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Newly minted Australian No.3 Shane Watson has drawn inspiration from the way Ricky Ponting batted at first drop, and says he wants to hold onto the position long term. Watson …

Sebastian Vettel began his quest to seal a fourth successive Formula One world title by scorching a new lap record in first free practice at the Indian Grand Prix on …

Geelong’s four deals on the busy last day of the AFL trade period highlight their determination to achieve a seamless generational change. They struck symbolic deals to ensure Paul Chapman, …

An elongated AFL trade period that at times seemed to drag on longer than the season which preceded it ended in the predictable flurry of activity on Friday. So who …

Defender Andrejs Everitt will suit up for his third AFL club next year after being shipped from Sydney to Carlton two minutes before the end of the AFL trade period. …

Essendon’s top-10 AFL draft pick Scott Gumbleton will go to Fremantle in a deal struck on the last day of the trade period. The injury-prone key forward was sent to …

There is no secret to Queensland captain James Hopes’ key to victory in the one-day cup final against NSW – stop super-slugger David Warner. But Hopes warns the Bulls also …

Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says the Suns are no longer pursuing Simon Black to fill the AFL club’s vacant assistant coach’s role. The triple premiership player has been offered …

Zoustar couldn’t figure in a Flemington jump-out on Friday but the valuable colt showed Chris Waller he is on target to make his Melbourne spring carnival debut. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”]   …

Inexperienced Pinstripe Lane is going to be a better racehorse next year but connections still have Victoria Derby hopes for the colt. Trained by Malua Racing’s John Sadler, Pinstripe Lane …

His honest view on who should wear the Brisbane No.1 jersey may have caused a stir and veteran Justin Hodges has also received the thumbs down from Mal Meninga for …

Collingwood have secured utility Patrick Karnezis in an AFL trade that sends forward Jackson Paine to Brisbane. Brisbane confirmed the deal on Friday, the last day of the trade period. …

Australia are expected to take a confident first stride towards World Cup redemption when they meet England in Cardiff to open the 14th edition of the rugby league showpiece. But …

It could be the final frontier on a journey towards rugby league immortality. But superstars Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater are putting personal ambitions aside as Australia embark …

Former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus was on Thursday named as director of cricket with the West Indies Cricket Board on a three-year deal. Pybus, 49, coached Pakistan from 1999 to …

All Blacks winger Julian Savea has apologised to the anti-violence group who used his image in a campaign against family abuse, following a lengthy court case over an assault charge. …

Any person closely connected to top level rugby in New Zealand won’t be permitted to bet on games under global regulations being rolled out by the International Rugby Board. NZRU …

World number three David Ferrer eased into the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open on Thursday with a 6-2 6-1 win over Julien Benneteau. It wasn’t quite as easy as the …