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Collingwood AFL coach Nathan Buckley has hinted Harry O’Brien isn’t an automatic inclusion next week after the Magpies beat Carlton by 41 points in their round-15 clash. O’Brien missed Friday …

How Neil Craig must wish that Kurt Tippett somehow ended up at Melbourne. Two years after last coaching Tippett at Adelaide, Craig remains a big fan of the key forward. …

He may have copped a cheeky dig after impressing at V8 Supercars practice in Townsville on Friday but it seems former champion James Courtney plans to have the last laugh …

Essendon coach James Hird remains confident of retaining sought-after ruckman Tom Bellchambers and forward Stewart Crameri as other AFL clubs circle their tall timber. Bellchambers and Crameri both come out …

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire says George Burgess has learned his lesson from a recent brush with the law, describing the powerful prop as a good kid. Burgess was suspended …

Former Test star David Giffin has delivered a stirring speech to have the Wallabies pumped for Saturday night’s series-deciding showdown with the British and Irish Lions in Sydney. Giffin, a …

Novak Djokovic called it one of the most thrilling matches of his career. Juan Martin del Potro felt he played better than when he won the 2009 US Open. Everyone …

Darren Lehmann has been the mouthpiece for the Australian cricket team since his appointment as coach and selector on the eve of the Ashes series. But captain Michael Clarke has …

In the most emphatic sign yet that his back is not troubling him, Australia captain Michael Clarke says he’ll be fit to bowl, if required, during the Ashes. Australia could …

Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti was the surprise leader of the French Open after a sparkling three-under-par 68 on Friday lifted the 30-year-old into a one-shot lead after two rounds of dramatic …

Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke says the suspended David Warner does not deserve the added punishment of not being considered for the first Test. Clarke dismissed the notion that allowing …

Novak Djokovic defeated heroic Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 on Friday in the longest Wimbledon semi-final in history to move into his 11th Grand …

Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki insisted on Friday that she will not turn off the waterworks despite locker room resentment over her reputation as a drama queen. The permanently smiling German, …

David Moyes used his first news conference as Manchester United manager on Friday to declare that striker Wayne Rooney was “not for sale”. Rooney’s future has been clouded by uncertainty …

Australia’s bowlers were unable to deliver the killer blow to Worcestershire on Friday, with the tour match petering out into a draw. Missing Ashes strike weapons James Pattinson and Mitchell …

Australia’s bowlers are battling for results on the final day of the four-day practice match against Worcestershire at New Road. The tourists have just one session remaining to take six …

Sebastian Vettel bounced back to his best on Friday when he led the way for Red Bull in the second free practice for this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the …

Australians Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua have reached their second grand slam women’s doubles final with a straight-sets win in the semi-finals at Wimbledon. The 13th seeds beat the seventh-seeded …