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Former All Blacks wing Hosea Gear is primed to play probably his last Super Rugby game in New Zealand on his old home ground on Saturday night. Gear will run …

Ashleigh Barty missed a chance to reach a second doubles semi-final at Wimbledon as she and fellow Australian John Peers bowed out of the mixed event. The pair down went …

Former Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori has ruled himself out of a New Zealand Cricket retainer contract for the coming season as he recovers from achilles surgery. The 34-year-old left-arm …

West Bromwich Albion says it has signed former Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka to a one-year contract as it prepares for the next Premier League season. The 34-year-old …

Everything appears to be going to script for defending V8 Supercars champion James Whincup ahead of this weekend’s Townsville round. And that usually does not mean pretty reading for his …

Two-time AFL Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt says he’s determined to finalise a new deal which will keep him at Richmond. The 24-year-old, who won All-Australian selection in 2010, is out-of-contract …

Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel said on Thursday his Red Bull team has discovered the reason for a gearbox failure that forced him to retire in leading position with 10 …

Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford insists there’s no reason why the AFL premiers can’t field all three of their premier big men, now that the chance to do so has finally …

The heat is on but under-fire Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says his focus is solely on Australia’s series-deciding Test with the British and Irish Lions on Saturday night. Former Wallabies …

The Midwestern US city best known for one of the world’s highest profile car races is preparing for a proper game of cricket. Indianapolis is spending $US6 million ($A6.6 million) …

Formula One drivers will withdraw from the German Grand Prix if there are more tyre blowouts during Sunday’s race. Last weekend, a number of blowouts overshadowed the British GP, causing …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan believes Paul Gallen’s injury-plagued season could translate into the secret ingredient that catapults the Sharks into genuine NRL premiership contenders. For so long the workhorse which …

Denmark’s Anders Hansen overcame the effects of a hand injury to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the French Open at Le Golf National on Thursday. The …

One semi-finalist is rebounding from a taxing five-set comeback. Another was so overwhelmed to reach the final four, he sat on the court and wept. One more has a knee …

Michael Clarke once again led the way for Australia with an emphatic century against Worcestershire, but in a welcomed change less than a week out from the start of the …

Sabine Lisicki, the smiling darling of Centre Court, and eccentric Marion Bartoli, who happily slept away the minutes leading up to her semi-final, set up an unlikely Wimbledon final on …

Manchester United announced on Thursday that long-serving midfielder Ryan Giggs and former player Phil Neville are to take up coaching roles with the English Premier League champions next season. Giggs, …

Star South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has been excluded from two national squads for an 18-day tour of Sri Lanka. The Proteas play five one-day internationals and three Twenty20 …