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The Sonny Bill Williams show has rolled into his home town of Auckland, but the Warriors aren’t getting caught up in the hype. Rather than worry about Williams, who will …

Sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych became the first player to reach the men’s semi-finals at the Indian Wells Masters today, beating Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4. Berdych will play the winner of …

Australia’s biggest sport starts the new season with an integrity crisis. Even without “peptide” suddenly becoming as well-known a word as “premiership”, the AFL has suffered through a horror off-season. …

England have struck New Zealand resistance as they stutter towards a sizeable first innings score on the second morning of the second Test in Wellington. The tourists lost overnight centurion …

Sydney recruit Kurt Tippett will try his hand at coaching while sitting out the first half of the Swans’ AFL premiership defence. Tippett, who won’t play until June 22 this …

An unremarkable Six Nations has thrown up what promises to be a thrilling Cardiff finale as Wales and England meet on Saturday with the title, a grand slam and potentially …

Ireland have never lost to Italy in the Brian O’Driscoll era. A 14-year era that could be about to end on Saturday, in Rome. O’Driscoll hinted before the Six Nations …

Shane Shillingford destroyed an inept Zimbabwe batting line-up to set the West Indies on the way to a comprehensive nine-wicket win inside three days in the first Test on Thursday. …

Australia’s Samantha Stosur was forced to withdraw from her Indian Wells quarter-final match against Angelique Kerber due to a right calf injury on Thursday. Former US Open champion Stosur was …

Recently retired batting great Mike Hussey has warned Australia coach Mickey Arthur that putting the right team culture in place will take time. Time is something Arthur doesn’t have a …

Reading caretaker manager Eamonn Dolan has hit back at claims the English Premier League club’s owner, Anton Zingarevich, could select the team for Saturday’s clash with Manchester United. Dolan was …

Defence will be New Zealand’s route back into the second Test against an England side poised to build a mammoth first-innings score in Wellington on Friday. The tourists have 500-plus …

Brian O’Driscoll was named Thursday in the Ireland side to take on Italy in their Six Nations closer in Rome on Saturday in what could be his final match in …

Gethin Jenkins was declared fit on Thursday to captain Wales in Saturday’s Six Nations title battle against England at the Millennium Stadium. Jenkins shrugged off a calf muscle problem that …

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both battled through three-set thrillers Wednesday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final at Indian Wells. Defending champion Federer defeated fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-7 …

Bulldogs star Ben Barba is on track to make his NRL return with coach Des Hasler confirming he’s back training with the side. Hasler said the 2012 Daily M player …

Coach Jake White has made a surprising five changes to the Brumbies’s undefeated starting line-up to bulk up for this weekend’s Super Rugby clash the Sharks in Durban. The Brumbies …

Parramatta’s resurgence has been nipped in the bud as an undermanned Canterbury got their NRL season going with a 20-16 win at Parramatta Stadium. The Bulldogs brushed away concerns they …