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The All Blacks have made three changes, two forced and the other expected, to their starting 15 for the second Bledisloe Cup rugby Test against Australia in Auckland on Saturday. …

Two-time defending champion Serena Williams has been named the top seed for the US Open, the year’s final Grand Slam tennis showdown that opens Monday on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts. …

Afghanistan’s cricket coach says the team are on course for next year’s World Cup and looking forward to touring Australia and New Zealand next month. Afghanistan earned a maiden berth …

The respect Rowley Mile bookmakers are showing for Mr Chard has been more than matched by trainer Tony McEvoy’s regard for the comeback galloper. Mr Chard will be having his …

It was winter racing on a wet track but Wednesday’s Canterbury meeting is set to be a strong form reference deep into the season. The first two winners, Burning Passion …

Carlton AFL player Jeff Garlett has been charged with affray and won’t travel with the side to Adelaide for Friday’s round-22 clash with Port Adelaide. Garlett’s charge is in relation …

Forget the rumblings – West Coast great Darren Glass is not planning on coming out of retirement. Whispers have been circulating that Glass had started training again just in case …

Mike Hussey rates Australia a great chance of winning the World Cup on home soil next year. World No.1 Australia on Wednesday headed to Zimbabwe where they will play a …

Glyn Schofield has been released from the Warwick Stakes ride on Boban to partner wet-track specialist Tiger Tees in the weight-for-age race. Trainer Chris Waller confirmed Boban was a likely …

Jockey Mark Zahra has seen enough from Villa Verde to be confident the quality sprinting mare is ready to fire first-up at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Zahra rides the Anthony …

The West Indies’ move to part ways with coach Ottis Gibson, just a day ahead of a home series against Bangladesh, has prompted speculation former South African and Australian mentor …

Fremantle will contest Nat Fyfe’s two-match ban for striking in the hope of having their star midfielder available for the final-round showdown with Port Adelaide in Perth. Fyfe’s legal team …

Essendon gun Dyson Heppell has undergone surgery to fix a hand injury and is set to miss Saturday’s AFL clash with Gold Coast. Heppell, the Bombers’ best player this season, …

Five Cronulla players issued with show-cause notices by ASADA have until Friday to decide whether to accept ban proposals from the anti-doping authority. Wade Graham, Paul Gallen, Anthony Tupou, Nathan …

North Melbourne’s Drew Petrie has taken a glass-half-full view of the three-week ban handed out to fellow veteran Brent Harvey by the AFL tribunal. Harvey will miss clashes with Adelaide …

The injury cloud over Greater Western Sydney is starting to clear with good news over the health of co-captains Callan Ward and Phil Davis. Key defender Davis suffered concussion and …

The last man to lead Australia to Eden Park success, 28 long years ago, says the Wallabies must be prepared for All Black perfection on Saturday. Andrew Slack believes it’s …

Adelaide defender Matthew Jaensch has signed a fresh two-year contract with the AFL club. The 24-year-old has played every match this year, averaging 21 disposals a game, and credits greater …