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Alana Boyd admitted she blew a great opportunity after finishing a disappointing ninth in the women’s pole vault at the world indoor athletics championships. Boyd arrived in the best form …

Australian triathlon has gone a long way to avoiding a repeat of its Beijing Olympics qualifying embarrassment. London Games hopefuls Brendan Sexton and Emma Jackson won the Oceania championships on …

West Coast skipper Darren Glass says it would be nice to win the pre-season final, but insists round one of the AFL campaign remains far more important. The Eagles battle …

Wigan striker Victor Moses snatched a second half equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw against Norwich on Sunday. Roberto Martinez’s side remain bottom of the Premier League, but Moses’s goal …

A stunning late equaliser from Paul Ifill has virtually guaranteed Wellington Phoenix a home A-League final following a 1-1 draw with Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park on Saturday night. The …

Pint-sized teenage apprentice Anthony Allen is nothing if not a realist. Allen takes the next step in his embryonic career when he heads to Eagle Farm for two rides at …

Kerrin McEvoy put his body to the test in a trackwork session on Friday morning and is fit and ready for a big day of racing at Flemington on Saturday. …

Australia will send a diverse squad of seasoned veterans and young up-and-comers to London in July for the fierce Olympic table tennis competition. Six Australians – three men and three …

Ultra-consistent mare Beaded is in the best condition of her career to avenge her defeat in last year’s Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. The Peter Snowden-trained six-year-old is the forgotten horse …

The first Group One race of the Sydney autumn is set to be run on a heavy track. Warwick Farm has been rated a heavy (9) for Saturday’s Chipping Norton …

Brumbies scrumhalf Nic White has put himself on notice to deliver an improved Super Rugby performance against the Cheetahs, arguing second-rate displays won’t be enough to topple the unpredictable South …

Betty Hayes will be remembered as a kind and caring woman and an integral part of the famous Lindsay Park racing dynasty. The wife of legendary trainer Colin (CS) Hayes …

Brotherly love continues to bind Saia and Anthony Faingaa to each other and the Queensland Reds after the Wallabies twins rejected massive overseas offers to re-sign with the Super Rugby …

A smoking century from Joe Burns put Queensland in the box seat in their vital Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the Gabba on Friday. In a game the …

Ricky Ponting’s scintillating form in cricket’s longer forms has continued with a century for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia at Bellerive in Hobart. Making a rare …

Victoria have collapsed to be all out for 185, conceding first-innings points to NSW on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG. In reply to the NSW …

Peter Robl will have to call on his experience as a jockey on Saturday, because he won’t be able to call on his experience aboard any of his seven mounts. …

Golfer Jarrod Lyle will get to meet his new baby before he starts his battle against leukaemia for the second time. His wife Briony is being induced so Lyle can …