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South Sydney say they have put last week’s morale-sapping NRL finals loss to Melbourne behind them and are zeroing in on the club’s first September win in 25 years. The …

Statistics suggest otherwise but a confident Johnathan Thurston reckons the only thing likely to stop North Queensland from winning Friday night’s knockout NRL semi-final against Manly is themselves. The Cowboys …

North Melbourne forward Matthew Campbell is under police investigation and his AFL club is deciding how to sanction him after he was thrown out of a casino and allegedly damaged …

Fremantle utility Matt de Boer has praised the influence of skipper Matthew Pavlich, saying the 278-game veteran epitomises what it means to be an AFL leader. Pavlich was at his …

North Melbourne will appeal one of the tribunal suspensions that resulted in a hefty six-week AFL ban for Brent Harvey at the start of next season. They will challenge the …

Specialist openside flanker Francois Louw was selected to combat Richie McCaw’s influence among two changes to South Africa’s starting lineup for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Dunedin. …

Adelaide’s AFL stalwart Michael Doughty says he isn’t the sentimental type. Doughty will retire at the end of Adelaide’s season – which could be Friday night’s knockout semi-final against Fremantle. …

Queensland paceman Ben Cutting will return from a back injury in next week’s Futures League four-day cricket clash with Tasmania’s second XI. Cutting, named 12th man for last year’s first …

AFL footballer John McCarthy likely jumped from a three-storey building to a palm tree before falling to his death at a Las Vegas casino complex, authorities believe. Details of the …

The head of the AFL says the league needs to find a balance between giving players a break and looking after their welfare. AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou said incidents …

Bernard Tomic doesn’t seem to do regrets. Not publicly anyway. The teenager dodged questions about his controversial US Open at an Australian team media conference ahead of this week’s Davis …

Former Argentina and Australia international Topo Rodriguez predicts the Pumas can win the Rugby Championship by 2014. In their debut campaign against southern hemisphere heavyweights New Zealand, South Africa and …

English Premier League club Fulham have signed Greece captain Giorgos Karagounis on a free transfer. Karagounis has joined the west London side until the end of the current campaign after …

Allrounder James Franklin says New Zealand will take some confidence out of Tuesday’s Twenty20 victory over India, but they still have plenty to do ahead of the World Twenty20 tournament. …

As Canberra boss Don Furner puts it, his brother David hasn’t earned vindication, but rather a stay of execution. With his NRL team languishing in second last spot on the …

Chelsea have been named European Club of the Year by the European Club Association. The European champions were handed the award by their peers at yesterday’s third annual ECA Awards. …

Grief-stricken teammates of AFL footballer John McCarthy have arrived back in Australia after the death of the Port Adelaide player at a Las Vegas casino complex. A group of 10 …

With the gorilla off his back and his place in tennis’s Big Four now secure, Andy Murray has fixed his sights on becoming world No.1. Eight long years after sparking …