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Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett is standing down at the end of the 2014 Super Rugby season. The Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby said Hammett would not seek reappointment after four …

NRL boss David Smith says the governing body has learnt it’s lesson from their inaction over former Newcastle player Ryan Stig’s anti-gay rant and will come down harshly on any …

Collingwood key defender Nathan Brown is making an unlikely bid to be recalled for Friday night’s crucial AFL blockbuster against Richmond. Brown dislocated his right shoulder in the round-two loss …

Adam Scott’s Australian style Champions dinner at Augusta National has proved an enormous success. Scott, the first Australian to enter the realm of champions, bought out the big guns to …

Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Mark Dodson has denied claims Scott Johnson was rewarded for failure following the national side’s miserable 2014 Six Nations campaign. Australian coach Johnson was in …

English Super League club Salford says it expects banned Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan to arrive next week to take up a three-month consultancy role with the club. The club’s chief …

Stephen Baster made the most of his only Sandown ride as Kincaple Chief raced into South Australian Derby contention with a breakthrough win. Kincaple Chief provided the opening leg of …

There will be no shortcuts for Bring Something in Saturday’s Listed Galilee Series Final at Caulfield. That is not because of the likely slow track but because jockey Mark Zahra …

Richmond have suffered a major blow ahead of the must-win AFL match against Collingwood this weekend, with Brett Deledio’s injury worse than first thought. Coach Damien Hardwick has admitted the …

The Sydney Roosters have announced the re-signing of young gun Kane Evans until the end of the 2017 season. The 22-year-old prop made his debut against Parramatta in round two …

Former coach Matthew Elliott’s exit from the Warriors has led revelations that co-owner Sir Owen Glenn is looking to sell his stake in the NRL club. Glenn on Wednesday attacked …

Senior members of Australia’s triumphant women’s World T20 cricket team believe it’s just a matter of time before they are embraced as full-time professionals. The squad was honoured at a …

Melbourne have urged the NRL to clarify the ruling on lifting tackles after opting not to appeal Jordan McLean’s seven-match ban following the career-ending injury to Newcastle back-rower Alex McKinnon. …

Two of Australia’s key Ashes performers, Ryan Harris and Chris Rogers, have been named on the list of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year. England newcomer Joe Root, England women’s …

Kevin Moses never won an ATC Australian Derby during his time as a premiership-winning rider but Tim Clark can understand the groundswell of support about his chances of training this …

It has been a case of so near yet so far for El Roca this autumn and he again has things stacked against him in the Doncaster Mile. Trainers Trent …

Craig Newitt has always known Lankan Rupee is a talented horse. But six months ago he could not have predicted the sprinter would be entering Saturday’s $2.5 million TJ Smith …

Apprentices get few chances to prove themselves as big race riders. But Damien Thornton will get an opportunity to boost his career immeasurably in Saturday’s Group One ATC Sires’ Produce …