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NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has thrown down the challenge to his hungry pack to prove the Sharks wrong and outmuscle the Super Rugby pacesetters in Durban. Sitting pretty in …

NSW paceman Josh Hazlewood has recorded a career-best six-wicket haul to help dismiss Western Australia for 180 in their first innings of the Sheffield Shield final in Canberra. WA’s total …

Uncertainty was growing in AFL circles on Sunday over James Hird’s future as Essendon coach. A board meeting in the next couple of days is expected to hear debate over …

Lightning Stakes winner Snitzerland is certain to miss the The Galaxy if trainer Gerald Ryan’s worst fears are confirmed and he believes she is unfairly weighted in the $400,000 race. …

Glen Boss predicts Rebel Dane will announce his arrival as one of the country’s elite sprinters when he returns in next month’s $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes. $250 TJ Smith …

Solicit’s ATC Oaks campaign remains on track despite the filly’s defeat at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Solicit won her first two autumn runs in strong fashion but finished fourth …

Gamblin’ Guru is much better off than his jockey after a fall on Adelaide Cup day but the incident has ruled out a trip to Sydney for the Australian Derby. …

An 80th minute Steve Matai try cruelly denied Parramatta a breakthrough NRL win at Brookvale Oval on Sunday. Manly were victorious 22-18 after Parramatta had taken the lead 18-16 with …

Shamus Award has established himself as the benchmark three-year-old in Australia but it’s a horse from across the Tasman his trainer Danny O’Brien rates the biggest danger in the Rosehill …

The underdog Western Force have turned Super Rugby on its head with the biggest upset win of a controversial weekend littered with them. Last year’s Australian conference wooden-spooners, the Force …

World No.1 Rafael Nadal has brought Lleyton Hewitt crashing back to earth with a straight-sets second-round mauling at the Miami Masters. Hewitt had joined Nadal and Roger Federer as only …

NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has backed up his stellar century by breaking a stubborn partnership between Western Australia’s Marsh brothers in the Sheffield Shield final in Canberra. WA have reached …

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire has confirmed hooker Issac Luke will undergo surgery on a shoulder injury and will miss between four and 10 weeks of NRL. Luke hurt his …

Western Force coach Michael Foley insists it’s too early to think about finals action just yet despite his team’s stirring 18-15 Super Rugby triumph over the defending champion Chiefs in …

Brisbane fullback Ben Barba admits he may never replicate his form from the 2012 NRL season when he won the Dally M medal with Canterbury. Barba says he’s been asked …

The Queensland Reds’ referee relations sunk to new depths as they gave up a 17-point Super Rugby lead in a flurry of penalties and yellow cards in Johannesburg. The most …

AFL first-round losers North Melbourne are hoping their nightmare start to the season doesn’t get worse by losing ruckman Todd Goldstein for several weeks with a shoulder injury. The Kangaroos …

The injury-hit Brumbies are about to get a massive boost to their Super Rugby prospects, with proven match winner and Wallabies back Christian Lealiifano set to return next week. The …