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Nearly a year of Super Rugby heartache is over for the Highlanders, who notched their first win of the season with a courageous 25-22 defeat of the Sharks in Dunedin. …

Mark Skaife described Craig Lowndes as the perfect man to break his V8 Supercars record of most career race wins after the Holden driver cruised to victory in Perth on …

Melbourne Storm’s unbeaten run has come to a crashing halt with Canberra upsetting the NRL champions 24-20 at AAMI Park. With live-wire centre Blake Ferguson leading the charge through two …

Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge inspired his side to a hard-fought 11 point away victory against Adelaide on Saturday. Hodge was superb as the Hawks came from behind in the last …

Greater Western Sydney midfielder Tom Scully has been encouraged to remember the criticism he cops in the early years of his AFL career to steel himself to become a champion. …

It didn’t kill them and North Melbourne hope the hellish opening to their AFL season will make them stronger. The Kangaroos notched a relieving 10-point victory and ended Port Adelaide’s …

Top-placed Essendon have turned the potential for an embarrassing AFL defeat into what coach James Hird says is yet another example of his players’ growing maturity. Hird admits the unbeaten …

Craig Lowndes has claimed a record-breaking 91st career win in the opening race of the V8 Supercars round in Perth. The 38-year-old Holden driver overtook his Red Bull Racing teammate …

For Casey Stoner, it seems double the wheels means double the frustration. The 27-year-old endured another difficult day in Perth on Saturday in just his third race in a V8 …

North Melbourne have ended Port Adelaide’s unbeaten start to the AFL season with a hard fought 10-point victory at Bellerive. The Kangaroos improved their season to 2-4 with a 14.9(93) …

St Kilda defender Sam Gilbert is expected to spend months on the AFL sidelines but won’t need a full knee reconstruction. Gilbert hyperextended his left knee in Friday night’s 15.13 …

A sluggish Essendon have sprung to life in time to avoid having their unbeaten AFL streak ended by winless Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium. For slightly more than a …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is unconcerned at the lack of form shown by several of his top-flight players in Super Rugby. Hansen, who will name his squad for three …

Holden’s Jamie Whincup has claimed pole position for the first race of the V8 Supercars round in Perth following a chaotic qualifying session. The four-time series champion logged a lap …

Dustin Fletcher’s dad has tipped the Essendon veteran will become the third member of the AFL 400-game club and says his son should play until he drops. The 368-game defender …

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie says poor decisions made by the third match official (TMO) could have easily cost his team their Super Rugby victory over the Melbourne Rebels on Friday …

Mark and Jarrad McVeigh were denied the chance to play an AFL match as teammates, but the NSW brothers’ mutual dream of playing together isn’t completely over. Sydney co-captain Jarrad …

Captain Ben Mowen says the fact many young Brumbies in his side have never faced the Crusaders before is an advantage. The old Super Rugby foes will return to Canberra …