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The attention focused on Petero Civoniceva’s last Suncorp Stadium appearance on Friday night has overshadowed an impressive milestone by his young teammate Andrew McCullough. The 22-year-old hooker from Dalby will …

Aaron Baddeley needs roughly a top-25 finish in Boston this week to survive in the FedEx Cup playoffs but the only number he cares about is one. Baddeley tees it …

Australian teenager Bernard Tomic has the chance to end Andy Roddick’s tennis career after the American on Thursday revealed the US Open would be his final tournament. Roddick, the 2003 …

Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt are the last Australians standing in the US Open men’s singles following the second-round demise of Matt Ebden at Flushing Meadows. Ebden succumbed 6-4 6-2 …

Liverpool striker Andy Carroll ended months of speculation over his future by joining West Ham on a season-long loan on Thursday. Carroll’s future at Anfield has been in doubt since …

Veteran New Zealand seam bowler Chris Martin has been dropped for the second cricket Test against India starting in Bangalore on Friday. Martin makes way for Tim Southee in the …

French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the first major casualty of the US Open on Thursday when he slumped to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 defeat to unheralded Slovak Martin …

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, Aug 30 AFP – As Kimi Raikkonen prepared himself for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, he was convinced that he is a genuine contender to become the 2012 …

Australia have named a 12-man squad for Friday’s second one-day international in Abu Dhabi, with spinner Xavier Doherty under consideration for a recall. Michael Clarke’s men scored a four-wicket win …

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland, Aug 30 AP – Gregory Bourdy of France shot an 8-under 63 to lead by two strokes after the rain-swept European Masters first round on Thursday. Bourdy, who …

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, Aug 30 AFP – Martin Whitmarsh has suggested that if Jenson Button does not perform well at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix he might be asked to support …

Fulham manager Martin Jol says the club is close to signing Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United. The former Bulgaria striker, who has been out of favour at United since the …

India have vowed no let-up as they target a clean sweep in the series against New Zealand with a win in the second and final Test starting on Friday, skipper …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted his side will soon rediscover their goal touch ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game away to Liverpool. Arsenal sold top-scorer Robin van Persie over the …

Disgraced Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif said on Thursday he will pursue an appeal against a seven-year ban imposed on him by cricket’s governing body over the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. The …

England fast bowler Steven Finn saluted retiring Test captain Andrew Strauss for his “masterful” leadership as the side faced up to life without the opening batsman. Strauss retired from all …

All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams arrived in Japan on Thursday for the next stage of his colourful rugby career, boosting the profile of the game in the country ahead …

Collingwood finally lost patience with their key forward double act, dropping Chris Dawes for Saturday night’s key AFL match against Essendon. Dawes and Travis Cloke have struggled in the lead-up …