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South Sydney’s prodigal son Beau Champion will make his Rabbitohs comeback in the NRL club’s Return to Redfern trial match against Papua New Guinea next month. The South Sydney junior …

Without the Nine Network’s heavy financial commitment to Australian cricket, George Bailey might find himself “flipping burgers” for a living. That’s the view of Nine’s executive producer of cricket Brad …

Excited by their Big Bash exploits, Michael Clarke has endorsed the return of former cricket bad boys Luke Pomersbach and Shaun Marsh to the Australian team. Captain Clarke on Thursday …

World No.1 Victoria Azarenka empathises with Samantha Stosur’s sorry plight, saying mental demons plague every tennis player at times in their career. Azarenka on Thursday was surprised to hear Stosur …

The NSW Waratahs’ resistance to forfeiting their Wallabies for an extended Test camp before the Lions series has been inflamed by a needless injury to lock Kane Douglas. Douglas rolled …

Super-fit Andy Murray kept his cool on a brutally hot Melbourne Day to ease through to the third round of the Australian Open. Murray, who undergoes a tough off-season training …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is done with the Greta Garbo approach – at least for now. Having spent 18 months without a coach following his split with long-time mentor Eric Winogradsky early …

AFL club Port Adelaide have expressed their disappointment over ex-Melbourne forward Liam Jurrah’s alleged drink-driving incident. Port chose not to draft Jurrah for 2013 after giving the 24-year-old Northern Territory …

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka was quick to defend the depth of women’s tennis after cruising into the third round of the Australian Open. Russian Maria Sharapova has led a march …

Samantha Stosur’s flummoxed coach acknowledges his charge’s mental frailties, but challenges anyone to find the magic solution. No-one has endured more Stosur centre-court meltdowns than David Taylor, who linked up …

The Perth Scorchers’ bid to win the Twenty20 Big Bash title has suffered a huge blow, with opener Herschelle Gibbs an unlikely starter for Saturday night’s home final against the …

Serena Williams has eased concerns over an ankle injury by moving effortlessly into the third round of the Australian Open. Williams defeated 19-year-old Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-2 6-0. While there …

Star Sydney Roosters recruit Michael Jennings says he is disappointed with Penrith coach Ivan Cleary’s stinging assessment that he was released because he wasn’t living up to his lofty wage. …

Australian batsman Aaron Finch is a late addition to the Auckland team to take on Wellington in Friday’s crucial New Zealand Twenty20 semi-final at the Basin Reserve. Finch arrives fresh …

Australia’s leading halfback Cooper Cronk says South Sydney’s Adam Reynolds has the ability to seize the NSW State of Origin jersey with a standout performance in next month’s All Stars …

French crowd pleaser Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a minimum of fuss. Tsonga – whose best grand slam result came when he …

Australian allrounder Moises Henriques is undergoing X-rays on a finger injury that threatens to delay his long-awaited return to international cricket. The Australian team hold fears Henriques may have broken …

Rafael Benitez blamed Chelsea’s defensive problems for their failure to beat struggling Southampton and admitted skipper John Terry remains in major doubt for the weekend clash with Arsenal. Chelsea allowed …