Count Of Limonade will head for the spelling paddock irrespective of how he races in the Ballarat Cup. An Irish-bred son of Duke Of Marmalade, Count Of Limonade is part-owned …

Sam Clipperton started his senior riding career by setting himself a challenge. At the beginning of the season, the 20-year-old vowed to lay the foundations that he hoped would eventually …