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David Payne is familiar enough with Criterion to judge his distance limits, but sight unseen he knows new stable acquisition Terrubi is a genuine stayer. Criterion, winner of the Australian …

Group One winner Dissident and Golden Slipper placegetter Bring Me The Maid begin their campaigns at Randwick on Saturday and could be joined by stablemate Better Land. Trainer Peter Moody …

Spain’s David Ferrer brushed aside Julien Benneteau 6-3 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Cincinnati Masters final. Spain’s Ferrer, seeded sixth, schooled Benneteau as the Frenchman played in his first …

Serena Williams moved within one win of a second pre-US Open hardcourt title on Saturday, reaching the Cincinnati Masters final with a 2-6 6-2 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki. The …

Kevin Sutherland joined one of golf’s most exclusive clubs on Saturday, firing a 59 in the second round of the Champions Tour tournament at En-Joie Golf Club. Sutherland became the …

Essendon coach Mark Thompson is desperate to change Jason Winderlich’s mind and supporters are bribing the 29-year-old to shelve retirement plans. But Winderlich, one of the the Bombers’ best in …

When Nathan Buckley says it’s the toughest night at the office he can remember, you know it’s been an AFL shocker. Captain Scott Pendlebury injured in the warm-up. Dayne Beams …

In an AFL season with plenty of ups and downs, this was the biggest of them all. Fresh from a 105-point belting by Adelaide, Justin Leppitsch’s Brisbane basked in a …

Joe Root continued his personal run-fest against India as England maintained their grip on the fifth Test at The Oval on Saturday. England, 2-1 up in the five-match series, were …

South Africa laboured to a 13-6 victory over Argentina on Saturday in a Rugby Championship Test at rain-soaked Pretoria. The Springboks failed to build on a try from Ruan Pienaar …

Coach Steve Hansen was philosophical about New Zealand letting slip a golden opportunity to close out a record-equalling 18th straight Test win in the All Blacks’ 12-12 draw with the …

In a hypothetical world, the Wallabies might have woken up on Sunday morning with one hand on the Bledisloe Cup had their rookie captain taken a slightly more conservative and …

South Africa cricket officials expect to have settled on a 15-man squad for next year’s World Cup by the end of their one-day series against Zimbabwe, which gets underway at …

England reached 5-246 to lead India by 98 runs at tea on day two of the fifth Test at the Oval, but captain Alastair Cook failed to make his first …

Kurtley Beale is more hoping than expecting to retain his gold No.10 jumper for next Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup return bout after producing a mixed bag in the series opener in …

Mahela Jayawardene scored an unbeaten 49 in his last Test innings as Sri Lanka took charge of the second and final match against Pakistan in Colombo on Saturday. The hosts, …

Championship leader Marc Marquez’s dominance of this year’s MotoGP season continued on Saturday as he claimed his ninth pole position for Sunday’s Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno. The 21-year-old Spanish …

Alastair Cook led from the front as England drew level in the fifth Test with India at The Oval on Saturday for the loss of just opening batsman Sam Robson. …