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New coach Brian McClennan is keeping faith with the New Zealand Warriors’ young brigade, saying they are the NRL club’s future. The Warriors brought in only one outside recruit – …

Sharp-shooter Mike Harris has fired Queensland to their best Super Rugby start in 13 years and ensured Quade Cooper can no longer expect to regain the goalkicking duties he relishes …

Top-seeded David Ferrer easily defended his title at the Mexican Open on Saturday, beating fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-2 in the final. Ferrer broke Verdasco twice in each set …

Ford flyer Will Davison won the second race at the Clipsal 500 on Sunday as defending V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup struggled with a misfiring engine. Davison led home a …

Salvaging something from the wreckage of the Olyroos’ debacle is a tough ask. But Australian under-23s defender Matt Jurman reckons he can find one positive ahead of his next big …

Melbourne key forward Jack Watts, one of the most scrutinised players in the AFL, has shrugged off the latest criticism about his playing intensity. Former Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse and …

Battling Sydney FC need to belatedly find some home form and stop conceding late goals to stay in the A-League finals race. Sydney fell three points behind sixth-placed Newcastle after …

Dandenong Rangers set up the first all-Victorian WNBL grand final in 25 years by overturning a 13-point deficit for a 91-78 preliminary final away win over minor premiers Adelaide Lightning …

Daunting sudden-death trips to Wellington or Perth are shaping as the rewards for the A-League clubs that clinch the bottom two berths for this season’s finals. The Phoenix climbed to …

Football broke out in the middle of the war of words surrounding Gold Coast United as the embattled A-League team battled mightily before falling 2-0 to Wellington Phoenix on Sunday. …

Australia’s Taj Burrow has made it an Australian double, winning the season-opening men’s competition in the world championship surfing event on the Gold Coast. Earlier on Sunday, Stephanie Gilmore won …

Albert The Fat returns to Flemington on Saturday in a bid to win the Newmarket Handicap while his trainer Chris Waller will have three leading chances in Sydney’s first autumn …

He missed from the sideline in regulation but Wests Tigers superstar Benji Marshall made no mistake in golden point to get his side out of jail with a 17-16 NRL …

After turning up to the trials just to say hello to some friends and for a test run, Jarrod Bannister gave his Olympic medal chances a huge boost with his …

Central Coast coach Graham Arnold is excited about unleashing his talented youngsters in the Asian Champions League, but fears the A-League can do little to stop the talent drain to …

New Manly coach Geoff Toovey admitted finding it “nerve-wracking” as the Sea Eagles began their NRL title defence with a thrilling 26-20 win over the Warriors. The Sea Eagles raced …

He missed from the sideline in regulation but Wests Tigers superstar Benji Marshall made no mistake in golden point to get his side out of jail with a 17-16 NRL …

Melbourne Victory coach Jim Magilton has put himself on a collision course with Matthew Kemp, refusing to guarantee the defender another game at the club. The eighth-placed Victory’s A-League finals …