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Manly players claim their NRL premiership defence will be the perfect opportunity to prove they were just as vital to the club’s success as departed coach Des Hasler. Hasler was …

England selectors on Tuesday included uncapped Hampshire spinner Danny Briggs and Somerset batsman Jos Buttler in the squad for the one-day series against Pakistan. Paceman Tim Bresnan returns to the …

He’s a hard act to follow but V8 Supercar star Craig Lowndes is confident Warren Luff has what it takes to replace Mark Skaife as his endurance race co-driver. TeamVodafone …

Tea has been taken on a rain disrupted day two of the Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and NSW at Bellerive. Less than 18 overs have been possible with persistent …

Australian one-day player David Hussey has lofty goals for whatever is left of his international cricketing career. The 34-year-old jokes he has lost his place in the national team “probably …

Australian Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter believes resurgent Lleyton Hewitt is once again playing tennis like someone in the world top 20. Hewitt, who turns 31 later this month, is …

Rain Affair has started favourite in every race he has contested and that’s not likely to change in Saturday’s Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. The winner of eight of his nine …

The AFL has asked clubs to tell them whether their priority draft pick system should be kept, changed or scrapped. Currently, a club earning 16 premiership points (four wins) or …

Victoria were bowled out for 123 by South Australia in Tuesday’s one-day cricket match at Adelaide Oval. The fourth-placed Bushrangers, needing a win to remain any chance of making the …

Australian long-course triathlon star Pete Jacobs will fine tune his preparations for the Ironman Melbourne race this Sunday in Geelong. Jacobs is the man to beat in the inaugural urban …

England manager Fabio Capello is set to meet Football Association chief executive David Bernstein later this week after criticising the decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy. The …

The decision to strip Alberto Contador of his Tour de France title and ban him for two years for doping is another blow to the sport, cycling greats Eddy Merckx …

If Yani Tseng wanted to strike fear into the field for this week’s Women’s Australian Open, she succeeded. The No.1 player in the world won 12 times last season, including …

Brisbane have named eight regular first grade players in their 23-man squad for Saturday night’s pre-season NRL trial with Gold Coast at Pizzey Park. Coach Anthony Griffin has left out …

Cranbourne trainer Doug Harrison has started the year well with eight winners in January and is hoping to keep the ball rolling with the in-form Skitter at Sandown on Wednesday. …

Luck may be finally turning around for Shaun Marsh after the dumped Australian batsman enjoyed a life in the Sheffield Shield clash at the Gabba on Tuesday. Marsh (43 not …

Carlton big man Matthew Kreuzer says a smooth summer of training has him expecting much bigger things this AFL season after last year’s frustrating fizzer. The talented 22-year-old ruck-forward only …

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish hailed the return of Luis Suarez after an eight-game ban and once again insisted that he should not have been suspended in the first place. Suarez, …