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As others moaned, Australia’s major champion Geoff Ogilvy said British Open contenders should suck it up and cop the consequences for straying into Royal Lytham and St Annes’s notorious bunkers. …

Chan Yung-jan earned one of the biggest upsets of her career as the qualifier outlasted former world No.1 Jelena Jankovic to reach the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Carlsbad, …

Gold Coast coach John Cartwright paid tribute to stubborn forward Nate Myles after the Queensland Origin back-rower carried a painful sternum injury through most of the Titans’ season-saving 14-10 NRL …

Strike centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall is hopeful a late-season surge of form with the Sydney Roosters can catapult him back into the New Zealand Test side. The one-off Test between Australia …

Star five-eighth Kieran Foran says Manly is still capable of securing a top-four berth by season’s end, despite their recent run of losses and injury concerns. The Sea Eagles suffered …

They’re the NRL’s hottest team, having won eight on the trot, but Canterbury’s James Graham says “finals” is still a dirty word at the high-flying NRL club. Speaking after Friday …

Sydney’s AFL league-leading defence are determined not to be caught out again by a St Kilda team presented with a unique opportunity on Sunday. The vagaries of the draw mean …

Australian Matthew Ebden had no answer to Gilles Muller’s dominant serve as he lost his quarter-final to the Luxembourger in straight sets at the ATP’s Atlanta Open on Friday. Muller …

Piri Weepu has signed a two-year Super Rugby contract to stay with the Blues. Weepu tweeted about his new contract with the Auckland franchise on Saturday, saying: “It’s official … …

It has been a week of high drama for Richmond and North Melbourne and both teams will relish the chance to get back on the field and be in control …

An apologetic Josh Hoffman declared he was “not a dirty player” after conceding an rare eight-point try in Friday night’s tough 14-10 NRL loss to Gold Coast at Skilled Park. …

As excited as Wade Graham is about Luke Lewis’ signing at Cronulla next season, the stand-in skipper doesn’t want his friend’s imminent arrival to overshadow this year’s run at the …

Geelong have shown they are as great a premiership threat as any AFL club and that Essendon still have a lot to learn, says Bombers coach James Hird. The seventh-placed …

With a Tiger on his tail and more dangers ahead, Adam Scott said turning the British Open into a head-to-head shootout with American Brandt Snedeker could prove fatal. Scott, seeking …

Unlike most of the British Open survivors, plucky West Australian Greg Chalmers was hoping for gale force winds from the Irish sea to sweep across Royal Lytham and St Annes …

Reading manager Brian McDermott has dismissed speculation linking the Premier League new boys with a move for former AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi. The 38-year-old left the San Siro at …

Tiger Woods has patiently avoided most of Royal Lytham’s punishing pot bunkers at the British Open and the one he found at the 18th green on Friday was no match …

Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla laid the foundations for a significant score as South Africa recovered from the early loss of Alviro Petersen to reach one for 86 at stumps …