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Collingwood earned Queen’s Birthday honours in a dour clash with AFL rivals Melbourne, downing the Demons by 33 points at the MCG. The Magpies have had good and bad wins …

Bustling Wycliff Palu looks set to be the third forwards casualty from the Wallabies’ opening Test pounding of France. The injury-plagued Palu missed training at Sanctuary Cove on Monday afternoon …

Richmond are set to lose Ty Vickery and Matt Thomas for their clash against Fremantle on Saturday with the pair facing suspensions. There was, however, better news for Lance Franklin …

June 9 AAP – West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui is 100 per cent certain his best footy is ahead of him, and says he won’t let the unrelenting criticism throw …

Sydney Swans star Lance Franklin has been cleared to face ladder-leaders Port Adelaide in Saturday’s AFL blockbuster after the AFL match review panel deemed his high bump didn’t warrant further …

The Melbourne Storm must overcome their worst start to an NRL season since 2002 if they are to keep their proud tradition of semi-final football alive. For the first time …

Josh Dugan’s hat-trick for St George Illawarra against Cronulla on Saturday looks to have earned him the right centre spot for NSW in State of Origin game two in Sydney …

Jobe Watson will miss at least two months of the AFL season after scans revealed a worse-than-expected injury for the Essendon captain. Watson will have surgery on Tuesday to heal …

A week spent acclimatising to the Queensland sun has Victorian filly Griante primed for Saturday’s Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic at Ipswich. Griante will shoot for her first stakes win in …

The Ipswich Cup has emerged as a surprise option for veteran stayer Ironstein who is also entered for a 2000m race at Rosehill on Saturday. Trainer Gerald Ryan said at …

The Ramornie Handicap is back on the agenda for Brisbane sprinter Vintage Moss after his return to form at the Gold Coast. Vintage Moss ($5) dispelled the notion he needed …

For all of its havoc, the Wallabies’ captaincy curse has provided one stroke of good fortune with fresh-faced Michael Hooper appointed skipper. In 22-year-old surfer dude Hooper, the cash-strapped Australian …

Newcastle forward David Fa’alogo has avoided a charge by the NRL match review committee despite Wests Tigers lodging an extraordinary complaint against. The Tigers were incensed with a hit Fa’alogo …

The biggest smile in Formula One has reached its limit. “I officially can’t smile any bigger than that, so you’ve seen it all now,” declared a europhic Daniel Ricciardo, tweeting …

Stunned by the Wallabies in last Saturday’s opening Test, France halfback Morgan Parra says the tourists are planning a Melbourne revenge mission this weekend. Parra says Les Bleus were caught …

Injury-hit Queensland has delayed naming its team for the second State of Origin match until halftime of Monday night’s NRL match between Brisbane and Canberra. The Queensland Rugby League say …

Roger Federer says he’s still fascinated by tennis despite suffering his worst French Open campaign in a decade and with just one Grand Slam title to his name in his …

Michael Hooper has become the third youngest Wallabies captain of all time after being appointed to replace injured hooker Stephen Moore. And rising prop James Slipper has been elevated to …