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Wallabies winger Digby Ioane says fullback Kurtley Beale is primed for a big performance in his return Test against Wales in Sydney on Saturday. Beale has an assault charge hanging …

Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin senses the emotion starting to mount as the end of Petero Civoniceva’s great rugby league career draws nearer. “There might be another road show building,” conceded …

Ireland have been boosted by the return of Keith Earls for the third rugby Test against a New Zealand team weakened by the loss of Dan Carter. Earls, who missed …

Former Canberra Raiders halfback Michael Dobson insists Hull KR will maintain their unbeaten run when they face his old club Catalan Dragons on Friday. Hull’s four-game winning run has seen …

Greg Norman says Australia’s strike rate in golf’s major championships in recent times is unacceptable given the players’ talent. It’s now six years since Geoff Ogilvy won the 2006 US …

Canadian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton said he was “super-motivated” to produce another strong performance this weekend as he aims to extend his lead in the world championship. Thanks to …

Fremantle are set to make at least four changes for Saturday’s AFL clash with Essendon in Perth after midfielder Stephen Hill’s bid to recover from an ankle injury fell short. …

Geelong may be seventh on the ladder, but Sydney veteran Ryan O’Keefe still rates them as one of the AFL’s benchmarks. After 12 rounds, the Cats aren’t looking as well …

Six AFL players recorded first-time positives tests to illicit drugs in 2011 in out of competition testing. But there were no second or third time positives. Under the AFL’s illicit …

Brisbane forward Corey Parker has lived up to his tag of rugby league’s quickest healer after being cleared to play in Petero Civoniceva’s 300th NRL game against South Sydney on …

Star NRL playmaker Josh Dugan has escaped with a slap on the wrist after pleading guilty to driving at 40km/h over the limit. The Canberra Raiders five-eighth has three months …

Scotland will look to secure an unprecedented Southern Hemisphere clean sweep in a one-off Test against Samoa on Saturday. Belying their status as Six Nations wooden spooners, Scotland opened their …

If anyone is equipped to take command of women’s tennis and capture back-to-back grand slam titles, it is newly-crowned French Open champion and world No.1 Maria Sharapova. Unlike the men’s …

Melbourne AFL coach Mark Neeld says the talk about Tom Scully’s grudge match against his former club on Sunday is coming from the media and not from the Demons’ camp. …

Bernard Tomic is shunning the London spotlight and bunkering down on the English south coast as he races the clock to be fully fit for Wimbledon starting on Monday. Australia’s …

Queensland won’t rush giant Kiwi-born Bulldogs forward Sam Kasiano into their 17-man squad for the State of Origin series decider for at least one good reason — he hasn’t declared …

Brisbane forward Ben Hannant has succumbed to a thigh strain and has pulled out of Friday night’s NRL clash with South Sydney. But in good news both captain Sam Thaiday …

Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve is to race in next month’s V8 Supercars championship event, the Townsville 400. The colourful 41-year-old Canadian will make a one-off appearance in …