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Boom Australian teenager Luke Saville still wonders what might have been had an administrative bungle not robbed him of a place in the Wimbledon qualifying draw. Saville has powered into …

Canberra centre Blake Ferguson has been charged by the NRL judiciary over a grapple tackle but can escape suspension with an early plea. The match review committee issued Ferguson with …

Queensland were given plenty of motivation to win seven straight State of Origin series after a statue of rugby league Immortal Arthur Beetson was unveiled on Tuesday. Depicting Beetson in …

The Western Force are set to decide on their new Super Rugby coach within the next week and won’t sign any new players until the appointment is made. Heineken Cup-winning …

The New Zealand cricket team’s injury woes have deepened after an ankle injury ruled paceman Mark Gillespie out of the Test series against the West Indies. The Wellingtonian severely sprained …

Karim El Ahmadi admits he has realised “a dream” by joining Aston Villa and has set his sights on re-establishing them in the top half of the Barclays Premier League. …

Former Bradford coach Mick Potter said he felt as though he’d been “stabbed in the front” after he was one of 16 staff dismissed by the cash-strapped Super League club …

Auckland is looking to fill Hamilton’s V8 boots with a proposal to hold Supercar races at Pukekohe. An Auckland Council committee will vote on Thursday on whether it will stump …

Greater Western Sydney received a record fifth AFL Rising Star nomination on Tuesday, with Toby Greene recognised for his strong work against Sydney. The Giants’ five nominees equals the most …

Former Warriors winger Patrick Ah Van inspired Widnes Vikings to an impressive seven-try victory over Castleford Tigers on Monday to move off the bottom of the Super League table. Ah …

Manchester United has sent left back Fabio Da Silva on a season-long loan to Premier League rival Queens Park Rangers. The 21-year-old Brazilian defender is the understudy to Patrice Evra …

Kim Clijsters walked away from her tennis “Disneyland” without regrets, just special memories, after her Wimbledon swan song ended in a fourth-round drubbing. Clijsters will retire after September’s US Open, …

World No.1 Novak Djokovic and six-times champion Roger Federer are safely through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals. But the rest of the men’s title aspirants – including big home hope Andy …

They are kings and queens of the court but a former Wimbledon racquet stringer has offered a sometimes damning behind-the-scenes glimpse of top tennis stars. Liam Nolan worked at the …

England’s Jade Dernbach will miss the remainder of the one-day cricket series against Australia because of a side strain. The Surrey seam bowler injured himself in Sunday’s second match of …

Australia coach Mickey Arthur says it is inevitable that his young fast bowler Pat Cummins will breakdown as he grows into his body. Arthur believes it will take another two …

Australian top seed Luke Saville has opened his junior Wimbledon title defence with an impressive straight-sets win over Laurent Lokili. After losing to his French rival last week in the …

Six-times champion Roger Federer has overcome a “scary” back flare-up to reach his 33rd successive grand slam quarter-final with a four-set fourth-round Wimbledon win over Belgian Xavier Malisse. Federer required …