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Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley admits the Magpies might have rushed Chris Tarrant’s AFL comeback earlier this season. Tarrant returned from a foot injury for the round-two game against Richmond, but …

Spurned Wallaby Matt Giteau has the chance to cap his debut season for Toulon by lifting the European Challenge Cup in Friday’s all-French final against Biarritz in London. Giteau, 29, …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has dismissed last year’s AFL grand final loss and Geelong’s form slump as factors heading into their Friday night blockbuster. Buckley said the only aspect of …

The struggling Brisbane Lions have been hit by another blow with nimble forward Todd Banfield suffering a lower leg injury. Banfield is set to be sidelined for the next six …

Improved attack is coach Michael Foley’s focus as he attempts to prevent the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby season from slipping away completely. Foley has made four changes to his Waratahs …

The adulation of Liverpool fans wasn’t enough to save “King Kenny.” Kenny Dalglish’s lacklustre second stint in charge of the fallen English giants was halted by the club’s American owners …

Sydney’s latest Irish project Tommy Walsh will make his long-awaited AFL debut on Saturday, more than two years after moving to Australia. Swans coach John Longmire on Thursday confirmed Walsh …

West Coast goalsneak Ryan Neates is happy to be crowned King of the Midgets, and is determined to prove height is no obstacle in AFL ranks. Standing at just 169cm, …

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has opted to delay naming his first Test team of the year until two days before meeting Scotland on June 5 in Newcastle. The Test at …

Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens says the club is ready to turn around their patchy NRL form and exact revenge on the Warriors for ending their premiership dream last season. …

Prop Dave Shillington has trained with the Queensland State of Origin rugby league team on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday’s session while battling a virus. And, in further good news …

Star All Black Dan Carter is back at five-eighth for the Crusaders after coach Todd Blackadder wielded the axe following last week’s shock Super Rugby loss to the Melbourne Rebels. …

Lleyton Hewitt has revealed his burning desire to drag Australia back into the Davis Cup World Group as the chief motivator behind his surprise early comeback from foot surgery. Always …

The original US Amateur trophy and a replica of an award given to Ben Hogan were among artefacts stolen from the US Golf Association Museum in a burglary, the organisation …

He’s already been the world’s best halfback but Queensland teammate Justin Hodges believes Johnathan Thurston is destined to end his career as one of rugby league’s great five-eighths. The winner …

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have stepped their French Open preparations up a gear to advance without any problems in their opening matches at the Rome Masters. Federer’s last-minute decision …

Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open citing a right shoulder injury. Tournament organisers say Azarenka made the decision after routing Israeli Shahar Peer 6-1 6-2 in the …

Striker Carlos Tevez insists he won’t apologise to Alex Ferguson after waving a mocked-up tombstone of the Manchester United boss during Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations. “It seems that …