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Italy coach Jacques Brunel says his side must stop Ireland dictating the tempo of their Six Nations clash if they are to come away from Dublin with a positive result …

Brenton Avdulla’s big autumn hope, Secret Admirer, returns on Saturday but the young jockey is also upbeat about stablemate Cabernet gaining some valuable black type in the Triscay Stakes. Dual …

MARK HARVEY has taken a swipe at ROSS LYON, the man who controversially replaced him as Fremantle coach last year. HARVEY was sacked last September in sensational circumstances and replaced …

Trainer Bryan Guy will let Oak Street decide his own fate as a potential winter carnival contender at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Oak Street, a Chris Munce mount, will line …

Scotland coach Andy Robinson has insisted Stuart Hogg will have the “freedom to play” when the teenage fullback makes his first Test start against France in the Six Nations at …

Concern for a recovering Thomas Broich has not distracted the Brisbane Roar from the tough task that awaits in Perth on Saturday night. Certainly the Roar don’t have to be …

Michael Clarke has accepted part of the responsibility for the axing of Ricky Ponting from the Australian one-day squad in his role as a selector. The captain became part of …

Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain defeated local player Facundo Bagnis 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the claycourt tennis tournament in the Argentine capital. Japan’s 22-year-old Kei …

Wales prop Adam Jones has insisted the World Cup semi-finalists are ignoring suggestions they could bully England physically when the teams meet in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday. …

England full-back Ben Foden is relishing the build-up to this year’s crunch Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. The Northampton star added fuel to an always fiery …

Australia’s Olympic team in London will be the nation’s smallest at a summer Games since 1992, following the failure of the men’s soccer team to qualify. The Olyroos’ 1-0 loss …

A goal deep in injury time by Ghanaian star Andre Ayew gave Marseille a 1-0 win over 2010 champions Inter Milan in their Champions League last 16 first leg and …

Hurdling superstar Sally Pearson and rising jumps sensation Henry Frayne will both double up at next month’s world indoor athletics championships in Turkey. Pearson, the reigning 100m hurdles world champion …

A relieved Jason Day acknowledged he got lucky with his great escape to reach the second round of the WGC-Match Play tournament. Three down with three holes to play against …

Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, has drawn a line under his long-running dispute with Carlos Tevez and insisted the Argentina striker is now available for selection. But Mancini, talking …

Emerging talent Somepin Anypin will take the next step towards his autumn goals when he steps out in a Warwick Farm barrier trial on Friday. The four-year-old had always shown …

Brisbane captain Jonathan Brown will return from his injury layoff in Saturday night’s AFL NAB Cup opener on the Gold Coast. Brown needed facial surgery for the second time last …

Former world champion Fernando Alonso admitted Ferrari have work to do if they are to compete for the Formula One title this season following testing in Barcelona on Wednesday. Alonso …