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The good news for St Kilda, as they prepare to face Geelong on Saturday night, is that the Cats have slipped up against bottom-eight sides twice in the past five …

AFL coaching legend Kevin Sheedy says he’s not bothered that his swan song might be overseeing the first winless season by any club in almost five decades. Sheedy’s Greater Western …

The trademark smile has returned for Holden veteran Craig Lowndes. And that won’t make V8 Supercars series leader Jamie Whincup a happy chappy. Enduring a difficult last round in Townsville …

ARU chief executive Bill Pulver says Benji Marshall is a unique athlete who can re-energise his career by moving to the 15-man code from rugby league. New Zealander and long-time …

Canberra coach David Furner is remaining coy on whether centre Blake Ferguson will make his NRL comeback on Saturday against good buddy and St George Illawarra fullback Josh Dugan. While …

John Cartwright has watched his Titans leak an unacceptable 23 tries in three games and is now confronted with the best attacking team in the NRL. But the Gold Coast …

Richmond on Friday celebrated the re-signing of star forward Jack Riewoldt for a further three AFL seasons, but a couple of key names remain out of contract. The sixth-placed Tigers …

This wasn’t the job description Braith Anasta signed up to. Recruited following a tumultuous end to his time at the Sydney Roosters in 2012, Anasta thought he was heading to …

Essendon’s board have declared their unanimous backing for chairman David Evans and coach James Hird amid speculation the long-running anti-doping investigation is straining relationships at the AFL club. And Andrew …

Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara claims Manchester United never made a serious move to sign him – despite weeks of media speculation linking him with Old Trafford. The 23-year-old moved …

New Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie says James O’Connor could end up as a Tim Horan-type inside centre, despite deciding to shift him from five-eighth to the outside backs. As expected, …

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse has reportedly agreed to wear the Premier League club’s Wonga logo on his shirt despite previously objecting due to his religious views. Cisse pulled out of …

Grant Mayer is accustomed to success, so when the new Wests Tigers chief executive spends his first day on the job talking about a NRL grand final appearance in 2016, …

Gold Coast are daring to dream about making the AFL finals following the biggest upset in the fledgling club’s history but they’re expecting far less favours from Carlton on Saturday. …

Third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova battled past an aggressive Stefanie Voegele on Thursday to set up a quarter-final clash with Urszula Radwanska at the WTA Tour’s Stanford tournament. Slovakia’s Cibulkova let 5-2 …

Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson is unfazed about sending boys on a men’s AFL mission against Fremantle on Saturday night. Sanderson lost his trusty full-back Ben Rutten to a shoulder injury …

Richmond have re-signed star forward Jack Riewoldt for a further three AFL seasons. Riewoldt, 24, has kicked 47 goals in 2013 and is third in the Coleman Medal race – …

Melbourne’s interim AFL coach Neil Craig is urging the Demons to avoid caving in to pressure to make a rushed decision on who gets the job for 2014. Former Adelaide …