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American Kevin Streelman has struck trouble after a great start to his second round but still holds the lead in golf’s World Cup at Royal Melbourne. Streelman, who shared the …

Stand-in Victorian captain Rob Quiney won the toss and opted to put Western Australia in to bat on Friday in the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground. Quiney is …

England dangermen Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott are back in the pavilion, with Australia’s Ashes bowling plans paying dividends in Brisbane. England went to lunch at 2-55 on Friday’s day …

West Bromwich Albion on Thursday revealed they plan to hold contract talks with manager Steve Clarke in the new year. Clarke, who took over at the Hawthorns in June 2012, …

Alan Jones isn’t afraid to say he didn’t see a future star in Mark Webber the first time he took to the wheel of a Formula One car. “I underestimated …

New Zealand’s 16-year-old Lydia Ko, making her professional golf debut, carded a one-under-par 71 on Thursday in the first round of the LPGA Titleholders in Florida. She was tied for …

Potential winners and losers from the AFL draft. WINNERS GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY Another draft, another batch of the nation’s best young talent. Used the first pick on power forward Tom …

Brad Haddin ran himself out on 94, as England finished off Australian in quick time on day two of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. Veteran wicketkeeper Haddin and fast …

Crystal Palace caretaker manager Keith Millen remains in the dark over the vacant manager’s position at Selhurst Park and expects to be in charge of Saturday’s match at Hull. Millen …

Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat on Friday in their Sheffield Shield encounter with South Australia at Adelaide Oval. A top of 20 degrees is expected in Adelaide …

Stephen Silvagni has the easiest job in the AFL, right? With all those early picks, the Greater Western Sydney recruiting boss wins lotto at every draft. He picks the bones …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen won’t rule out plucking Andrew Hore out of club rugby to resume his Test career next year if things get desperate at hooker. Hore’s future …

Recalibration – It’s the Wallabies’ word of a tense week. The hurt, embarrassment, drama and danger of a major divide being created through coach Ewen McKenzie’s punishment on six late-night …

World No.17 Kei Nishikori on Friday confirmed his addition to a strong field for January’s Kooyong Classic tennis event in Melbourne. In the Australian Open lead-up tournament, the Japanese player …

Wales lock Bradley Davies has been ruled out of next week’s rugby Test finale against Australia. Davies suffered a shoulder injury during a record 40-6 victory over Argentina last Saturday …

The Kangaroos insist Saturday’s trip to Wembley will be much more than a fact-finding mission on their likely World Cup final opponents as they prepare to meet an improved Fiji. …

Five European rugby federations rounded against the English on Thursday by insisting their clubs would take part in the European Cup next season. In September, English and French clubs announced …

Maria Sharapova has hired Sven Groeneveld as her coach, three months after splitting from Jimmy Connors following one match. The four-time major champion says on her Facebook account: “It has …