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Australian and English cricket legends have been exchanging barbs ahead of what will be a blockbuster Ashes series, but the tourists’ captain Ben Stokes has brushed off the hostilities as “quite funny to see”.

Freo will be thrust into the Gather Round spotlight next season with a huge Friday night game, while the Eagles have drawn a tough opponent. SEE THE FIXTURE HERE

Novak Djokovic has said the long-term impact on Jannik Sinner's image from his doping ban will be akin to the fall-out from his own refusal of the Covid-19 jab.

Alex de Minaur's hopes of reaching the ATP Finals semi-finals hang by a thread after a heartbreaking three-set loss to Lorenzo Musetti.

England have insisted Joe Root's lack of centuries in Australia is not an issue as the visitors prepare for the first Test in Perth.

Barely nine months after executing one of sport’s most shocking trades, the Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison.

England will not play a warm-up game against an Australian State side ahead of the upcoming Ashes series, but one of their coaches has defended their limited build-up as “the way of the modern game”.

Somehow the scorchingly hot Patriots got even hotter in Week 10, even if it took some defensive miscues from their opponent to get a 28-23 win in Tampa Bay.

Every player wants the chance to end their career on their own terms. Will the injury plagued Aussie skipper get that option?

Marnus Labuschagne has given the biggest hint yet at the make-up of Australia’s top order for the first Ashes Test in Perth next week.

Rape charges against a high-profile AFL player and his friend have been dropped after a key witness admitted fabricating evidence about the alleged assault.

A ‘scientific, factual and unemotional’ presentation has set the stage for the major shift.

Marnus Labuschagne has declared he does not care where he bats in the Australian line-up as the fight for top order spots reaches its apex ahead of the first Ashes Test.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: He will go down as one of the NRL’s greats, but the four-time premiership winner continues to flounder at the highest levels of competition.

The key player immediately pointed to the same foot he recently had surgery on.