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Mitchell Johnson blazed through England and South Africa almost single handedly, but the speed demon still isn’t the first-picked in Michael Clarke’s Test side. The skipper says Johnson’s pace partner …

Geelong forward Daniel Menzel’s luckless run with injury has continued, with the AFL club ruling out a return this season. Menzel is still experiencing tendinitis resulting from a fourth knee …

Forget Folau – it’s Foley that’s the focus for the Melbourne Rebels in their Super Rugby clash with the NSW Waratahs on Friday night. The form of Waratahs five-eighth Bernard …

Rising star Kyle Godwin’s bad luck has continued with injury costing him Wallabies selection for the second time in 10 months. Zimbabwe-born centre Godwin’s form with the Western Force had …

Trainer Rob Heathcote got his wish and bookmakers have equal favourites after star galloper Buffering drew barrier eight in the Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. A field of 11 accepted for …

Warriors prop Jacob Lillyman is taking the disappointment of missing Queensland selection on the chin, saying he won’t be running around with a point to prove on Saturday. The in-form …

NRL boss David Smith remains tight-lipped about the troubled ownership of strife-torn Newcastle, only to say he’s confident the Knights will survive for the long haul. Club owner Nathan Tinkler’s …

Don’t try telling Corey Parker Queensland’s State of Origin dominance is getting boring. The 32-year-old lock remembers only too well people making the same argument in 2005 after NSW had …

After eight successive State of Origin defeats, NSW are leaving no stone unturned in their attempts to end Queensland’s dominance. The Blues players arrived in Coffs Harbour, in northern NSW, …

Carlton superstar Chris Judd’s recovery from a torn hamstring is tracking a week behind the AFL club’s expectation. Judd’s return from off-season Achilles tendon surgery lasted just five minutes in …

Luke Braid returns from injury to captain the Blues against the Sharks in Auckland on Friday. The openside flanker missed the past two games against the Chiefs and Queensland with …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an urgent inquiry into how Brendon McCullum’s testimony to a match-fixing investigation was leaked, while clearing the New Zealand captain of any involvement …

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse has called on the AFL to scrap its cost-of-living allowance (COLA) now, rather than wait until 2017. A Fairfax Media report on Tuesday suggested the league …

Thisara Perera starred with the bat and ball as Sri Lanka gained revenge for their World Twenty20 defeat by England with a nine-run win at The Oval on Tuesday. Man …

Two seasons ago Daniel Tupou was plying his trade in the NSW Cup and less than three weeks ago he played his first ever representative match. In this era of …

Australia’s Bernard Tomic has crashed out of the second round of the Nice Cote d’Azur, going down 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Slovakia’s Martin Klizan. Tomic looked good in the first …

World Cup winning fly-half Stephen Larkham has urged the Wallabies to pick his understudy Matt Toomua in the No.10 jumper for the June internationals against France. With incumbent Test and …

NSW star Michael Jennings is adamant his Sydney Roosters teammate Mitchell Pearce will bounce back from his Blues axing a better player. Jennings has retained his spot in the Blues …