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Daniil Medvedev lost his first match since reaching the US Open semi-finals as he was beaten 6-4 6-3 Tuesday by unseeded French player Ugo Humbert in the first round of …

Harry Wilson’s path to the Wallabies was set by his first coach in the NSW country town of Gunnedah. Not an unusual story, except his first coach was Tim Gavin …

Geelong forward Tom Hawkins doesn’t believe his six-goal mauling of Port Adelaide earlier this year will give him or the Cats a psychological edge in next week’s AFL finals opener. …

Third-seeded Gael Monfils has been eliminated in the first round of the Hamburg European Open, losing 6-4 6-3 to 103rd-ranked Yannick Hanfmann. Hanfmann needed just 1 hour and 13 minutes …

Tim Lafai has played his last NRL game for Canterbury after being found guilty of a high tackle. The centre will miss Saturday’s final-round clash with Penrith, after he unsuccessful …

Melbourne defender Steven May and Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy have been snubbed by All Australian selectors. The duo’s fine personal seasons haven’t been rewarded with selection in a 40-man squad …

Ben Hunt is set to be fit for November’s State of Origin series in some welcome positive news for coach Kevin Walters. The St George Illawarra utility is suspended for …

Port Adelaide are bracing for some brutal selection calls with three frontliners to return for their AFL qualifying final. Key backman Tom Clurey, All Australian nominee Zak Butters and halfback …

Star West Coast midfielder Elliot Yeo has been ruled out for the rest of the AFL season due to a painful case of osteitis pubis. Yeo hasn’t played since succumbing …

The NRL’s final round will be devoid of several stars with 29 players rested or managed through to October by the league’s top-eight clubs. Melbourne have led the charge with …

Queenslander Rothfire remains a clear-cut Golden Rose favourite but he will have to contend with a wide barrier draw. A brilliant winner of The Run To The Rose at his …

Trent Busuttin assesses the Melbourne midweek program as a crucial day for his three Victoria Derby aspirants, who will all be in action at Flemington. Two of them, Clinched and …

The Wallabies have Test centurion Matt Giteau to thank for Irae Simone’s unlikely commitment to Australia over his birth country New Zealand. The big Brumbies centre is part of the …

AFL pacesetters Port Adelaide and Geelong each have five nominations for the All Australian side, the most of any clubs. The AFL has released the 40-man squad for the ceremonial …

The NRL will limit the use of scrums and minimise stoppages for bunker referrals and penalties under a set of rules to be trialled in this weekend’s dead rubbers. In …

Redcliffe chairman Bob Jones has declared the Dolphins “NRL ready” after the opening of an 11,500-capacity stadium bolstered their ambition to become the competition’s 17th team. The completion of the …

Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins is only too happy to hear speculation the Cats are attempting to lure Joe Daniher to the club. The 2020 Coleman Medallist would have no issue …

Harris Andrews is back in full training this week and eyeing a return from his hamstring injury in Brisbane’s AFL qualifying final showdown with flag favourites Richmond. The All-Australian defender …