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Nic Naitanui is a master when it comes to doing the hard stuff on a football field. Freakish marks, 360-degree ruck taps, contested clearances and tackle-breaking runs all feature prominently …

NSW centre Josh Morris had been told he’d done the ACL in his knee when he decided to climb off the canvas and attempt to tackle a flying Greg Inglis. …

Plenty of AFL forwards who played on Damien Hardwick would testify that the Essendon and Port Adelaide premiership defender never lacked mongrel. But Richmond’s players have told their coach that …

Victorian stayer Mr O’Ceirin gets a chance to take some of the winter carnival spotlight away from his boom stablemate Srikandi at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Mr O’Ceirin came to …

She might be an outsider but Queensland Oaks contender Tornado Miss has boosted her connections’ confidence with a stirring track workout this week. Tornado Miss is at double figure odds …

NSW captain Paul Gallen has played down talk his feud with Queensland enforcer Josh Papalii has been reignited, despite Wednesday night’s fireworks at Suncorp Stadium. Gallen said he and Papalii …

In the AFL’s indigenous round, there would be no better place for North Melbourne to win than the wild West. Western Australia is home to Barry Cable and Jim and …

Michael Long, who has done more than anyone to address the issue of racism in Australia’s only indigenous football code, says even though there is no room for complacency, the …

Roger Federer has reached the French Open third round with a 6-3 6-4 6-4 win over Argentine qualifier Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Wednesday’s was Federer’s 60th win at Roland Garros as …

Melbourne will be without their ‘big three’ for Saturday’s NRL match against North Queensland, with State of Origin stars Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater all ruled out with …

NSW coach Laurie Daley says experienced hardman Greg Bird will definitely come back into the Blues team for State of Origin II. Five-eighth Josh Reynolds is contesting the grading of …

Troubled Crusaders winger Zac Guildford’s contract with New Zealand Rugby has been terminated mid-season, leaving him free to prepare for his shift to France. NZR general manager of rugby Neil …

Picking Daly Cherry-Evans as a bench utility came back to bite Queensland in the State of Origin opener, Maroons selectors boss Des Morris says. Cherry-Evans may be one of the …

The AFL admits the passion for State of Origin could be there but says there are too many hurdles to consider its reintroduction. Lack of public interest, the potential for …

Samantha Stosur may still hit a tennis ball “like a man” but Dominika Cibulkova now plays and thinks like a grand slam finalist. Slovakian Cibulkova famously compared the Australian’s awesome …

Former Test skipper Nathan Sharpe has declared hard-nosed Wallabies stalwart Stephen Moore tailor-made to lead Australia through to next year’s Rugby World Cup. Moore is the firming front-runner for the …

The sight of Daly Cherry-Evans on crutches on Thursday would have been enough to make Queensland selectors contemplate reaching for the panic button. Especially after the rest of the Maroons’ …

Collingwood veteran Nick Maxwell has backed teammate Travis Cloke, saying a more aggressive attitude at training will turn around the key forward’s AFL form. Cloke continues to struggle this season …