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Teenage phenomenon Lydia Ko will return to defend her first professional golf title, the Women’s NSW Open, in January hoping for similar inspiration. The world No.1 ranked amateur, New Zealander …

The integrity of the Sheffield Shield is being undermined by green top pitches and Australia’s Test team is suffering as a result, South Australian coach Darren Berry says. He believes …

Sebastian Vettel produced the biggest improvement from a starting grid position in 23 years to keep his world title defence firmly on track as Australian teammate Mark Webber crashed out …

New St George Illawarra recruit Gerard Beale wasted little time in putting his hand up to take over the Dragons’ troubled No.1 jumper as the NRL club returned to pre-season …

The Brisbane Lions, preparing to send half their squad to a high-altitude camp in Arizona, will excuse star duo Jonathan Brown and Simon Black from the bulk of pre-season training. …

High-profile Brisbane recruit Scott Prince has described the events surrounding his departure from the Gold Coast NRL club he captained as “confusing”. Prince admitted to some first-day nerves when the …

Former Melbourne AFL skipper Brad Green has been recruited by Carlton as a midfield development coach. Green joined former Collingwood mentor Mick Malthouse ahead of their first official pre-season training …

Tom Lehman won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday to become the first golfer to win the Champions Tour season points title two straight years. After shooting 68-63-62 to …

Tennis great Roger Federer is in no doubt that Novak Djokovic deserves to finish 2012 as the world’s top-ranked player. Federer replaced Djokovic at the top of the standings after …

Daniel Ricciardo has finished in the world championship points for the sixth time in his first full season in Formula One, taking 10th place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. …

Victoria’s Rob Quiney expects to slot into No.3 as a direct replacement for injured Australian batsman Shane Watson if he’s called into the first Test against South Africa. The 30-year-old …

QPR may be rock bottom of the Barclays Premier League, but Ryan Nelsen insists the club’s problems are small fry compared to what others are going through in the world …

Queens Park Rangers and Reading were still both left searching for their first Premier League win of the season after sharing the points in a 1-1 draw at Loftus Road …

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has declared goalkicking halfback Morgan Parra fit to play against the Wallabies in their rugby union Test in Paris on Saturday. World Cup star Parra had …

An Efe Ambrose own goal in stoppage time sealed a remarkable Dundee United fightback as the home side came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with champions Celtic in …

Luis Suarez rescued a point for Liverpool with a sublime goal that owed nothing to his alleged penchant for diving in a 1-1 draw with 10-man Newcastle at Anfield on …

France on Sunday drafted novice prop Yannick Forestier and second rower Jocelino Suta in their 23-man squad to face their opening autumn international against the Wallabies on Saturday at Stade …

Gloucester centre Billy Twelvetrees and fly-half Freddie Burns were added to England’s rugby squad on Sunday ahead of the Test season. Twelvetrees is temporary cover for London Irish player Jonathan …