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Flying Jamaican Michael Frater, who has combined with the incomparable Usain Bolt in the three fastest 4x100m relay teams of all time, will be the headline attraction at this year’s …

In what appears to be another raspberry blown at Football Federation Australia (FFA), Gold Coast United boss Clive Palmer has challenged the Olyroos to take on his under-23 outfit in …

Former Wallaby Huia Edmonds will join English club team Gloucester for the 2012-13 rugby season. The former Waratahs, Stormers and Brumbies hooker will arrive at Kingsholm as the replacement for …

Jeremy Lin prepared for LeBron James’s Miami Heat by leading the New York Knicks to a 99-82 NBA victory over Atlanta on Wednesday. Lin scored 17 points and added nine …

World Superbike champion Carlos Checa is nervously waiting to see how an extra weight penalty will affect his Ducati in this year’s series which gets underway at Phillip Island on …

Perennial trans-Tasman netball contenders, the NSW Swifts, have broken with tradition by choosing co-captains, with Diamonds’ stars Mo’onia Gerrard and Kimberlee Green sharing the leadership. Another international, shooter Susan Pratley, …

Western Force captain David Pocock is warily eyeing the Brumbies’ imposing back-row for their Super Rugby clash on Friday night, saying the ACT franchise has already earned a reputation for …

Field hockey’s world body FIH is planning a new world league that will replace the present qualifying tournaments for the Olympics and the World Cup. FIH president Leandro Negre said …

Adelaide defender Osama Malik says the Reds haven’t given up hope of making the A-League finals but admits they must be more ruthless in their remaining five games to be …

A suburban Melbourne Australian Rules club has been expelled from its league for alleged acts of racial vilification and threatening umpires. The Doveton Eagles are out of the Southern Football …

Daniel Halangahu has been elevated from back-up five-eighth to Waratahs captain for Saturday night’s Super Rugby opener against Queensland, and he’ll most likely return to the bench for round two. …

Parramatta’s Ben Smith faces a lengthy stint on the sidelines after the NRL second-rower underwent surgery on his injured pectoral muscle on Thursday. Smith suffered the injury in last weekend’s …

Gold Coast owner Clive Palmer could open his considerable chequebook after several exciting youngsters made statements against the high-flying Central Coast at Skilled Park on Wednesday night. Teenagers Golgol Mebrahtu, …

Desperate for their first Sydney Super Rugby success in nine years, Queensland aim to attack the NSW Waratahs at their strongest point on Saturday night – their imposing scrum. Reds …

Newcastle forward Neville Costigan believes the Knights will undergo a bigger transformation under new coach Wayne Bennett this NRL season than St George Illawarra did in 2009. One week out …

Rising Australian heavyweight boxer Alex Leapai is eyeing a shot at one of the formidable Klitschko brothers and can make a statement against one of the few fighters to have …

What once threatened to end Tim Paine’s cricket career might yet make him a better player. The pain of watching good mate Matthew Wade leapfrog him in the national pecking …

Southern Speed’s Australian Cup campaign in on track with trainer Leon Macdonald declaring the four-year-old mare is peaking ahead of the Group Two Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield. Macdonald said …