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Trainer Brian Smith won’t be writing off his winter carnival ambitions with Arctic if the promising three-year-old is beaten again at Doomben on Saturday. Arctic has drawn barrier 13 and …

Rafael Nadal says he’s not obsessed with beating Novak Djokovic despite some heavy soul searching after seven straight losses to the world No.1, the last three in grand slam finals. …

Wallabies twins Saia and Anthony Faingaa have provided a boost for the Queensland Reds ahead of Saturday night’s clash with Melbourne Rebels by re-signing with the Super Rugby champions. Hooker …

Lyon coach Remi Garde has urged his players to channel the disappointment of their Champions League exit at the hands of Cypriot underdogs APOEL into Saturday’s crucial home game with …

Hailed as the greatest club side of all time after their European master class, Barcelona face humble Racing Santander on Sunday, trying to hunt down Real Madrid, the best team …

Acting Australian cricket captain Shane Watson concedes fatigue could be a factor for some members of his team heading into their tour of the West Indies. The one-day side headed …

Test opener Ed Cowan has led Tasmania to first-innings points with a century on day two of the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at Bellerive. Cowan has gone to …

AFL player Liam Jungarai Jurrah has been granted bail after being accused in Alice Springs of taking part in a machete attack. A court in Alice Springs granted bail on …

St George Illawarra officials remain confident of having Matt Cooper available for Saturday night’s NRL clash with Canterbury despite the star centre sitting out the club’s final training run on …

Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has been struck down by leukaemia for a second time. The 30-year-old was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia as a 17-year-old but overcame nine months of …

Juventus face a crucial trip to Genoa at the weekend as Antonio Conte’s men bid to keep pace with champions AC Milan in the Serie A title race. Juve dropped …

Manchester City enter the final straight of their title duel with Manchester United this weekend with the Premier League leaders launching a challenging run-in with an awkward trip to Swansea. …

Brazilian Football Confederation boss Ricardo Teixeira, who has been dogged by allegations of corruption, has temporarily stepped down, citing health reasons, a Brazilian football official said Thursday. Teixeira has been …

Two Australian drivers will start a full Formula One season for the first time in 2012 – and one has the other firmly locked in his sights. Mark Webber will …

Problems for Red Bull and Ferrari … quick times for lowly Lotus and Sauber. If Formula One testing is mirrored in the Australian Grand Prix starting grid, an intriguing season …

Brisbane Roar midfielder Massimo Murdocca has been ruled out of Sunday’s clash with Adelaide and is unlikely to return until the A-League champions play their next Asian Champions League match …

Top colt Smart Missile has been retired and will stand at Arrowfield Stud this spring. Arrowfield supremo John Messara has welcomed the addition of the three-year-old to its stallion roster …

Canberra coach David Furner has urged the NRL to consider reforming the for-and-against points system so clubs that lose tries through refereeing blunders are adequately compensated. No doubt still smarting …