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Cricket Australia has pocketed $397,000 after finishing second on the annual Test rankings. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday handed out the winners’ cheques based on teams’ rankings at …

St George Illawarra winger Jason Nightingale has urged his teammates to put the injustice of Melbourne’s try after the siren behind them and get their NRL season back on track. …

Canberra second-rower Joel Edwards has signed a three year extension with the NRL club ahead of his return from back-to-back concussions. The deal adds a further two years on to …

The Australian Rugby Union has confirmed the Wallabies’ 2014 spring tour will start and end in London. The Wallabies will take on the Barbarians at Twickenham on November 1 before …

Hawthorn backline general Josh Gibson would love to see Ben Stratton return against Geelong to bolster a defensive unit that has punched well above its weight in the opening month …

For Jack Trengove, a season-ending foot injury seems to have brought more relief than devastation. The 22-year-old former Melbourne captain had been managing the injury for 15 months, struggling to …

Novak Djokovic has stormed into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with the defending champion winning his 11th straight match of the season 6-1, 6-0 over Albert Montanes. …

England hopeful Sam Robson has targeted more big scores for Middlesex to strengthen his claim to international selection this summer. The Australian-born 24-year-old lifted his overnight total of 144 to …

Newcastle five-eighth Jarrod Mullen has signed a four-year deal to remain at the Knights. The 27-year-old has played 172 games for the NRL club since his debut in 2005 and …

Ferrari say they are not targeting runaway Formula One leaders Mercedes but want to establish themselves as second-best team in the short term. The Italian team, which this week replaced …

Benji Marshall has again been named on the bench for the Blues despite coach John Kirwan making seven changes to the starting line-up for Friday’s Super Rugby clash with the …

Australian David Nucifora will be unveiled as the Irish Rugby Football Union’s new performance director. The IRFU confirmed that 52-year-old Nucifora will attend a press conference in Dublin on Thursday …

Czech tennis star Karolina Pliskova has easily beaten Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic in the first round of the BMW Malaysian Open. The third seed, who won the competition last year as …

Colin Sylvia’s hopes of earning his Fremantle debut will have to wait at least another fortnight after the former Demon’s suspension by the WAFL tribunal. Sylvia was found guilty of …

Prize money for this year’s French Open will top 25 million euros ($A37 million), more than 10 per cent up on 2013, the French Tennis Federation announced on Tuesday. The …

Daniel Ricciardo says a rejected appeal against his Australian Grand Prix disqualification has made him hungrier to get back on the podium. Red Bull on Tuesday failed in their bid …

Sharnee Rose has been consistent against Sydney’s best mares without winning and Kris Lees is almost resigned to a similar result in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes. That is …

It’s A Dundeel has emerged as the only meaningful shortener in Queen Elizabeth Stakes betting after the barrier draw for the $4 million race. The New Zealand-trained star will start …