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North Melbourne have backed up their win over AFL premiers Hawthorn with a 59-point thumping of St Kilda at Bellerive. The Kangaroos’ search for consistency took a step forward as …

Paul Roos’ call to use the rest of the AFL season as a dress rehearsal for 2015 is giving Melbourne a shocking case of stage fright. The Demons were terrible …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon wants another look at rookie forward Michael Apeness to see if he can play a part in September’s finals campaign but the Dockers won’t be taking …

It brought them their first NRL win in seven outings so it’s no surprise Gold Coast coach John Cartwright wants his team to play against Canberra just as they did …

Perth Scorchers captain Simon Katich has announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket, drawing the final curtain on a distinguished playing career. Katich, now a player development co-ordinator for AFL team …

Essendon are at the precipice of their AFL season. Starting with Sunday’s MCG blockbuster against Colllingwood, the next seven weeks will show how much the Bombers have progressed from the …

Manly centre Jamie Lyon says he’s hoping to emulate former teammate Brent Kite by notching up 300 games in the NRL. That would mean at least another two seasons for …

Steven Bowditch fired a four-under-par round to be one shot off the lead at the halfway point of the US PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic. Americans Zach Johnson and William …

Brumbies skipper Ben Mowen says his side’s seven-try romp over the Western Force will act as the perfect confidence springboard into next week’s Super Rugby finals. Who and where the …

Adelaide captain Nathan van Berlo is running out of time to play an AFL game this year. Van Berlo snapped an Achilles tendon in a freak pre-season mishap, when a …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says he was lucky to beat his rare auto-immune disease. The AFL premiership coach says he only won his battle by treating Guillain-Barre syndrome with respect. …

Poor discipline again proved costly for the Melbourne Rebels who fell to the Bulls 40-7 in Pretoria in their final round Super Rugby match. The Rebels have some unwanted baggage …

Rival coaches are baffled at an umpire, believing he’d heard a siren, stopping play in the AFL’s Friday night fixture. Field umpire Ray Chamberlain whistled and halted play late in …

Tiger Woods enters next week’s British Open at Royal Liverpool needing a victory to keep pace with Jack Nicklaus in major wins while his injury-ravaged body tries to turn back …

Third seed Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Hall of Fame Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory on Friday over sixth seed Steve Johnson. The 33-year-old Aussie, …

Cronulla have billed Sunday’s clash of the underdogs against Newcastle as a significant match in the context of their future, as the Sharks look to prove to the NRL they …

Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah has labelled leading NRL referee Shayne Hayne as ‘arrogant’ after he refused to refer a possible David Nofoaluma try to the video referees early in …

Western Force coach Michael Foley says Australian rugby has been “caught with its pants down” in letting Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins leave for Japan. Cummins chose not to speak to …