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Wallaby coach Robbie Deans can forget about his team and bench for the first international against the Lions on June 22 – for the moment.

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Brumbies weather Blues storm in Auckland

A Brumbies side aided by unpredictable wet weather conditions has fought off a late Blues fightback in Auckland to win 20-13 and snap a two-game Super Rugby losing streak.

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Western Force fullback Jayden Hayward kicked the match-winning penalty to seal a 19-18 Super Rugby win over the Highlanders in Saturday night’s wooden spoon battle in Perth.

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Italian Vincenzo Nibali virtually secured his maiden Giro d’Italia triumph with his second win of this year’s race on the snow-hit 20th stage from Silandro to Tre Cime di Lavaredo on Saturday.

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Manly have shown tremendous character and an enormous engine to beat Canberra 16-10 in their NRL clash at Brookvale Oval on Saturday night.

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Cooper Cronk’s State of Origin hopes are in doubt after he was placed on report for a lifting tackle in Melbourne’s impressive 26-18 win over Sydney Roosters on Saturday night at Allianz Stadium.

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In the end, the loss of three key defenders proved too much for the Brisbane Lions as Carlton held on for a 13-point AFL victory at the Gabba on Saturday night.

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The Stormers’ brick wall defence has kept Queensland tryless in Cape Town and put the Reds’ Super Rugby finals hopes in doubt. The injury-hit Stormers won a bruising contest 20-15 at Newlands where only a brilliant set-piece backline try to Springbok centre Jean de Villiers separated the two willing sides. Fifth-placed Queensland (45) will now [...]

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Well, that’s almost done it for the Tahs

Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has done a superb job this season remodeling the men-in-blue after a nightmare 2012, but the hideous Tah culture is never far from the surface.

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Defending Super Rugby champions the Chiefs took a firm grip of the New Zealand conference and kicked clear at the top of the overall standings with a brutal 28-19 win over the Crusaders on Friday night.

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No mid-season slump for Bombers: Hird

Fears that Essendon’s current two-game losing streak is the start of yet another mid-season slump for the AFL club have been dismissed by coach James Hird.

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A 78th-minute David Nofoaluma try sealed a controversial 22-20 NRL win for the Wests Tigers over North Queensland on Friday night and ended a seven-game losing streak.

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Paul Gallen of the Blues makes a break during State of Origin 3 between Queensland and New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 (AAP Image/Chris Hyde)

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David Gallop, head of the FFA. (Photo by Paul Barkley/LookPro)

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Joshua Rose of the Central Coast Mariners keeps his eye on the ball against Guangzho Evengrande. (Photo by Paul Barkley/LookPro)

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Daly Cherry-Evans starred for Manly Sea Eagles against Melbourne Storm on Monday night. (AAP Image/Action Photographics, Ian Knight)

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Essendon address the waiting media

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Wallabies coach Robbie Deans smiling during a press conference

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NSW Origin coach Laurie Daley

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Adam Blair in action for the Wests Tigers

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Scone Cup Carnival (12)

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Brisbane Coach Leigh Matthews. Photo: Michael Willson

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Ewen McKenzie. AP Photo/Francois Mori

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Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich: Champions League Final, live scores, blog

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich will face off in the Champions League final at Wembley, as the European football season finally draws to a close in the wee hours of Sunday morning in Australia. Join us from 4.45am AEST for all the action.

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The closing kiometres of Stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia looked more like a scene from the Winter Olympics than a bike race held just a week out from the official beginning of the European summer.

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No NBA team is perfect. This off-season, each team will be looking to add that ingredient(s) that will make their team significantly better, or just that little bit better to push themselves into contention.

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Channel Ten are bidding aggressively for all the international cricket TV rights from Channel Nine after missing out on the AFL, NRL, horse racing, A-League and V8 Supercars TV rights.

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Blair Windsor of Budget Forklifts claimed his maiden NRS stage victory in Stage 2 of the Jarvis Subaru Adelaide Tour.

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The banning of the shoulder charge was a poor move by the National Rugby League. However, penalising Wests Tigers winger Marika Koroibete when he saved a certain try for a shoulder charge would have to be up there with one of the more farcical decisions in rugby league history.

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New South Wales has missed the chance to build on their 2012 series by selecting James Maloney and leaving out Todd Carney in their squad for Origin I, in a report leaked by The Daily Telegraph today.

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Did the NSW selectors get it wrong? Don’t be so sure

The NSW team has been ‘leaked’ 48 hours before the official announcement. This is not the first time it has occurred, e.g. 2010 when Jamal Idris was confirmed as a debutant hours before the official announcement.

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FC Barcelona’s midfield maestro and heartbeat of Spain, Xavi Hernandez and Juventus’ and Italy’s Andrea Pirlo, are players like none other with incredible vision and extraordinary passing ability.

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Stormers vs Reds: Super Rugby live scores, blog

Round 14 sees a big clash between the 11th-placed Stormers and the fourth-placed Reds at Newlands Stadium. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 1.05am AEST.

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The finale to the 2013 Giro d’Italia is beginning to resemble a kinder surprise chocolate. We’ll have live updates from 8.30pm AEST.

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Western Force vs Highlanders: Super Rugby live scores, blog

The Highlanders will be coming back from the Republic to face Western Force after a disappointing tour where they have been seen off by the Kings and the Bulls.

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Anthony Minichiello - captain of the Roosters in 2013

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tefan Martin, Jonathan Brown and Tom Rockliff of the Lions celebrate after the 2013 NAB Grand Final match between the Carlton Blues and the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. (Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Media)

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Jorge Taufua making a run for the Manly Sea Eagles

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Tevita Kuridrani of the Brumbies celebrates with his team after scoring a try. (Photo: Paul Barkley/LookPro)

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Michael Weyman celerates his try with Cameron King during the Dragons vs Broncos match. (AAP Image/Action Photographics, Renee McKay)

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Kevin Sheedy coach of the Giants. Photographer: James Elsby

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Adam Goodes. Photo: Lachlan Cunningham

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Roger Federer wins French Open

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