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Blues Super Rugby captain Luke Braid has been ruled out with injury in the only change to their starting team to play Queensland on Friday in Auckland. Braid’s blow to …

Australia’s Samantha Stosur has continued her downward spiral, making a first-round exit at the ATP-WTA Portugal Open. Stosur, 30, was beaten in just 72 minutes on Tuesday, going down 6-4 …

Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt has crashed out in the first round of the BMW Open to Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos in Munich. The 33-year-old took the first set on Tuesday …

Newcastle have suspended prop Zane Tetevano for breaching club policy. The Knights issued a media release late on Tuesday night stating the NRL club had stood down the 23-year-old but …

Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has been given a suspended six month ban from the game after being found guilty of abusing a cameraman. The Super Rugby coach pleaded guilty to …

Marley Williams’ state of mind could undergo a thorough test when Collingwood play AFL arch-rivals Carlton this Friday night. A week after Magpies coach Nathan Buckley expressed concerns about Williams’ …

St Kilda defender Sam Gilbert will be out of action in the AFL for at least a month longer than expected as he recovers from a foot injury. The Saints …

St Kilda rookie Eli Templeton’s AFL season could be over after the 18-year-old had surgery on his fractured arm. The rookie draft selection was injured in last week’s round-six loss …

Some of Sydney’s biggest names, including $10 million man Lance Franklin, will face fitness tests ahead of Saturday night’s AFL clash with Brisbane. Franklin has battled a sore knee since …

Tim Simona’s dangerous throw on Gold Coast’s Aiden Sezer is going to cost him a Test jersey. The Wests Tigers centre has taken the early guilty plea over the tackle …

West Coast skipper Darren Glass has backed Nic Naitanui to return to form, saying there’s no pressure on the star ruckman to start tearing open games like he did in …

Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands hopes his best form is still to come as he prepares to play his 200th AFL game in Sunday’s western derby against West Coast. Sandilands has …

NRL match-manipulator Ryan Tandy is being remembered as a man who squandered his potential because of his gambling problems. The 32-year-old ex-Melbourne Storm player was found dead from a drug …

A sore ankle won’t be enough to stop Will Genia sharing in a significant milestone with Queensland Reds teammate Quade Cooper. The Wallabies halfback is available for Friday night’s Super …

NSW hopeful Jarrod Mullen has admitted he wasn’t really ready for State of Origin football as a 20-year-old halfback novice back in 2007. But he is now and has promised …

Jordan Lewis, Hawthorn’s midfield battering ram, is reaching 200 AFL games in remarkably quick time. The 28-year-old will achieve the milestone on Saturday against St Kilda after making his debut …

Billy Slater says the threat of losing his place as Australia’s No.1 fullback does provide him with some extra motivation to perform in Friday’s rugby league Test against New Zealand. …

Unheralded Brumbies flanker Jarrad Butler says to win the Super Rugby title you have to prove yourself against the best – and they don’t come much better than returning Crusaders …