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He is the class runner in Saturday’s Group One Rosehill Guineas but Shamus Award will need to prove himself on two fronts to win. The colt has never raced in …

If anything was to give Daniel Ricciardo wings, it would be the Australian Grand Prix. After reaching the heights of the podium for the first time in his Formula One …

Barnstorming Highlanders centre Malakai Fekitoa has a point to prove when he plays in Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Blues at Eden Park in Auckland. Fekitoa, 21, was part …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is wary of the threat posed by an Essendon side already bearing the unmistakable stamp of Mark Thompson. Two of the AFL’s fiercest rivals meet at …

Australian Open champion Li Na posted a 7-5, 7-5 victory over 11th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the quarter-finals of the WTA and ATP Miami Masters tournament on Wednesday. China’s Li won …

Melbourne Rebel Colby Fainga’a has a point to prove when he comes up against his former Brumbies teammates in their Super Rugby clash on Friday night. But the point isn’t …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says ruckman Zac Clarke is unlikely to return for Saturday night’s AFL clash with Gold Coast at Patersons Stadium. Clarke’s pre-season campaign was derailed by a …

Sydney co-captain Kieren Jack has tipped Lance Franklin to bounce back against Collingwood on Saturday and praised their new AFL recruit’s attitude. Franklin kicked just one goal on his debut …

Australia are adamant they can recover from their early World Twenty20 loss to Pakistan to take home the elusive silverware for the first time, according to strike bowler Mitchell Starc. …

Nothing much surprises Broncos coach Anthony Griffin these days. Not his unfancied Broncos’ encouraging NRL season start. Nor Friday night opponents St George Illawarra’s 3-0 run. So no wonder Griffin …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has no regrets on taking a punt on Dayle Garlett, who was released from his contract after struggling with the demands of the AFL system. Question …

South Sydney players say prop Sam Burgess doesn’t have a problem with his aggression after his Wests Tigers counterpart Aaron Woods accused him of “carrying on”. Burgess and Woods clashed …

Tensions boiled over as Novak Djokovic defeated Wimbledon champion Andy Murray 7-5 6-3 in controversial fashion to book his semi-final berth at the Miami Masters on Wednesday. Djokovic, the second …

Incoming Hurricanes back Tim Bateman has defended coach Mark Hammett against claims he is stifling their natural attacking style. Skilled midfielder Bateman makes his first appearance of the Super Rugby …

Brumbies hardman Pat McCabe is playing too well to ask him to make way for returning Wallabies inside centre Christian Lealiifano, says director of rugby Laurie Fisher. Lealiifano will make …

Auckland Blues coach Sir John Kirwan is looking to Ma’a Nonu and Jerome Kaino to bring more intensity to the team’s Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders at Eden Park …

Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns has confirmed that police and the International Cricket Council have contacted him in relation to an anti-corruption investigation. In the four months since being …

Heightened pressure in the cut-throat Australian conference is giving the NSW Waratahs extra motivation to knock over Super Rugby’s competition leaders in Durban this weekend. With the Western Force, who …