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Australia qualified for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens with a 12-7 win over Samoa in the final of the Oceania Championships in Sydney on Sunday. A long-range try to …

Anthony Minichiello hailed Mitchell Pearce after the Sydney Roosters halfback handed him a try on a platter so he could mark his 250th appearance for the club in style on …

A nightmare AFL weekend for Brett Ratten darkened further on Sunday when Mick Malthouse spoke about the adrenaline rush he felt from coaching. Questioned at length on Melbourne radio, Malthouse …

Acting head coach Steve Rixon says pace already looms as Australia’s trump card in the one-day international (ODI) series against Pakistan in Sharjah starting on Tuesday. Captain Michael Clarke led …

Fremantle settled the AFL top eight for the September finals with a shock 53-point win over North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The 20.12 (132) to 12.7 (79) scoreline …

Want some pressure? How about being the two co-drivers about to climb into the hot seats in the V8 Supercars championship. Just one point separates Holden’s Jamie Whincup and Ford’s …

Jamie Whincup delivered the response of a champion as he regained the lead in the V8 Supercars title race with victory at Sydney Motorsport Park on Sunday. The Holden racer, …

Western Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney believes the soft playing surface at Simonds Stadium has contributed to Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney finding form against Geelong on Saturday. Cooney picked up 28 …

Australian rugby great Simon Poidevin says sacking Wallabies coach Robbie Deans mid-contract would be “ridiculous”. Deans is contracted until the end of 2013 but former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has …

Geelong speedster Travis Varcoe’s chances of playing a major role in the Cats’ AFL finals campaign have decreased after he sustained a fresh foot injury in Saturday’s win over the …

New Zealand unveiled some much-needed grit in the first cricket Test as Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson neutralised Indian spin on the fourth morning at Hyderabad. After a two-hour delay …

V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup has responded in emphatic fashion to win Sunday’s 220km race at Sydney Motorsport Park and reclaim his series lead. The Holden ace, who lost his …

South Sydney superstar Greg Inglis issued an ominous warning ahead of the NRL finals as he spearheaded a 38-6 win over Parramatta which handed the Eels their first wooden spoon …

Geelong speedster Travis Varcoe has lasted just one quarter in his AFL comeback from a foot injury. Saturday’s clash with the Western Bulldogs at Simonds Stadium was Varcoe’s first AFL …

They started the year as favourites for the NRL premiership, but Wests Tigers will almost certainly start their Mad Monday celebrations next week after going down 44-20 to the Sydney …

Geelong’s Tom Hawkins kept himself in the Coleman Medal race with four goals as the Cats held out the Western Bulldogs in a hard-fought AFL clash on Sunday but lost …

Marcos Ambrose extended his NASCAR hot streak with a fifth placing in a hectic 500-lap night race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday. The result – following a win at …

The Wallabies presented a united front behind embattled coach Robbie Deans on Sunday, but conceded they’re only playing for second place in world rugby with the All Blacks all but …