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Mark Winterbottom has taken over the reins as V8 Supercars championship leader with an impressive podium finish in the final sprint race of the weekend’s round in Auckland. The Ford …

Kangaroos prop Andrew Fifita has finally sorted out his playing future, signing a four-year NRL deal with Cronulla. Fifita’s multi-million dollar deal with Canterbury spectacularly fell apart last month leaving …

The third-worst defensive team in the AFL hosts the team that has kicked 41 goals in the past two weeks. That’s the crux of the challenge facing the Western Bulldogs …

American golfer Ben Martin stretched his lead to three strokes by firing a five-under-par 67 on Friday in the second round of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic. Martin, who has …

American Stacy Lewis overcame rain and hail on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, shooting her second straight three-under-par 69 in California. Winless since …

Melbourne are hoping the bye round acts a circuit breaker so they can restart their faltering NRL season. After opening the year in their usual impressive style, the Storm have …

Mark Winterbottom has closed in on V8 Supercars championship leader Craig Lowndes after claiming race-two honours at this weekend’s round in Auckland. The Ford driver’s win on Saturday was his …

St Kilda’s push into New Zealand is yet to yield a win, but the Saints see encouraging signs the annual game will grow into a major event. After losing to …

Brian Lake’s selection for his first AFL game of the season paves the way for a marquee match-up between the Norm Smith medallist and Richmond dangerman Jack Riewoldt, but Hawthorn …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon admits he’s a tad nervous following his team’s shaky start to the AFL season, but says there won’t be any witch-hunt heading into Sunday week’s western …

Ashley Giles has resigned as an England selector after being passed over for the role of national team coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. Former …

Scott McLaughlin is set to reignite his new-found rivalry with Jamie Whincup in Auckland on Saturday, with the Kiwi star securing pole position ahead of the defending V8 Supercars champion …

Australia seamer Dirk Nannes has joined Somerset for English county cricket’s domestic Twenty20 competition. The 37-year-old left-arm paceman, a former Dutch international, is now a Twenty20 ‘gun for hire’ and …

Brumbies five-eighth Matt Toomua is one of those rare players who refuses to downplay his Wallabies ambitions. “Probably one of my only (personal) goals is to try and get in …

Australian coach Tim Sheens insists he’s unconcerned by the slow start to the NRL season from Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk ahead of Friday’s Test against New Zealand. Sheens will …

To nullify young Canberra NRL gamebreaker Anthony Milford, you first need to bludgeon the Raiders’ behemoth pack. Manly have no doubts where the Raiders’ two key strengths lie, and know …

The AFL’s season guide lists Brisbane’s Andrew Raines as the club’s No.1 tagger, but new coach Justin Leppitsch has other ideas. Leppitsch sent Raines, who was equal eighth in the …

Port Adelaide have no excuses as they seek to bridge the gap on AFL powerhouse Geelong, coach Ken Hinkley says. Second-placed Port confront the table-topping Cats on Sunday at Adelaide …