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He may be hanging up his boots at the end of the season but Chris Flannery insists the competitive fires still burn as he bids to end his career on …

Samantha Stosur appears to have her best chance to win a first title since the US Open after reaching the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open on Wednesday. It is five …

Soundness issues have plagued Sainthood throughout his career but trainer Rick Worthington has made some key changes to help combat them. The gelding will resume from a nine-month layoff in …

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness watched his German giants crash to a shock Champions League defeat at FC Basel on Wednesday and then lashed out over criticism of Franck Ribery. …

Zac Purton is a clear second in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership following a winning treble at Happy Valley. The Australian has ridden 32 winners this season, 11 of those …

Left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc hopes some hot form for NSW will help him break back into Australia’s one-day squad in time for the tri-series finals. After taking just one wicket …

Top-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer defeated Argentine Facundo Bagnis 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa Claro clay-court tournament in Argentina. Japan’s 22-year-old Kei Nishikori justified his …

Sydney FC whiz kid Terry Antonis is set to make his return for Saturday’s crunch A-League home clash with Wellington but veteran Karol Kisel is likely to miss his second …

Loose forward Liam Messam has got over a calf problem and will lead the Chiefs in their opening Super Rugby match against the Highlanders in Hamilton on Saturday night. Messam, …

Michael Hobbs’ comeback from a career-threatening injury will take another big step forward when he runs out for the Blues against the Crusaders in Auckland on Friday night. Hobbs, who …

High-profile sire Royal Academy has died at Coolmore Australia, ending one of the last links to Nijinsky. The 25-year-old stallion, who had been retired from stud duties for two years, …

Greg Norman is teeing it up for a rare appearance on the US PGA Tour this week. With all of the tour’s big names away at the WGC-Match Play Championship, …

Wallabies No.8 Radike Samo is a shock selection on the Queensland’s bench for Saturday night’s Super Rugby opener against the NSW Waratahs at ANZ Stadium. Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has …

Daniel Halangahu is a surprise choice as NSW Waratahs captain after Wallabies star Berrick Barnes was ruled out of Saturday night’s Super Rugby opener against the Queensland Reds with a …

Australian star Jason Day produced a stunning fightback to defeat Spain’s Raphael Cabrera-Bello in extra holes in the first round of the WGC Match Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona. World …

Emerging Australian diver Ethan Warren has come agonisingly close to picking up a medal in the 3m springboard at the Olympic test event in London. The 20-year-old missed out on …

South African seventh seed Kevin Anderson fired 19 aces in advancing to the second round at the $US1.375 million ATP and WTA Memphis Open by beating Robby Ginepri 7-5 6-3 …

Celtic closed in on the Scottish Premier League title as they opened up a massive 20-point lead over crisis-stricken rivals Rangers with a 2-0 win against Dunfermline at Parkhead on …