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England’s new assistant cricket coach Paul Farbrace admitted on Thursday that it was impossible turn down the job even though he will have mixed feelings when he faces former employers …

Front-rowers and flashy talk aren’t common rugby bedfellows. So it’s no surprise that Dane Coles and Ben Franks have warned their Hurricanes teammates to stay firmly grounded ahead of Saturday’s …

Curtis Sironen has urged the Wests Tigers to re-sign coach Mick Potter after extending his own contract with the NRL club until the end of 2017. Due to come off-contract …

Defending champion Maria Sharapova reached the last eight of the Stuttgart WTA tournament on Thursday with a convincing 6-4 6-3 win over fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The 27-year-old Sharapova needed …

Essendon coach Mark Thompson denies he is “blueing” with key position player Jake Carlisle ahead of the Anzac Day blockbuster against Collingwood. Carlisle has had a mixed start to the …

For a few years now, the Hawk-Eye system has helped to determine IF a ball is in or out in a big tennis match. Very soon players at all levels …

Victorian fillies Girl In Flight, May’s Dream and Scratchy Bottom dominate betting on the $400,000 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville on Saturday. The trio are the only runners under double figures …

The All Aged Stakes could determine bragging rights as the Sydney autumn carnival’s leading Group One trainer. Joe Pride, Chris Waller and Gai Waterhouse all have two Group One wins …

Steven Arnold knew he had ridden a potential star when he won last year’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington. Arnold steered the Darley galloper Long John to an easy …

Essendon defender Courtenay Dempsey faces a stern test of his fitness and reformed AFL attitude on Anzac Day. Collingwood will aim to run the speedy backman off his feet after …

Sydney star Adam Goodes will play his first AFL game since round 13 last year when he returns to the team for Saturday night’s game against Melbourne. The return of …

North Melbourne veteran Brent Harvey will be hoping to escape the pinch when he resumes his rivalry with Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley in Friday night’s AFL clash at Patersons Stadium. …

Sydney Roosters star Boyd Cordner admits he’s struggled to hit the heights of his memorable 2013 but confident last Saturday’s barnstorming display against Cronulla will kick-start his season. The back-rower …

Troubled Fremantle midfielder Josh Simpson says he wants to keep his AFL dream alive despite hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons last week. The Dockers fined Simpson an …

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. Luckily for West Coast forward Jeremy McGovern, it’s the second impression that matters most to rookie coach Adam …

Curtis Sironen has declared he wants to play out his career as a one-club man at the Wests Tigers after committing to the joint venture for three more years on …

Damien Hardwick says despite winning just two matches this season, Richmond are a better AFL side than last year. The Tigers coach was upbeat ahead of their Sunday MCG clash …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy would love to have Benji Marshall but believes he’s intent on playing with a Sydney NRL side. Aiming to returning to the NRL after a failed …