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Wallabies flanker Richard Brown will make his return to the Western Force starting line-up for Sunday morning’s Super Rugby clash with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. With Ben McCalman ruled out …

After two massive games against Carlton and Collingwood, Essendon coach James Hird insists the Bombers can keep up their intensity against lowly Brisbane. The Bombers defeated flag favourites Carlton and …

Bernard Tomic and Marinko Matosevic broke a 16-year Australian drought to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Tour event in Munich. Both dominated their opening sets, lost the middle tiebreakers …

Veteran Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello has ended months of speculation about his NRL future by agreeing to a one-year contract extension. The former Golden Boot recipient and premiership winner …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has moved to reassure supporters last week’s shock fade-out against Sydney was not “normal” for the Hawks. Clarkson rejected criticism that the players had given up …

West Coast defender Ash Smith will use the heartbreak of missing last year’s AFL finals series as extra motivation this season. Smith played 18 straight games last year before being …

Despite his side languishing at the wrong end of the NRL ladder, Penrith prop Tim Grant cannot wait to take on unbeaten Melbourne on Saturday. The Storm will arrive at …

Young Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo is continuing to punch above his weight, sizzling in his Torro Rosso during testing in Italy. The West Australian set the fourth quickest …

Melbourne coach Mark Neeld doesn’t believe dumped No.1 AFL draft pick Jack Watts lacks hunger or intensity, but says his game needs work. The 21-year-old, taken at No.1 in the …

Port Adelaide coach Matthew Primus has rubbished Richmond’s suggestions that Sunday’s clash is do or die for both AFL clubs. The loser slips to a precarious 1-5 win-loss record but …

Veteran Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello has agreed to a new one-year deal that will ensure he goes around for the NRL club for a 14th successive season in 2013. …

The Gold Coast Titans will field a new set of halves against the Wests Tigers after losing five-eighth William Zillman to a leg injury on Friday. Zillman had been moved …

The Western Force have re-signed in-form hooker Nathan Charles for the next two Super Rugby seasons. Charles, who is a national ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Australia, has become a regular …

More than a dozen Pacific Island rugby nations will benefit from an influx of training equipment from New Zealand, part of the legacy programme from last year’s Rugby World Cup. …

St Kilda coach Scott Watters says Justin Koschitzke’s selection as an emergency for the AFL clash with Hawthorn is a warning to his players they’ll pay a price for suspension …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has drawn an extremely long bow in claiming Gold Coast lacked respect for the Dockers, according to Suns counterpart Guy McKenna. McKenna on Friday dismissed Lyon’s …

Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph’s team to play the Sharks in Durban on Sunday (NZT) features two changes to the side which beat the Cheetahs 36-33 in last weekend’s Super Rugby …

South Sydney have rewarded rookie Andrew Everingham for a strong start to his NRL career by re-signing the winger through to the end of the 2013 season. Everingham has been …