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Darren Lockyer says rugby league can at last realise its full potential for players and at the grassroots with the advent of the independent commission. The retired Brisbane, Queensland and …

Victoria will regain national representatives Peter Siddle and Aaron Finch for Monday’s crucial Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at the MCG. Cameron White’s Bushrangers are fourth on the table …

Trainer Michael Lakey hopes to get a guide as to whether Risk Aversion is the real deal and a serious winter carnival contender when she makes her comeback at Eagle …

Singles stars Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt have given Australia a commanding 2-0 lead over China after day one of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania qualifying tie in Geelong. The rising …

Peter Forrest will have to wait at least a few more days before making his one-day international debut after being overlooked for Australia’s clash with Sri Lanka at the WACA …

Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams says Caulfield Cup runner-up Green Moon is capable of an upset when he resumes in the Group Three Carlyon Cup at Caulfield. The five-year-old has been …

Guinness and potatoes appear to have been off the menu for Melbourne centre Will Chambers, who has impressed his coach Craig Bellamy since his return to the NRL from playing …

Sprinters Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, who are both expected to draw worldwide attention in this Olympic year, will open their 2012 seasons at a local meeting on Saturday. The …

David Payne is looking for a strong performance from Happy Hussy at Rosehill on Saturday to warrant pressing on to some of the better autumn races. The filly has been …

Opener Ryan Broad will take the reins of Queensland in Saturday’s crucial one-day match against Western Australia at the Gabba after being named skipper for the first time. Broad steps …

Richmond star Brett Deledio left the field injured in the AFL club’s interclub practice match at Whitten Oval on Friday. Deledio limped off in the first of the three periods …

Sydney and Perth both regard their A-league clash on Saturday as a massive game, with the local team desperate to improve on their miserable home form. Last week’s 5-2 thrashing …

Cambridge trainer Trent Busuttin is hoping his Victoria Derby winner Sangster can run in the first five as he begins a five-race autumn campaign on Saturday. Sangster runs in the …

John Marzol is hoping the effects of the recent wet weather in Sydney continue until Saturday for his mudlark Code Word. The gelding, who posted consecutive city victories on heavy …

Australia’s former world champion Dmitri Markov believes every pole vaulter experiences the doubts which have threatened Steve Hooker’s Olympic title defence. Markov says Hooker has made the right decision to …

Harry Redknapp will be assured of a hero’s welcome when he takes charge of Tottenham for their home match against Newcastle on Saturday at the end of an extraordinary week …

Ben Hannant and Josh McGuire will go head to head in Brisbane’s front row against Gold Coast in Saturday night’s trial for the vacant prop spot alongside Petero Civoniceva for …

Stephanie Rice has revealed her frustrations over the shoulder injury that has her London preparations under a cloud, saying she wouldn’t be swimming if the Olympics weren’t looming. Rice returned …