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Essendon’s reigning best and fairest David Zaharakis’ injury absence will stretch to the last few rounds of the AFL home and away season, coach James Hird says. Having already spent …

Tennis great John Newcombe has applauded Australian teenager Luke Saville for “putting himself out there” to try to defend his Wimbledon junior crown. While other prodigies like Lleyton Hewitt and …

Serena Williams is making no secret of her desperation to crown one of the most inspiring sporting comebacks with a Venus-equalling fifth Wimbledon title on Saturday. “I really, really want …

Sadly, no family members could be present when Matt Scott toasted Queensland’s stunning seventh straight State of Origin series win in Brisbane. However, the burly Maroons prop was still surrounded …

Skipper Keven Mealamu is looking for some late cheer after what he describes as the toughest of his 12 Super Rugby campaigns with the Blues. Having come one match short …

NSW prop Benn Robinson believes there’s plenty riding on Saturday night’s all-Wallabies front-row battle against the Brumbies at ANZ Stadium. Robinson says he’s primed for a big performance in his …

Richmond’s week of turmoil and player turnover won’t affect Melbourne’s approach to the Tigers in their AFL clash on Saturday, says Demons coach Mark Neeld. With seven team changes and …

The first-class cricket careers of batsmen Daniel Harris and Aiden Blizzard appear over, with both not offered contracts by South Australia. Former Victorian Blizzard and 32-year-old Harris were joined by …

Vijay Singh, seeking his first PGA title in nearly four years, fired an opeining round seven-under par 63 on Thursday to grab the Greenbrier Classic lead while Tiger Woods struggled. …

An ill-disciplined batting effort and indifferent bowling left New Zealand with no chance as the West Indies cruised to a nine-wicket win in the first one-day cricket international in Jamaica …

It’s only across the English Channel, but the pressures of Paris are a world away for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he looks to crush British Wimbledon hopes on Friday night. A …

Best pals they aren’t, but Roger Federer insists there’s no lingering bad blood between he and Novak Djokovic heading into their spicy Wimbledon semi-final on Friday night. A frustrated Federer …

Arsenal have postponed their proposed pre-season trip to Nigeria. The Gunners were set to play a match in Abuja on August 5, but have decided against fulfilling the fixture as …

Steven Caulker signed a new four-year contract and immediately set his sights on breaking in to the Tottenham first team. Caulker had a successful loan spell at Swansea last season …

The English Premier League have vowed to bring in goal-line technology “as soon is practically possible” following the International FA Board’s landmark decision to permit its use in football. IFAB …

Arsenal’s second-largest shareholders have vowed to continue to “do what is necessary” to make sure the club matches the ambitions to retain “marquee players” like wantaway captain Robin van Persie. …

Former World No.1 Lorena Ochoa of Mexico will make a small-scale return to competitive golf later this year at events in Norway, France and Mexico, she revealed on her website …

Australian bowling coach David Saker is a key factor in England’s current success, according to paceman Clint McKay. Australian quick McKay was coached by Saker at Victoria, where he was …