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Lance Franklin says he’s feeling pressure from Hawthorn to decide his future as the star forward continues to insist he won’t make a decision until the end of the AFL …

Ashes bowling hero Ryan Harris has warned that any ideas of fighting fire with fire by juicing up Australian wickets this summer could backfire against England. Back home to a …

Utility forward Steve Rapira will leave the Warriors at the end of the season to take up a two-year contract with Salford in the English Super League. A member of …

Veteran Essendon club doctor Bruce Reid is taking the AFL to the Supreme Court over his charges relating to the Bombers’ supplements scandal. Reid left the AFL on Thursday afternoon …

Richmond midfielder Shane Tuck, 31, will retire from AFL at the end of the 2013 season. The 171-game veteran has finished in the top 10 in the club’s best-and-fairest award …

Even Gary Ablett gets burnt out. A long, exhausting AFL campaign has taken its toll on the Gold Coast skipper, according to Suns coach Guy McKenna. McKenna has acknowledged that …

West Coast coach John Worsfold says Will Schofield is lucky he wasn’t knifed after the AFL defender was allegedly attacked in his hometown of Geelong last weekend. Schofield was left …

Ben Barba says leaving Canterbury to join Brisbane was the hardest decision he’s had to make and he would’ve walked away from the NRL if his ex-partner hadn’t moved to …

Defending champion Andy Murray put on a US Open late Wednesday night special, taking out his frustrations with the chaotic rain and event schedulers but two-time winner Venus Williams slipped …

North Melbourne cult figure Nathan Grima has delayed a season-ending foot operation because his team are suddenly back in AFL finals contention. Essendon’s unprecedented expulsion from the top eight on …

Rivals Newcastle might disagree but Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin believes the shoulder charge ban is working in the wake of Knights forward Kade Snowden’s seven-match suspension. On the eve of …

Veteran Lleyton Hewitt says the reason he still plays tennis is for opportunities like his next one at the US Open on Friday. Hewitt beat American Brian Baker 6-3 4-6 …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says he hasn’t spoken to former Essendon teammate James Hird since his AFL banishment – but he will soon. Hardwick, a premiership player alongside Hird in …

The Western Force have signed Australian Under-20s inside back Luke Burton on a one-year Super Rugby deal. Burton and scrumhalf Ryan Louwrens have been added to the Force’s extended playing …

Hawthorn pair Cyril Rioli and Liam Shiels will miss Friday night’s AFL clash with Sydney because of ankle injuries. Hawthorn have secured a top-two finish ahead of the ANZ Stadium …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says it’s perfect. Before his club returns to the AFL finals for the first time since 2007, they meet a team scrapping for survival – …

Besieged Brisbane chairman Angus Johnson has given up on preferred coaching candidate Paul Roos, revealing he’s ruled himself out of the vacant role with the AFL club. While the sought-after …

Sydney veteran Adam Goodes remains upbeat about his chances of returning for the reigning premiers this AFL season, despite struggling to make progress in his recovery from a knee injury. …