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Andrew Johns heard whispers he was going to be named rugby league’s eighth Immortal but nothing prepared him for the sight of his image appearing on the Sydney Harbour Bridge …

Injured five-eighth Quade Cooper says he’s unlikely to play for the Wallabies again unless his concerns about the state of Australian rugby are addressed. Cooper, who spoke of a “toxic …

Andrew Johns has leapfrogged Norm Provan, Ron Coote and Mal Meninga to become rugby league’s eighth immortal. Johns, the former Newcastle star, joins Bob Fulton, John Raper, Clive Churchill, Reg …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says his side’s key defenders can’t match Sydney for size and weight and could struggle if the Swans midfield gets on top in Saturday’s AFL grand …

Andrew Johns has leapfrogged Norm Provan, Ron Coote and Mal Meninga to become rugby league’s eighth immortal. Johns, the former Newcastle star, joins Bob Fulton, John Raper, Clive Churchill, Reg …

Eight-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb will not take part in all of the 2013 season, his Citroen team said Thursday. The 38-year-old Frenchman, who is leading this season’s drivers’ …

Hawthorn’s Tom Murphy knew all week the axe was hovering. It fell on Thursday afternoon. Coach Alastair Clarkson and head of coaching Chris Fagan confirmed to Murphy that for the …

Samantha Stosur has scored a rare win over Maria Sharapova, a spot in the Pan Pacific semi-finals and improved her chances of featuring in the WTA’s end of season event …

Australian Bernard Tomic has battled his way to a quarter-final spot with a come-from-behind win over Israeli Dudi Sela at the Thailand Open on Thursday. Tomic struggled but eventually came …

Enigmatic NSW and Australian cricket allrounder Moises Henriques declared he had tossed a gorilla-like weight from his shoulders after finally getting his maiden first-class century on Thursday. Henriques 25, did …

Both Hawthorn and Sydney are adamant expected rain won’t cause them AFL grand final pain. The forecast of dire weather for Saturday’s premiership decider at the MCG throws a curve …

Collingwood star forward Travis Cloke came close to walking out on the AFL club before the Magpies caved in and gave him a five-year contract. But Collingwood are confident the …

Harbhajan Singh’s verbal spat with Andrew Symonds during the Sydney Test of 2008 and Virat Kohli’s outburst during last summer’s Adelaide Test epitomise the tense nature of Australia-India clashes. And …

Hawthorn’s Tom Murphy will have to deal with AFL grand final heartache for the second time in his career, after being dropped for Saturday’s MCG decider against Sydney. Murphy was …

Test batsmen Ricky Ponting and Ed Cowan both missed out in their first domestic cricket innings of the season, against a NSW team inspired by a career-best effort from Moises …

Five-eighth Kurtley Beale will be given a licence to thrill in his return to the Wallabies’ starting side for their Rugby Championship Test with South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday. …

AFL boss Andrew Demetriou concedes Hawthorn have been unfairly disadvantaged heading into Saturday’s grand final by an anomaly in the finals fixture. The AFL chief executive has also blasted the …

Three games, two defeats, one try and a fair bit of frustration: Sonny Bill Williams hasn’t made the smoothest of starts to life in Japan’s Top League. The All Blacks …