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The looming departure of Neil Henry still stings Matt Scott but it has not stopped the North Queensland co-captain giving Kevin Walters the thumbs up as his replacement. Canberra assistant …

Australian qualifier James Duckworth has been left hanging as John Isner, fresh off a seventh ATP title, continued on his winning ways at the Washington Open. Duckworth was trailing South …

Samantha Stosur has powered into her fifth quarter-final of the year with a straight-sets dispatch of Kazakh qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva at the Southern California Open. In a promising sign ahead …

Ex-NRL halfback Brett Seymour has been banned from the road for 20 months by an English court for drink driving following an accident while suffering depression. Seymour pleaded guilty on …

Coach Craig Bellamy has labelled Melbourne’s NRL draw one of the toughest they’ve ever had. After four losses in their past five games, the defending champions face another huge challenge …

Manly folk hero George Rose may not have the build of a modern-day player but the big prop is desperate to remain in the NRL even if it’s away from …

Four years after finding himself washing vegetables in a Sydney kitchen with his NRL career looking dead and buried Jake Friend is now a key player in the Sydney Roosters’ …

Rather than fear an NRL finals black hole, coach Anthony Griffin is hoping recalled centre Jack Reed averts Brisbane’s backline “Bermuda Triangle” in Newcastle on Friday night. Griffin welcomed back …

New Essendon chairman Paul Little has blasted Channel Seven’s interview with fitness coach Dean Robinson as an unfounded personal attack on Bombers senior coach James Hird. Little is quoted on …

AFL multicultural ambassador Bachar Houli says he’s yet to speak to St Kilda counterpart Ahmed Saad over the Saint’s positive test to a banned substance, but has promised his support. …

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has kept faith with the team that downed the Crusaders 20-19 in last week’s Super Rugby semi-final, naming the same line-up for Saturday’s final against the …

John Isner, fresh off a seventh ATP title, fired 19 aces on Wednesday to beat qualifier Alex Kuznetsov 7-6 7-6 at the ATP and WTA Washington Open. Eighth-seeded American Isner, …

The Western Force will have a distinct South African flavour next season after adding another two players from the Rainbow Nation to their Super Rugby squad. Former Stormers centre Marcel …

Martina Hingis won in her return to the WTA Tour, teaming with Daniela Hantuchova for a 6-1 6-1 victory over Julia Goerges and Darija Jurak on Wednesday in the Southern …

Australian Bernard Tomic and other tennis players defended their sport and the tour’s updating of anti-doping information on Wednesday in the wake of drugs cases involving 15th-ranked Croatia’s Marin Cilic …

Benji Marshall is hoping he can round off his glittering rugby league career with a second World Cup triumph for New Zealand, if given the green light to take part …

Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka celebrated her 24th birthday with a 6-2 6-3 defeat of fellow grand slam winner Francesca Schiavone to reach the quarter-finals of the Southern California Open. …

Is the risk worth the reward? That’s what West Coast are weighing up as they prepare to make a decision on whether to play star ruckman Nic Naitanui again this …