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Jarryd Roughead booted five goals as the Hawks maintained their AFL ladder lead with a comfortable 46-point win over St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Friday night. Aside from the …

Melbourne have marked their turf as defending NRL champions by seeing off fellow competition heavyweights South Sydney 26-8 at AAMI Park. A few minutes of Melbourne magic which produced two …

It wasn’t pretty but no one of a Parramatta persuasion cared on Friday night as their embattled Eels ended a run of 10 straight losses with a 26-22 win to …

After 40 minutes watching flanker Richie McCaw rediscovering his rugby mojo in Wellington on Friday, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has no doubt his captain is ready for the Rugby …

Greater Western Sydney ruckman Tom Downie will face the ultimate test in his AFL debut on Sunday – Fremantle giant Aaron Sandilands. Downie has been forced to work harder than …

The contrast between the profiles of Sydney’s two most important off-season AFL acquisitions couldn’t be more stark. At one end of the field, Kurt Tippett has slotted in seamlessly after …

For all the focus on Cronulla in 2013, lost amongst the ASADA investigation into the NRL club is the Sharks’ on-field success. Still searching for a first premiership, the Sharks …

Unfinished business has kept Kurtley Beale away from rugby league, with the fallen star vowing to get both his body and mind right while recovering from shoulder surgery. Beale, who …

Saturday’s AFL round 20 clash between Richmond and Brisbane should be the moment the Tigers confirm their first finals appearance since 2001, but it could also provide a glimpse of …

Geelong are determined not to become the latest victims of a Port Adelaide AFL comeback when they host the Power at Simonds Stadium on Saturday. Cats midfielder-forward Mitch Duncan said …

Essendon have made four changes, including regaining Jason Winderlich, in reaction to Sunday’s big AFL loss to Collingwood. The 79-point thumping was the Bombers’ biggest so far this season. They’ve …

Queensland Cricket have confirmed their most successful captain, ex-Test batsman Stuart Law, is now their new coach. Law replaces new Australian Test coach Darren Lehmann in a deal that ensures …

Brisbane skipper Sam Thaiday has lamented Josh Dugan as the one that got away and the Broncos are doubly determined to limit his damage on Sunday. Dugan would have been …

Canterbury aren’t about to give up on the top four – but the the success of the NRL’s Sydney-based clubs is negating the value of home-field advantage. Three points outside …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie says the door remains very much open for veteran prop Benn Robinson to continue his international career despite being left out of a 30-man squad for …

It’s Stoke City, but not as we know it. Rarely has a club been so associated with one style of playing than the Potters over the five seasons they have …

The impact of rookie Chaz Mostert’s stunning maiden V8 Supercars victory is still being felt at Ford’s Dick Johnson Racing (DJR). Seemingly down and out when the season started, DJR …

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse has accused livewire Mitch Robinson of failing to fire on all cylinders and suggested he’s spent years playing in a comfort zone. After last weekend’s loss …