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Top seed Tomas Berdych returned to the Thailand Open after half a decade’s absence Wednesday with a hard-fought 6-3 6-3 win over Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the quarter-finals. The …

The Perth Scorchers’ Champions League Twenty20 hopes are on thin ice following a heavy 62-run defeat to the Otago Volts on Wednesday night. The Scorchers were never in the hunt …

Croatia’s Marin Cilic on Wednesday denied allegations that he had pulled out of this year’s Wimbledon Championships by faking a knee injury to disguise a failed drug test. Cilic was …

Disgraced Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi was Wednesday banned for life from holding any cricket post, three years after being thrown out of his own popular but tainted Twenty20 …

Australia’s Sam Stosur has been bounced out of the Pan Pacific Open in a straight sets defeat to Lucie Safarova, who joined Venus Williams in the quarter finals on Wednesday. …

Halfback Nic White has kicked his way into the Wallabies line-up for the rugby Test against South Africa and again booted Will Genia back to the bench. White will wear …

Russian Mikhail Youzhny made a comfortable winning debut at the Thailand Open as he pounded six aces and saved all three break points he faced in a 6-3 6-2 first-round …

NSW State of Origin star Greg Bird has won the Paul Broughton Medal as Gold Coast’s best player in the 2013 NRL season. The Titans’ co-captain won the award by …

Former Wests Tigers assistant Peter Gentle has been replaced as head coach of Super League side Hull by former club captain Lee Radford. The 34-year-old has been appointed on a …

NRL chief executive Dave Smith says there are no plans to move Cronulla to Queensland but said the code’s governing body are carefully monitoring the financial viability of the club. …

Brumbies coach Jake White has reportedly quit with two years still left on his contract at the Super Rugby club. White asked for a release on Wednesday, according to News …

Disgraced Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi was on Wednesday banned for life from holding any cricket post, three years after being thrown out of his own popular, but tainted, …

Venus Williams snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to beat fast-rising Romanian Simona Halep 4-6 7-5 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday. The …

Trainer Gary Portelli is looking on the bright side of a seemingly adverse barrier draw for stable star Rebel Dane in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes on Sunday. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] …

Hawthorn president Andrew Newbold, club great David Parkin and Alastair Clarkson’s manager are adamant the coach will be at the AFL club next season. Three days before their grand final …

The final lot of diehard Dockers fans have begun the 35-hour road trip from Perth to Melbourne ahead of the AFL grand final. They will have to drive for about …

Parramatta chairman Steve Sharp says the embattled NRL club hope to announce their new coach next week but ruled out any prospect of a return for Brian Smith. Sharp admits …

Dermott Brereton made a fine art of ruffling opponents’ feathers before Fremantle Ryan Crowley was old enough to go to school, and the Hawthorn legend admits he’s an unabashed fan …