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Lock Blade Thomson provided the finish to two counter-attacks to help the Hurricanes keep their Super Rugby play-off hopes alive with a 16-9 win over the Crusaders in Wellington. Thomson …

An injury-ravaged Wests Tigers have recorded one of the bravest performances in their history with a battling 19-18 win over Canberra in an enthralling NRL encounter at Campbelltown Stadium. The …

Fremantle midfielder Stephen Hill won his first Ross Glendinning Medal as the Dockers posted a seven-point AFL win over arch rivals West Coast at Patersons Stadium on Saturday. The Dockers …

James Tedesco’s wretched injury luck has struck again with the young Wests Tigers fullback being stretchered off with a serious-looking knee injury less than 10 seconds into Saturday’s NRL clash …

St Kilda AFL coach Alan Richardson has challenged Rhys Stanley to become a consistent key forward and take some pressure off superstar skipper Nick Riewoldt. Four-time All-Australian Riewoldt struggled against …

Superstar Cyril Rioli could miss a month of AFL action after re-injuring his troublesome hamstring in Hawthorn’s 53-point win over Gold Coast. Rioli left the ground in the final quarter …

Skipper Trent Cotchin kicked a career-best five goals as Richmond scored just their fourth AFL win of the season on Saturday, beating bottom side St Kilda by 44 points at …

A suspected injury to superstar Cyril Rioli could sour Hawthorn’s 53-point AFL thrashing of Gold Coast at Aurora Stadium. Rioli left the ground in the fourth quarter with what appeared …

Fiji qualified for next year’s World Cup by crushing the Cook Islands 108-6 in Saturday’s last qualifying match for the Oceania region. The Fijians will make a seventh World Cup …

The West Indies and Pakistan will have representation on the International Cricket Council’s all-powerful executive committee alongside the “Big Three” nations India, Australia and England, the ICC said on Saturday. …

Brad Keselowski set a track record to claim pole position for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Keselowski had a lap of 303.83km/h on Friday in the …

Michelle Wie showed no sign of a let-down on Friday from her maiden major triumph, firing a bogey-free 66 to trail first-round leader Alena Sharp by one shot at the …

Australian Whitney Hillier fired an opening six-under-par 66 – her best round on the Ladies European Tour – to lead a LET event for the first time at the Italian …

Mark Thompson was entitled to swear. Essendon were blown away early against Geelong on Friday night, then rallied magnificently and crucially lost their way when the game was there to …

The NRL says it has found no evidence of widespread involvement of players in betting on matches. In initial investigations into possible code of conduct breaches, NRL chief operating officer …

Lleyton Hewitt broke the record for playing the most five-set grand slam matches but insisted, at 33, he felt fresh enough to carry on putting himself “through the wringer”. The …

In the Western Bulldogs’ search for consistency, there will be no excuses. Even when skipper Ryan Griffen is among three players injured during a lopsided clash with AFL ladder leaders …

St Helens gained revenge for their Good Friday mauling with a derby win at the home of the champions to open up a three-point gap at the top of the …