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Beauden Barrett may have earned an All Blacks call-up this week but he has been relegated to the bench for the Hurricanes’ Super Rugby match against the Brumbies. Barrett, 20, …

Tim Cahill has accepted a three-match ban for being sent off against Newcastle but accuses opponent Yohan Cabaye of using language that has “no place either on or off the …

Britain’s world number four Andy Murray has reached the third round of the Rome Masters after a tough battle with veteran Argentinian David Nalbandian that ended up 6-1 4-6 7-5. …

Roberto Mancini has vowed that newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City will splash out in a manner similar to Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona in their bid to win …

Despite relinquishing the title to Manchester City, the Premier League has provided a timely reminder to Manchester United about its recent dominance in English football. Midfielder Ryan Giggs received the …

The Rugby World Cup which England is to host in 2015 will kick off on the compromise date of September 18, rugby union’s governing body, the IRB, has announced. The …

Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant. The International Tennis Federation says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine …

The Warriors’ front-row rotation was a major part of their run to the NRL grand final last year and the four props involved are reunited for the first time this …

Irish trio Jonathan Sexton, Rob Kearney and Stephen Ferris have made the shortlist for the European Player of the Year for the 2011/12 season along with Ulster’s South African half-back …

Stoke City winger Jermaine Pennant has received a suspended jail sentence and a three-year driving ban after he admitted drink-driving. Pennant, who was given an eight-week jail sentence, suspended for …

Tim Cahill will miss the opening three matches of the English Premier League next season after Everton’s appeal against his sending off was rejected. The club appealed Cahill’s red card …

Past and present Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Czech Petra Kvitova have made straight-set moves into the third round of the Rome Masters, with the Russian second seed made to …

Five domestic Indian Premier League players have been suspended from cricket after a sting operation by a local TV channel highlighted alleged fixing and corruption, sporting authorities say. The Board …

Overawed when thrown into the State of Origin deep end last year, recalled NSW prop Trent Merrin is burning to prove he belongs. One of the NRL’s most consistent front-rowers, …

NSW coach Ricky Stuart says Anthony Watmough’s shoulder injury was a factor in his decision not to select him for State of Origin, but not the only reason for leaving …

AFL administrator Jason Mifsud has saluted his “open and transparent” relationship with clubs despite becoming embroiled in two controversies this year. The league’s community engagement manager claimed in Brisbane on …

Michael Osborne’s AFL season is over after the Hawks announced on Tuesday that the forward would undergo a traditional knee reconstruction. The Hawks said scans showed Osborne sustained a high-grade …

Greg Inglis can surge past the enigmatic Dale Shearer as Queensland’s leading try scorer in next week’s State of Origin clash in Melbourne. However the 25 year-old South Sydney superstar …