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Danny Cipriani is back from a hamstring injury and straight into the Melbourne No.10 shirt for this week’s must-win Super Rugby clash with the Blues, as one of several changes …

Assistant coach Stephen Larkham says the Brumbies are likely to return to their surrogate backline for Friday’s Super Rugby match against the Queensland Reds following a season-ending injury to five-eighth …

Wests Tigers centre Chris Lawrence admits all the criticism levelled at his underachieving side following their dismal start to the year is warranted, but says a change in fortune is …

Canberra coach David Furner has been forced to pilfer from the Raiders’ feeder club for Sunday’s NRL match against the Warriors following another set of injuries to key forwards. Mounties’ …

Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday stepped down as Mumbai Indians skipper on the eve of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying he needed a break from the responsibility of captaincy. The …

North Melbourne president James Brayshaw wants a lot more for his AFL club from playing in Hobart than the $1 million per season the deal will net them. The first …

North Queensland chief executive Peter Jourdain says the club have no plans to sack Robert Lui, but admits they’ll have to be prepared for criticism when he returns to NRL …

Liverpool legend John Barnes says manager Kenny Dalglish isn’t immune from criticism but will ride through it. Dalglish is under increasing pressure to arrest an alarming slump in form which …

North Queensland chief executive Peter Jourdain says the club have no plans to sack Robert Lui, but admits they’ll have to be prepared for criticism when he returns to NRL …

Newcastle couldn’t beat Melbourne’s ‘big three’ last Friday, but prop Kade Snowden says the Knights are better prepared to take care of Parramatta’s star duo Jarryd Hayne and Chris Sandow. …

AFL community engagement officer Jason Mifsud has taken the blame for spreading untrue rumours about Melbourne coach Mark Neeld’s treatment of indigenous players. Mifsud, who is himself indigenous, publicly apologised …

England seam bowler James Anderson rattled Sri Lanka’s top-order with three wickets to give the tourists a promising start to the second Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Sri Lanka …

Hard-running Brisbane fullback Josh Hoffman will use Good Friday’s NRL clash with the Wests Tigers to put forward a compelling case to make his Test debut for New Zealand against …

Warriors NRL coach Brian McClennan has resisted the urge to make any changes despite Saturday’s below-par effort against the Sydney Roosters. McClennan has named the same starting line-up for Sunday’s …

St George Illawarra announced on Tuesday they had snared Brisbane’s Gerard Beale, signing the young gun to a three-year deal tying him to the Dragons until the end of 2015. …

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish says skipper Stiliyan Petrov was in “amazing spirits” on his first day of treatment after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia. Villa owner Randy Lerner, chief …

The Western Force’s finals destiny is back in their own hands, but lock Nathan Sharpe is warning his teammates not to become overly satisfied by last week’s Super Rugby win …

A bemused Bernard Tomic on Tuesday backed his father as his coach, saying it was a “complete load of crap” that their bizarre on-court spat made headlines. The teenager appeared …