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Ben Barba once again showed why he’s the most exciting player in the NRL as Canterbury sealed a seventh successive victory with a 32-12 win against a gallant Parramatta at …

Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah and coach Tim Sheens are hopeful their strong personal relationships with outgoing Penrith backrower Luke Lewis will convince him to join the joint venture NRL …

The Perth Scorchers will boast one of the best opening pairings in the upcoming Twenty20 Big Bash League season after re-signing Shaun Marsh and South African Herschelle Gibbs. Marsh, a …

The Hurricanes kept their faint Super Rugby playoff hopes alive when hooker Dane Coles scored a try four minutes after the final siren to snatch a 28-25 win over the …

Wests Tigers say Adam Blair is being unfairly targeted by NRL match officials after the Kiwi backrower was suspended for a leg-pull on Canterbury’s Josh Morris. Both Tigers captain Robbie …

The AFL’s bottom side Gold Coast won’t get an extra first-round draft pick even if they don’t win a game this season. Under the previous special-assistance system that was shelved …

Suspension and injuries have decimated West Coast’s firepower up forward, but Sydney coach John Longmire won’t be fooled into complacency ahead of Sunday’s top-of-the-table AFL clash at Patersons Stadium. The …

West Coast’s Adam Selwood has fought his way back into the side for Sunday’s AFL top-of-the-table clash with Sydney as the veteran prepares for a possible match-up with Adam Goodes. …

Retiring hooker Adam Freier feels next Super Rugby season will be a defining year for the Melbourne Rebels. The former Wallabies rake confirmed on Friday he’d played his last match …

Stand-in Penrith skipper Kevin Kingston says he has no designs on the long-term captaincy of the NRL side, as the Panthers begin their search for a leader to help re-build …

Second-seeded Marion Bartoli won the last 11 games to surge past unranked US university player Mallory Burdette 7-5 6-0 on Thursday in the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament. …

Richmond feared AFL defender Kelvin Moore might never play again but he’s suddenly looming as a key player in his comeback game against Gold Coast in Cairns on Saturday. A …

Wayne Bennett says Queensland’s record-breaking State of Origin win has rejuvenated Darius Boyd and allowed his journeyman fullback to return to his best. Boyd has been one of the mainstays …

Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says the Suns are five goals better off playing Richmond in Cairns than at the MCG and the Tigers admit the AFL outpost still holds …

A word of advice in the ear of his good mate, North Queensland maestro Johnathan Thurston, could come back to haunt Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith when the two NRL sides …

The Sydney Sixers are hopeful Brett Lee will announce next week that he’s staying on with the defending Big Bash League champions for another season. When Lee announced his retirement …

To lose a Super Rugby finals berth at the last hurdle would be more than a disappointment, Brumbies coach Jake White says. It would label their entire 2012 season a …

Penrith added to their backline depth for next season by signing Newcastle winger Wes Naiqama to a two-year NRL deal on Friday. With injured utility Michael Gordon on his way …