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Britain’s Mike Conway took pole position for Sunday’s Indy Duel in Detroit II race in Saturday morning time trials, the first pole triumph for himself and long-time car owner Dale …

World No.1 Novak Dkjokovic cancelled his post-match press conference at the French Open on Saturday in tribute to his first coach, Jelena Gencic, who has died aged 77. The top …

China’s Feng Shanshan seized a three-stroke lead after the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Saturday while Australian Karrie Webb is still in contention heading into the final …

Ricky Ponting has called time on his international cricket career but he has not finished with English bowling as he marked his first-class Surrey debut with a century. The 38-year-old …

Injury-prone big man Nathan Vardy’s four-goal haul in his first AFL game of the season put the exclamation point on Geelong’s 52-point win over Gold Coast. The Cats charged to …

NSW skipper Paul Gallen went through his first competitive training session in almost a month on Sunday as the Blues cranked up their preparations for Wednesday’s State of Origin opener. …

Castres captain Remi Tales emulated opposite number Jonny Wilkinson by knocking over two late drop goals to guide Castres to a stunning 19-14 upset of European champions Toulon in the …

Samantha Stosur may prioritise training over playing lead-up events for Wimbledon in a bid to buck her poor run of results at the grass court grand slam. Stosur revealed after …

Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett has repeated his call for the NRL to ban the ‘cannonball tackle’ after Knights backrower Alex McKinnon was stretchered off in their loss to South Sydney …

Matt Kuchar seized a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the US PGA Memorial tournament while reigning Masters champion Adam Scott and fellow Australian Matt Jones remain well …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley slammed his players’ lack of hunger in their nine-point AFL loss to the Western Bulldogs, saying it was his side’s worst defeat of the season. …

Queensland will make a decision on the State of Origin availability of winger Darius Boyd after he undergoes a final fitness test with the Maroons at Coolum on Sunday before …

Essendon coach James Hird admits his AFL side has work to do before they can challenge the league’s premiership favourites. Reigning premiers Sydney pulled away late to beat the Bombers …

As NSW’s most experienced player, much is expected of gun fullback Jarryd Hayne. The Parramatta star is just 25 years old, but with 16 Origins to his name he’s one …

New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott hopes his side can learn from their recent history as they seek to win their one-day series against England. As happened in South Africa earlier …

South Africa rugby coach Heyneke Meyer named nine uncapped players on Saturday for a June quadrangular Test series. The Springboks play Italy in Durban on June 8, Scotland in Nelspruit …

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were supposed to be the French Open bill-toppers at Roland Garros on Saturday, but their thunder was firmly stolen by events away from the centre …

Shane Watson scored a sparkling century as Australia beat the West Indies by four wickets in a Champions Trophy warm-up match in Cardiff on Friday. Watson’s magnificent 135, which came …