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Melbourne trainer Tony Vasil’s weekend took a turn for the better with the win of Liberty Leader in Sunday’s Group Three Tasmanian Derby. Ridden by Jack Hill, Liberty Leader beat …

South Korea’s Mi Hyang Lee shot the round of her life to upset Lydia Ko and claim her first professional win at the New Zealand Women’s Open in Christchurch. The …

The AFL has hired one of Victoria’s senior detectives to lead investigations in an expanded integrity unit amid concerns about the threat from corruption, drugs and organised crime. Gerard Ryan …

Australia will take momentum into their women’s World Twenty20 title defence in Bangladesh, after fast bowler Rene Farrell spearheaded another series win over England in Sydney on Sunday. The Southern …

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre praised the collaboration between the national federation and French clubs following his side’s dramatic 26-24 defeat of England on Saturday. France began their Six Nations campaign …

Chris Rogers reckons there’s never been a better time in his late-blooming Test career to test his mettle against South Africa’s vaunted pace attack. The Proteas boast the top two …

Wales coach Warren Gatland insisted the champions’ upcoming Six Nations match against Ireland would not be blighted by any lingering fall-out from his relationship with Brian O’Driscoll. Gatland, who as …

Kurtley Beale pleased NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika in his return for the Super Rugby team, as the battle for the No.10 jersey ramped up in Albury. Beale has made …

P – Matt Jones has his work cut out if he’s to win the Phoenix Open after struggling on a day which drew a US PGA Tour record 189,722 fans. …

Stephen Gallacher produced one of the finest back nines in the history of the European Tour on Saturday to stand on the verge of becoming the first player to successfully …

Wales began their quest for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title with a shaky 23-15 victory over a gutsy Italy at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The build-up to …

Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia beat Andrea Hlavackova 6-3 0-6 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Pattaya Open where she will play Karolina Pliskova of the Czech …

Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek handed defending champions the Czech Republic a 2-1 lead over the Netherlands after winning the doubles rubber in the Davis Cup first-round tie on Saturday. …

Wales began their quest for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title with a shaky 23-15 victory over a gutsy Italy at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The build-up to …

England coach Stuart Lancaster was surprisingly upbeat despite seeing his side suffer a last-gasp 26-24 defeat to France in their Six Nations opener on Saturday. Gael Fickou’s try three minutes …

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova charged into the Paris WTA Open final with a victory over Russian compatriot and top seed Maria Sharapova on Saturday. Pavlyuchenoka, ranked 26th in the world, ended the …

Switzerland, France and Germany all advanced to the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals on Saturday as Spain and Serbia crashed out of the 114-year-old competition. France took an unassailable 3-0 …

Never one to take a loss lightly, Lleyton Hewitt was feeling more aggrieved than usual after his Davis Cup defeat due to what he considered a “ridiculous” drug testing situation. …