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Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has challenged his troops to kick on after the Storm emerged from a worrying month-long NRL slump. Bellamy is hoping Melbourne’s 46-6 dispatch of Penrith proves …

West Coast’s MCG clash in round 23 against Hawthorn has been scheduled for Friday night to allow the Eagles to return home to prepare for the finals series, the AFL …

NSW wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and paceman Pat Cummins are likely to have just two Sheffield Shield matches to convince Australian selectors they’re ready to resume their Test careers this summer. …

South Sydney enforcer Sam Burgess will be free to face Manly in Friday’s NRL crunch encounter after taking the early guilty plea to a grade two careless high tackle charge. …

Outgoing New Zealand cricket coach John Wright has called for a more ruthless self-analysis from the Black Caps’ batsmen after a disappointing West Indies tour ended early on Monday. New …

Robbie Deans says his squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship includes an injection of players in positions in which Australia has historically lacked depth and has hailed the form of …

Geelong coach Chris Scott fears West Coast’s vastly-superior ability to win free kicks this season could hurt the Cats in Friday night’s AFL clash in Perth unless his players tighten …

Daniel Vettori’s injury-enforced absence has opened the way for spinner Jeetan Patel’s inclusion in a 15-strong New Zealand squad named for the coming two-Test tour of India. National selection manager …

Fremantle defender Luke McPharlin will contest a charge of making a forceful front-on bump on West Coast’s Jack Darling at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night. McPharlin could have accepted …

Most of Australia is still trying to forget the British Open, but Adam Scott will embrace it as he looks to immediately bounce back and take out the PGA Championship. …

For the past few months, Aaron Baddeley has been unwittingly sabotaging himself on the golf course. But after a breakthrough powwow with his team, the Victorian is back on track …

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has flatly rejected speculation he will race V8 Supercars next year. Stoner, who will retire at the end of the season, will be just 27 …

Former South Australian treasurer Kevin Foley says he’s not ruling out replacing his good friend Brett Duncanson as the president of the Port Adelaide AFL club. But he says if …

Fullback Brett Hodgson recorded 10 points as Warrington’s pursuit of Wigan at the top of the Super League refused to slow following a 22-12 win over St Helens on Monday. …

Former Wallabies utility Cameron Shepherd’s career is in limbo after English Premiership club Northampton tore up his new contract on medical advice. The 28-year-old fullback and winger was due to …

Greater Western Sydney teenager Devon Smith is the AFL round 19 Rising Star nominee. The 19-year-old midfielder is the seventh Giants player to be nominated this season. Smith kicked two …

England star Kevin Pietersen on Monday dropped a bombshell by suggesting that the third and final Test against South Africa might be his last. “I can’t rule out that my …

Veteran Warriors forward Micheal Luck is in the frame to return to the NRL this week, but teammates James Maloney and Ben Matulino are both facing time on the sidelines. …