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Essendon coach James Hird praised his acting skipper Brent Stanton after the Bombers scored a 31-point AFL win over the Western Bulldogs on Sunday. Essendon (12-3 win-loss) remain third after …

Gold Coast AFL defender Rory Thompson has been cleared of any internal injuries after undergoing scans in Cairns. Thompson was stretchered off and taken to hospital after a heavy collision …

Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich was placed on report as the Dockers unleashed an eight-goal final term to beat West Coast by 28 points in Sunday’s AFL western derby. The Eagles …

Josh Reynolds admits he was devastated at being dropped from the NSW side for the State of Origin decider and has vowed to return to the Blues side. Reynolds was …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has urged the NRL to follow the lead of rugby’s governing body SANZAR and put the competition on hold to allow State of Origin to be …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler saluted his team’s response from last week’s disappointing NRL loss to Newcastle in Mackay as they humbled depleted reigning premiers Melbourne 39-0 at ANZ Stadium on …

Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy questioned the hardness of his players after they suffered a nightmarish 129-point derby thrashing by premiers Sydney in their first AFL appearance at the …

Essendon speed machine Jason Winderlich kicked a career-best four goals as the Bombers claimed a 31-point win in their AFL round 16 clash with the Western Bulldogs on Sunday. The …

Stephen Milne’s playing future beyond this season is a complicated matter for St Kilda as the veteran AFL star and the club deal with his off-field issues. The 33-year-old returned …

Beaten by the Thai All Stars in their tour opener, new Manchester United manager David Moyes says he expects another “big test” when his English Premier League champions meet a …

Goals by Kevin Nolan and Jack Collison guided West Ham to a 2-0 victory at Bournemouth in a testimonial game for Stephen Purches at the Goldsands Stadium. The Hammers took …

Norwich manager Chris Hughton continued his pre-season spending spree as the Premier League club signed Holland midfielder Leroy Fer from FC Twente. Fer’s move to Carrow Road on a four-year …

Hawthorn have put a revised offer to star forward Lance Franklin that looms as the largest player deal in the AFL club’s history if he accepts. President Andrew Newbold has …

Canterbury revived their aspirations of a top-four NRL finish at ANZ Stadium on Sunday when they chalked up a 39-0 win over a depleted Melbourne in a lukewarm repeat of …

Western Force forward Hugh McMeniman will be available for Wallabies selection in the upcoming Rugby Championship after being cleared of a serious neck injury. McMeniman was taken to hospital on …

The Queensland Reds will head to Christchurch confident of conquering the Crusaders to complete an unprecedented sweep of New Zealand opposition and keep their Super Rugby championship hopes alive. Like …

The AFL career of Murray Newman is at the crossroads after the troubled West Coast midfielder abandoned his WAFL side midway through a match. Newman walked out on his Swan …

Lleyton Hewitt will have to win two matches in one day if he’s to lift his first ATP Tour title in more than three years at the Hall of Fame …