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BRISBANE – A magnificent attacking performance from Queensland ended NSW’s hopes of a first State of Origin whitewash in 14 years. The Blues, who wrapped up the series with a …

Highlights from the Game III State of Origin clash between NSW and Queensland at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night. 6th minute: Maroons centre Greg Inglis looks certain to score but …

North Melbourne AFL coach Brad Scott and Brian Lake have looked to draw a line under the Hawthorn defender’s infamous scrap with Drew Petrie. Lake was suspended for four games …

AFL coaches around the country have been saying for years that Gold Coast aren’t a one-man band. Now comes the expansion club’s chance to prove it. Gary Ablett’s agonising decision …

London Welsh have signed Australian back-row forward Lachlan McCaffrey from Super 15 side Brumbies. McCaffrey featured against the British and Irish Lions for Western Force in 2013 and the 24-year-old …

Alastair Cook has admitted that recent results have “not been good enough” but insists there is no question of him resigning the England captaincy if things go badly against India. …

Sydney jockey Tim Clark has no doubt the Gai Waterhouse-trained Queenstown will handle a sharp rise in distance in Thursday’s $150,000 Grafton Cup. The four-year-old mare, by Stratum out of …

Veteran All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock and captain Luke Braid will both sit out the Blues’ final Super Rugby outing against the Chiefs. Coach Sir John Kirwan felt it wasn’t …

Pakistan selectors have recalled Umar Akmal for next month’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka while experienced Younis Khan has returned to the one-day squad after 16 months. Akmal hasn’t been …

The distinguished career of former Test and NSW Origin five-eighth Braith Anasta appears to be over after the Wests Tigers veteran opted to undergo surgery on his injured biceps. The …

Essendon midfielder Dyson Heppell is confident the Bombers have the firepower to win Sunday’s pivotal AFL clash with Collingwood, despite Brendon Goddard’s suspension. Acting skipper Goddard will serve a one-match …

The smarting Queensland Reds will carry a State of Origin mindset into their season-ending Super Rugby derby with the NSW Waratahs on Saturday night. Just like the Maroons trying to …

Craig Bellamy admits he’d prefer it if Cooper Cronk wasn’t putting his body on the line for Queensland on Wednesday night. The Melbourne coach accepts the lure of State of …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley isn’t holding out much hope that forward Jamie Elliott will return for Sunday’s crucial AFL clash with Essendon. The sixth-placed Magpies have lost three of their …

Ryan Tandy’s former coach Craig Bellamy admits he’s dumbfounded as to why NRL players are still betting on rugby league matches but he’s urged the game to keep the welfare …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon admits Matthew Pavlich’s decision to play at least one more AFL season poses potential issues for the development of successors. Pavlich remains Fremantle’s best tall forward …

After a misdiagnosis and months of sitting around, finally North Melbourne star Daniel Wells has reason to feel optimistic about his persistent foot injury. Wells has not played an AFL …

The NSW Waratahs have lauded meticulous coach Michael Cheika for transforming the Super Rugby under-achievers into minor premiers and title favourites. Three years ago, the desperate Waratahs held an infamous …