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New Brisbane recruit Ben Barba is reportedly set kick-start his Broncos career against Canterbury – the club he walked out on – in a mouth-watering opening to the 2014 NRL …

France’s Richard Gasquet needed five match points to beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters and boost his hopes of qualifying …

England batsman Ian Bell isn’t expecting to be invited out for lunch by Australian national selector John Inverarity this summer. Inverarity coached Bell at English county club Warwickshire last decade, …

Sacked Wallabies star James O’Connor is adamant joining London Irish is the right move for his life and sporting future, even if it could delay a return to the national …

Kangaroos players rate Fiji captain Petero Civoniceva as dangerous as ever as they prepare to face him at the Rugby League World Cup, suggesting the 37-year-old prop could still be …

Australia A captain Moises Henriques says he has no plans to stymie England’s Ashes preparations, with his main goal to push the cases of Australia’s Test hopefuls. Henriques says there …

Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has taken aim at the two most recent holders of the position, with the simmering feud between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke showing no sign …

Test opener Chris Rogers would welcome stability at the top of the Australian order. But he admits it’s up to himself and David Warner to make that happen. Rogers, who …

Scrum anchor Ben Alexander doesn’t view the Wallabies’ grand slam tilt as a chance to avenge their Lions’ “implosion” but admits the devastating defeat is fuelling his fire. Almost four …

England coach Steve McNamara has defended the disciplinary record of star forward Sam Burgess after he was ruled out of Saturday’s World Cup match against Ireland through suspension. The South …

Rubel Hossain claimed six wickets including a hat-trick as Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 43 runs on Tuesday to take a one-nil lead in the three-match one-day international series. Rubel …

Two days after Sebastian Vettel’s fourth world title triumph, the Formula One spotlight shifted to London’s High Court on Tuesday with the latest case that places Bernie Ecclestone’s future in …

Australia pace bowler Jackson Bird will play for Northamptonshire next season, the English county side announced on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, who has played three Test matches, had to withdraw from …

South Africa must have six clubs in Super Rugby from 2016 or it will “look north,” South African Rugby Union President Oregan Hoskins says, a clear threat the country will …

A Wallabies return next year looks unlikely but not impossible for James O’Connor after the sacked Australian star signed with UK rugby union club London Irish until the end of …

The legal tussle rocking the Pakistan Cricket Board took another dramatic twist Tuesday as the interim chairman was suspended by a court order, only to be reinstated two hours later. …

London Irish have signed Australian international James O’Connor until the end of the season, the club announced on Tuesday. MORE TO COME

England prop Sam Burgess has accepted his one-match ban for the high tackle that floored Kangaroos forward Sam Thaiday in their Rugby League World Cup clash. The South Sydney NRL …