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On paper Collingwood have the antithesis of what’s considered the ideal preparation for an AFL preliminary final. Two key players in major doubt, a captain sidelined by suspension, an interstate …

England have set Australia a challenging target of 173 to win their World Twenty20 warm-up match at Nondescripts Cricket Club ground in Colombo. After being invited to bat in steamy …

Formula One drivers have become too aggressive because they are walking away from major accidents but “luck will run out one day”, Mark Webber has warned. The Australian says F1’s …

Sought-after Collingwood midfielder Sharrod Wellingham remains confident he will be a Magpie in 2013 and beyond. Wellingham comes off contract at the end of the AFL season, and is understood …

Matthew Brabham, the grandson of triple Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham, has taken a major step in his bid to race Formula One. The 18-year-old son of Sir …

P – Peter Senior added to his tally of near-misses on the Champions Tour when he stormed home to finish third in the inaugural Hawaii Championship. Still seeking his first …

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy believes Billy Slater is getting back to his game-breaking best, just in time for their NRL preliminary final against Manly. Slater was devastating in the …

Australia have been drawn against defending champions Fiji for next month’s IRB Rugby Sevens series opener at the Gold Coast. The draw for the October 13-14 event at Skilled Park …

All Collingwood players will attend the funeral service on Thursday for former teammate John McCarthy, a day before taking on Sydney in an AFL preliminary final. The funeral for McCarthy …

Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich has confirmed he requires surgery after battling niggling injuries for much of the AFL season. Pavlich will fly to Melbourne this week where he will undergo …

Adelaide are rallying around struggling forward Kurt Tippett, who may be about to play his last game for the AFL club. Queensland-born Tippett is canvassing multi-million dollar offers to return …

Catalans Dragons boss Trent Robinson says his side needs to learn their lessons from their 46-6 thrashing at the hands of Wigan as they attempt to save their Super League …

Adelaide goalsneak Jared Petrenko is confident of overcoming a dislocated shoulder and playing against Hawthorn in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final. Petrenko was in tears after Adelaide’s semi-final victory against Fremantle, …

Fremantle defender Alex Silvagni is set to miss the club’s first AFL game of 2013 if he accepts a one-match ban for headbutting handed down by the match review panel. …

Hawthorn vice-captain Jordan Lewis says the Hawks will give underdogs Adelaide the utmost respect in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final against Adelaide at the MCG. Lewis is certain to return to …

Sydney coach John Longmire has all but confirmed Ben McGlynn will miss Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against Collingwood. It was initially suspected McGlynn’s season would definitely be over after …

Melbourne Storm are confident of having a full roster to select from for their NRL grand final qualifier against arch-rivals Manly on Friday night. The team appeared full of beans …

Veteran pacemen Doug Bollinger and Mitchell Johnson attempt to start the testing climb back to the top level when NSW and Western Australia open the Sheffield Shield season at the …