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After 14 Auckland failures in the past 28 years, trips to Eden Park have become like Groundhog Day for the Wallabies. But coach Ewen McKenzie insists there’s a completely different …

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy wants the NRL to lift its game and says asking his side to play two away matches next week is “not good scheduling”. The Roosters …

Defending V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup is in no doubt the fight for this year’s title will come down to the season finale in Sydney. He’s just not entirely certain …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has thrown All Blacks refereeing complaints back in their faces ahead of Saturday’s tense Bledisloe Cup showdown. On arriving in Auckland, McKenzie quickly took issue with …

Sydney coach John Longmire insists the shock absence of the Western Bulldogs’ All-Australian ruckman Will Minson won’t force a re-think of his gameplan for Sunday’s AFL clash. Minson has been …

Samantha Stosur has continued her encouraging buildup to the US Open by beating Belgian Kirsten Flipkens to advance to the semi-finals of the Connecticut Open. Stosur won a tight quarter-final …

Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett has confirmed Knights players Jeremy Smith and Kade Snowden are among those NRL players who have accepted three-month ASADA bans on Friday. The 17 players were …

South Korea’s Ryu So-Yeon fired a bogey-free opening round of nine-under-par on Thursday to seize a one-stroke lead over compatriot Choi Na-Yeon at the LPGA Canadian Open. Ryu, the 2011 …

Many questions about Essendon remain unanswered but for coach Mark Thompson the main issue is, will his side qualify for the finals series? Seventh on the AFL ladder with two …

Sonny Bill Williams is set to return from a thumb injury for the Sydney Roosters’ vital clash against the Warriors in Auckland on Sunday, in what could be the dual …

ASADA denies it has tabled an offer with AFL boss Gillon McLachlan to reduce bans for Essendon players caught up in the AFL club’s controversial supplements program. Media reports on …

Never mind Hawthorn’s last up AFL loss to Fremantle and their bogey side ahead, coach Alastair Clarkson is all smiles. Finals are near and the premiership coach knows it. On …

Avoiding a second straight season without finals football trumps any personal duel with Wayne Bennett in coach Anthony Griffin’s preparations for Saturday’s NRL clash with Newcastle. The Broncos have never …

Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen is believed to be among 10 current NRL players to have accepted doping bans from ASADA on Friday. According to reports Gallen and the nine other …

Injury-ravaged Collingwood will be desperate to keep their slim AFL finals hopes alive by beating a Greater Western Sydney side that insists they also still have plenty to play for. …

Well-travelled Super Rugby hooker Ged Robinson has signed a two-year deal with the Crusaders. Robinson, 31, left the Highlanders after one season following a three-year stint with the Melbourne Rebels …

Trent Hodkinson admits Canterbury spurned a great opportunity to crank up their points differential in the second half of their 30-10 win over Wests Tigers on Thursday. Leading 24-0 at …

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has rejected claims ASADA offered new reduced six-month bans to Essendon players over the club’s controversial supplements program. Media reports emerged on Friday that the Australian …