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West Australian opener Liam Davis brought up his century early on day two of the Sheffield Shield game against NSW at the WACA Ground as the home side took a …

Code-hopper Karmichael Hunt has been elevated to AFL club Gold Coast’s leadership group, while Campbell Brown has been removed. Inaugural skipper Gary Ablett retained the captaincy, with experienced defender Nathan …

Test opener Ed Cowan has tamed the bowler-friendly conditions at Bellerive to lead Tasmania to 3-163 at tea on day two of the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland. Cowan survived …

Australia captain Ricky Ponting says opener David Warner needs to keep things simple if he wants to turn around his disappointing one-day international form. While Warner is an established member …

Fragile mare Tomboy overcame the first hurdle for a possible trip to Sydney for the Group One Coolmore Classic with a narrow victory at Doomben on Saturday. Tomboy ($2.30 fav) …

Top-seeded defending champion Nicolas Almagro of Spain has defeated Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3 6-2 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Brazil Open. The 11th-ranked Almagro dominated the …

A fit Ben Stratton and the looming AFL return of Jarryd Roughead and Stephen Gilham has Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson relishing some increased flexibility. Knee injuries to Gilham and Stratton …

Perennial underdog and upset specialist Garth Wood believes some new found smarts will help him create another boxing boilover against the vastly experienced Sam Soliman on Sunday. IBF ranked No.2 …

Ryan Harrison moved closer to his first ATP Tour title by advancing to the ATP San Jose Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Bulgarian qualifier Dimitar Kutrovsky on …

Premier trainer Chris Waller was more than happy he heeded jockey Hugh Bowman’s assessment of Mangaroa Flyer after the gelding scored a tough win at Warwick Farm at his third …

Caloundra speed machine General Jackson may have booked a trip to Sydney for next month’s Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill following the youngster’s all-the-way win at Doomben. General Jackson ($2.15 …

Driefontein maintained an unbeaten course towards the Golden Slipper despite being given a major fright in the $100,000 Widden Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Now unbeaten in four starts, …

South Africa will look to snap opener Martin Guptill’s hot run of scoring when they try to level their three-match Twenty20 cricket series against New Zealand in Hamilton on Sunday …

Golden Slipper favourite Raceway moved closer to his date with destiny when he recorded his second win from two starts at Warwick Farm. His victory in Saturday’s Listed Canonbury Stakes …

Tasmania are 1-30 in reply to Queensland’s first innings of 205 at lunch on a rain-affected day two of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive. Test opener Ed Cowan is …

Australia’s Olympic organising committee has painted a gloomy picture of the nation’s prospects at the 2012 Olympics, with a lack of funding for elite sports copping the full blame. With …

Jarrod Lyle fired the equal best score of the day during the second round to move well into contention at the US PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club. Lyle …

Victoria have won the toss and will bowl first in sunny conditions in Saturday’s one-day cup clash against South Australia at the MCG. South Australia have already qualified for next …