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Four days short of his 39th birthday and Dustin Fletcher continues to win admirers and change matches. Against the Bulldogs on Saturday night, Fletcher stood tall in the fourth quarter …

Melbourne’s Ryan Hoffman concedes the Storm’s start to the NRL season has been disappointing, but the representative back-rower says the club remains a premiership force. The 2012 premiers have the …

Reigning British Open champion Phil Mickelson has charged into contention but it is J.B. Holmes who has grabbed the lead after the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship. World …

Saracens face an anxious wait before discovering if England prop Mako Vunipola will be fit for the Rugby Premiership play-offs and the European Cup final. Vunipola went off with a …

Alastair Cook’s England cricketers are prepared to copy the example set by Australia if that is the best way to ‘reconnect’ with their own public. Captain Cook and his players …

Czech Tomas Berdych will put his top seeding on the line Sunday when he plays Carlos Berlocq the final of the ATP’s Portugal Open. World number six Berdych lived up …

A late try by Oyonnax’s Jonathan Bousquet gave his side a losing bonus point that kept them in French Top 14 rugby and sent Perpignan down for the first time …

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez continued his MotoGP domination on Saturday to secure his fourth straight pole in track record time for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. The Spaniard’s …

Australian Jack Miller claimed pole position for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez with a commanding performance on Saturday. The Moto3 world championship leader finished over half a second ahead …

Essendon awoke from a second-quarter slumber against the Western Bulldogs, snapping a three-game losing streak with an eight-point win. The 10.13 (73) to 9.11 (65) victory came after the Bulldogs …

No Jonathan Brown. No Lance Franklin. And in the end, it was no contest as Sydney thumped dead-last Brisbane 18.15 (123) to 6.8 (44) at the Gabba on Saturday night …

Samoa have booked themselves a place alongside rugby league’s heavyweights at this year’s Four Nations tournament with an entertaining 32-16 win over Pacific rivals Fiji on Saturday. A surprise appearance …

The NSW Waratahs have lit up Allianz Stadium with a razzle dazzle comeback win over the high-flying Hurricanes to reignite their Super Rugby season. In a point-a-minute thriller, the Waratahs …

Coach Paul Roos hailed Melbourne’s exceptional improvement after a stirring three-point victory against the Adelaide Crows. But Roos says his perennial strugglers are yet to turn the proverbial corner despite …

He’s just another opponent, that No.23 for Sydney. Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has already made it clear that he will not contribute to this week’s potential hype surrounding Swans star …

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson could zero in on any number of AFL sins after Saturday’s record loss to Hawthorn. But pressure will be the No.1 focus for the Saints …

Defending Super Rugby champions the Chiefs rediscovered their winning mojo with a six-try 38-8 victory over the Lions on Saturday in Hamilton. The win again rearranges the congested New Zealand …

NSW’s rising stars have provided disillusioned Blues fans a glimmer of hope with a convincing 30-8 victory over Queensland in a fiery under-20s State of Origin clash on Saturday. A …