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Australia’s Scott Gardiner is one shot off the pace after the opening round of the US PGA Tour’s Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario, forming an unlikely leaderboard behind pacesetter Brendan …

Queensland five-eighth Quade Cooper has been recalled to a 40-man Wallabies training squad ahead of the Rugby Championship. Veteran lock James Horwill will captain the squad, which will be culled …

After witnessing Australia’s capitulation at Lord’s, England great Graham Gooch fears the skills of Test match batting are being eroded by Twenty20 and one-day cricket. Gooch says the financial rewards …

It’s not often a team who are defending champions and top qualifiers find themselves outsiders in any sports playoff contest. That’s the scenario for 2012 Super Rugby maiden champions the …

Former All Black lock Ali Williams, a Rugby World Cup winner in 2011, was presented as Toulon’s latest A-list star on Thursday and insisted he was braced for a new …

China’s Liang Wen-Chong hit a five-under par 67 to grab a share of the lead of the Russian Open on Thursday. England’s Simon Dyson and Rikard Karlberg of Sweden also …

Serbia’s Viktor Troicki, a former world number 12 and a Davis Cup winner in 2010, was banned for 18 months on Thursday for flouting doping rules, the International Tennis Federation …

Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna believes the set-piece battleground will determine the winner of their Super Rugby semi-final against the Crusaders in Hamilton. The defending champion Chiefs failed to fire up …

Gene Sauers shot to the top of the Senior Open leaderboard at Royal Birkdale on Thursday, just three years after battling a potentially fatal skin condition. Sauers wasn’t sure if …

The pressure will be on tyre manufacturer Pirelli as much as those trying to catch Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. While Vettel’s rivals try …

Injured Roger Federer’s worrying slump continued on Thursday when he was knocked out of the Swiss Open by world number 55 Daniel Brands in another shattering blow just a month …

Springbok loose forward Schalk Burger has been cleared to return to rugby training after a year of injury and illness saw him spend six weeks in hospital and another eight …

Jack Nicklaus expects Tiger Woods will move closer to his record of 18 major triumphs, but he sees British Open winner Phil Mickelson as a favourite for August’s PGA Championship. …

Manchester United boss David Moyes said Thursday the English champions’ attempts to sign Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas remained alive after reports said two earlier bids had failed. Moyes, who was …

David Evans remains Essendon chairman and AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou insists he did not tip off the Bombers about their doping crisis. There is widespread speculation about a strained …

Israel Folau has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with the NSW Waratahs and is now hoping to complete a deal with the Australian Rugby Union to extend his Wallabies …

Speculation is rife that Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy is set to sign a three-year deal with NRL rivals Brisbane. The Roosters released a statement on Thursday night that said …

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has boosted Australian Daniel Ricciardo’s hopes of beating Finn Kimi Raikkonen to next season’s vacant seat alongside triple world champion German Sebastian Vettel at Red …