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Hawthorn ruckman David Hale and North Melbourne defender Taylor Hine are available for round one of the AFL season after they were cleared of match-day reports. The match review panel …

The Queensland Reds are holding their breath with in-form flanker Liam Gill undergoing scans on his knee ahead of Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Bulls. While Wallabies captain …

Adelaide captain Nathan van Berlo has delivered a massive swipe at the AFL club’s former key forward Kurt Tippett. Van Berlo said Tippett did not handle last year’s contract saga …

The AFL’s revenue jumped by 24 per cent last year as they took in more money than ever before. The revenue figure for 2012 was $425 million, up $82 million …

Melbourne star fullback Billy Slater is free to face Canterbury despite being charged with dangerous contact from an incident in the Storm’s round two NRL win over North Queensland. Slater …

Western Australia coach Justin Langer will catch up with Mike Hussey over lunch this week in a bid to convince the 37-year-old to play on next season. And Langer says …

Rafael Benitez insisted the ugly scenes sparked by Frank Lampard’s 200th goal for Chelsea in the 2-0 win over West Ham shouldn’t overshadow the England midfielder’s landmark achievement. Lampard finally …

Sam Warburton insists it won’t bother him if he never regains the Wales captaincy even though his reticence could deprive him of the honour of leading the British and Irish …

Adelaide skipper Nathan van Berlo is set to remain a Crow for life after signing a new three-year deal with the AFL club. The 26-year-old has committed to the Crows …

New Zealand and England will head to Auckland locked at 0-0 in their three-Test series after the second match was drawn in rain-soaked Wellington. Constant light rain on the final …

Coach Des Hasler says Ben Barba’s welfare is more important than footballing considerations and he won’t rush his superstar fullback into the Canterbury side to play Melbourne in Thursday’s NRL …

Vice-captain Shane Watson is heading back to rejoin the Australian cricket squad in India on Monday. One of four players suspended from the current third Test in Mohali, Watson returned …

Brisbane centre Justin Hodges has given himself an outside chance of playing in Saturday night’s NRL clash with the Sydney Roosters after suffering a hamstring scare at the weekend. The …

Warriors captain Adam Voges is optimistic about the future of West Australian cricket despite Sunday’s disappointing loss to Queensland that cost the side a place in the Sheffield Shield final. …

Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Martin del Potro 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to win his third Indian Wells ATP Masters title. Nadal cemented his return from a seven-month injury layoff …

Stacy Lewis has claimed the world No.1 women’s golf ranking by firing a final-round eight-under-par 64 to beat Japan’s Ai Miyazato by three strokes on Sunday at the LPGA Founders …

After a difficult season opener in Melbourne, Mark Webber believes things can only get better at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. A horror start and sundry problems with his Red …

Paceman Peter Siddle is confident skipper Michael Clarke can shrug off a back complaint to bat in Australia’s second innings in the third Test against India on Monday. Australia are …