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Former Melbourne coach Dean Bailey will have his name cleared of tanking allegations, Adelaide Crows coach Brenton Sanderson says. The AFL will soon detail what, if any, charges come from …

Matthew Ebden became the third Australian through to the second round of the San Jose ATP Open in California on Wednesday, downing Rik De Voest 6-2 7-5. Ebden beat the …

Having endured the darkest of days followed by the brave new dawn at the Reds, star Melbourne recruit Scott Higginbotham knows what it takes to make a quantum leap forward …

Canberra chief executive Don Furner says a 30-minute briefing from Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority officials on Thursday was very beneficial in a stressful week for the club. The Raiders were …

New Zealand teen amateur Lydia Ko showed why Karrie Webb said she’s ready to turn professional as she produced a blistering front nine in the first round of the Women’s …

Despite his recent domination of V8 Supercars, defending champion Jamie Whincup has lowered his expectations for the coming season given the sport’s new paradigm. Whincup has won four championship titles …

Adam Scott is starting his US PGA Tour season at Riviera Country Club this week confident 2013 can be the year he breaks his major championship drought. Continuing his trend …

With only a few weeks left before a decision on long putters, British Open champion Ernie Els hopes that golf officials change their minds. The US Golf Association and Royal …

Rafael Nadal will not play his scheduled doubles match at the Brazil Open on Wednesday because of “knee overuse”, organisers said. But they added that the Spanish star intends to …

Sydney Roosters have signed former NSW Origin back-rower Luke O’Donnell on a one-year NRL contract, making him the club’s fourth big off-season recruit. The deal was finalised after O’Donnell, who …

Queensland director of coaching Ewen McKenzie continued the niggle and mind games leading into Saturday night’s Super Rugby opener against the Brumbies by opting against naming his starting team on …

Samantha Stosur bounced back from Australia’s Fed Cup loss to the Czech Republic, downing Romanian Monica Niculescu 6-4 1-6 6-3 on Wednesday at the Qatar Open. Stosur was beaten by …

P – Sri Lanka team manager Charith Senanayake was suspended on Wednesday pending a hearing by cricket authorities into three undisclosed charges. A statement released by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) …

Roger Federer began the defence of his Rotterdam World Tennis title by crushing Slovenia’s Grega Zemlja 6-3 6-1 in just 57 minutes. Federer advanced effortlessly into the second round over …

Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson has begun the search for a replacement for Australian forward Luke O’Donnell, who has been released by mutual agreement. The 32-year-old former Kangaroo international had another …

A trim and motivated Piri Weepu will make his first appearance for the Blues this year in their final Super Rugby pre-season match against the Highlanders in Queenstown on Friday. …

Forward Chris Mayne is back in Fremantle’s leadership group after the most successful season of his AFL career. The 24-year-old finished runner up in the Dockers’ best and fairest voting …

Victoria Azarenka began her bid for back-to-back titles for the second tournament in a row with a victory over herself, a treacherous Gulf wind as well as a middle ranking …