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Buddy slick, Cats hot
Sydney recruit Lance Franklin was put through his paces, while Geelong stars Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins braved the heat.
Stepping up the workload
WITH all clubs now back in pre-season training, players at every AFL club are starting to increase their workloads.
Strategic win for NRL tortoise
John Lehmann Editor at Large UNLIKE AFL supremo Andrew Demetriou, there's no egg on the face of the NRL's Dave Smith.
EPL Xmas: one week, 30 games
LIVERPOOL title credentials get a thorough examination over the Christmas period as 30 EPL games are played in one week.
Rumour Mill: It's getting Messi!
THINGS could get a little, ahem, messy at Barcelona if rumours of a rift between star player and club are right. Football
Title Man City's to lose: Rodgers
LIVERPOOL might be top of the EPL table but manager Brendan Rodgers says the title is still City's to lose. News
Present time: who wants a move?
IT might be Christmas, but which EPL players really want their present in January: a move in the transfer market? News
John Eales Medal night
All the glitz and glamour from the John Eales Medal night, held at the Sydney Convention Centre.
Gold Coast Sevens colour and action
All the colour and action from the Gold Coast Sevens, played over two days at Skilled Park.
Grid girls from around the world
AS if the V8 cars are not enough to get pulses racing, there's a seriously glamorous side to the races as well.
Vettel duds teammate Webber
They might have finished one-two in the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix but Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber aren't exactly team 'mates'.
Sire of the stars
CHAMPION stallion Zabeel, the greatest staying influence of the modern era in Australasian racing, has been retired from stud duties.
Calendar girl jockeys
A GROUP of our top female jockeys have got together and glammed up for the 2014 calendar.
Present time: who wants a move?
IT might be Christmas, but which EPL players really want their present in January: a move in the transfer market?
Jockeying for T20 victory
STAR jockeys will be swapping their silks for whites in the National Jockeys Trust Twenty20 Cricket Match at Casey Fields.
TD mark set to be fleeting
PEYTON Manning says his season record of 51 touchdowns will be short-lived, suggesting Tom Brady will take it back.
14for14: Scott will take Tiger down
ADAM Scott will add to his major tally on the way to toppling Tiger Woods for the world No. 1 ranking. 2014 golf predictions!
V8 Classics Boxing Day Enduro
CRICKET isn't your thing? Yacht racing doesn't float your boat? SPEED have got the answer for your Boxing Day blues.
Miami turn up heat to win
MIAMI'S Michael Beasley sank two late free throws to give the Heat a 121-119 overtime win versus Atlanta.
Sharapova causes frenzy at Aussie airport
TENNIS star Maria Sharapova has touched down in Brisbane ahead of her first tournament in four months but all eyes were on her boyfriend.
Swifts captaincy amazing: Green
KIMBERLEE Green is a familiar face in the new-look NSW Swifts squad, so it's no surprise she's been named captain for 2014.
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Christmas, New Year's survival guide
CLOSURES and altered timetables will mean it's not business as usual for services over the Christmas and New Year period.
Branson to boycott anti-gay Uganda
RICHARD Branson has urged companies to boycott Uganda over a draconian anti-homosexuality bill passed by its parliament last week.
Cook: the buck stops with me
ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook admits he needs to improve his leadership, while insisting the Graeme Swann issue is closed.
Tori's husband accused of cheating
IN A Christmas bombshell 28-year-old Emily Goodhand has told UsWeekly magazine that she spent "an alcohol-fuelled" evening with Spelling's husband.
Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints
MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.
The 25 must-know Christmas facts
THINK you know all there is to know about the festive season? From sexy Santas to stocking stuffers, we bring you the 25 fun facts of Christmas.