Benji signature a derby between Dragons, Sharks
BRAD WALTER 10:00pm Benji Marshall is set to make a decision on Friday between St George Illawarra and Cronulla after the Dragons sensationally re-entered the race to sign the former Wests Tigers playmaker.
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Dwyer in bid for private takeover of Waratahs
GEORGINA ROBINSON 12:26pm Rugby: World Cup-winning former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer is behind a private equity bid to take over the Waratahs and beef up community rugby in NSW.
Marsh appointed chairman of selectors
Daniel Cherny 11:53am Cricket: Former Australian wicket-keeper is the new national chairman of selectors, with former chairman Trevor Hohns and champion batsman Mark Waugh to join him on the four-man selection panel.
Clippers move to remove Donald Sterling
11:12am NBA owners took their first concrete step on Thursday towards booting Donald Sterling from their ranks after the disgraced real estate tycoon's racist remarks.
Alastair Cook sacks his idol Graham Gooch
9:36am Cricket: Graham Gooch has been sacked as England's batting coach with immediate effect, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday, as the fallout from the Ashes drubbing continued.
Eels to bring high-flyer Moss on board
CHRIS BARRETT League: Bill Moss made millions, and billions for others, as a Macquarie Bank executive but if his fortune was represented by Parramatta’s success in the past 25 years he would be all but bankrupt.
Evans lauds "best ever" team for Giro d'Italia
RUPERT GUINNESS Cycling: Cadel Evans has lauded the team selected to help him become the first Australian to win the Giro d'Italia, which starts next week, as potentially the best he has ever had to support him.
Max Presnell: Stellar racing just keeps on coming
Bloodlines: Coolmore keeps mum on Fastnet Rock service fee
Greg Baum: Australia a big fish, but where is the pond?
The Breakdown: West Harbour offer James O'Connor a shot
Scott Higginbotham: Third-tier competition will strengthen rugby
Michael Cockerill: Winning by whatever means is the end game
Paul Cully: Super Rugby stats don't back up Australia's running game
League
Slater will do anything to play for Australia
BRAD WALTER To understand how much Test football means to Slater, you have to know that he spent a week in London before last year's World Cup semi-final and barely stepped outside the Australian team hotel.
Michael Lichaa star-struck by Brad Fittler
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS 5:56pm Shock City Origin selection Michael Lichaa didn’t know whether to ask coach Brad Fittler for his autograph or shake his hand when they met for the first time this week.
Rugby league's female players in rugby union's sights
Roosters, Cowboys and Warriors seek cure for World Cup hangover
NRL coaches seek clarity on obstruction rule at annual get-togther
Anzac Test and Origin coaches, trainers risk deregistration if concussion rules not followed
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Football
Late Mbia strike lands Sevilla in Europa final
10:31am Sevilla snatched a last-gasp place in the Europa League final when a 94th-minute Stephane Mbia header put them through on away goals after their semi-final against Valencia ended 3-3 on aggregate on Thursday.
Juric flattered by comparisons with Viduka
DOMINIC BOSSI 2:32am Tomi Juric has played down the growing comparisons with Socceroos great Mark Viduka but acknowledged that, like the former Leeds United striker, he was perhaps born to score goals.
Sydney FC favourites to secure Graham Arnold
Dimitri Petratos cleared by Roar
Brisbane Roar coach proves naysayers wrong
Hersi desperate to atone for missing last year's A-League grand final
Legacy on Stefanutto's mind as grand final nears
Nikolai Topor-Stanley confident Wanderers can stay focused
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Rugby
New Super 18 model best chance of survival
GEORGINA ROBINSON Australian Rugby Union boss Bill Pulver has rubbished claims the professional game is at risk of failure, but says the proposed four-conference Super 18 model is its best chance of survival.
Waratahs face must-win game against Canes
RUPERT GUINNESS The impact of Wycliff Palu's return to the Waratahs' starting side extends beyond the trademark physicality and ball carrying capability that he brings to the side, says NSW prop Benn Robinson.
Brumbies ready for 'classic' Crusaders rivalry
Brumbies centre Andrew Smith signs one-year deal with Munster
Melbourne Rebel Cruze Ah-Nau faces tough debut against Sharks
ACT Brumbies confident ARU broadcast deal will cover losses
Chiefs make nine changes for Lions clash
Manly-Warringah battle for top club spot
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AFL
Lance Franklin joins Kurt Tippett on sidelines
ANDREW WU Sydney will be missing both their high-priced forwards after leaving Lance Franklin out of their side to take on Brisbane on Saturday night.
Cameron clear to return from burst eardrum
CHRIS WILSON Jeremy Cameron will play this week despite bursting his eardrum last weekend.
AFL may lift draft age after review of paths
Demons put Jesse Hogan on long-term injury list
AFL ruckmen: overrated players, or overrated position?
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Horseracing
Snowden in last hurrah as Darley head trainer
Adam Pengilly Peter Snowden will be the first to say he does not like looking back. The future is what interests him - except when it comes to the event he has been dreading for months.
Racing Results for Thursday, May 1
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Neil Robertson behind in snooker semi
8:57am Snooker: Australian Neil Robertson will have to come from behind to make the World Championship Snooker decider after giving up a first day lead to Englishman Mark Selby in their semi-final.
Michael Albasini leads Tour of Romandie
9:43am Cycling: Switzerland's Michael Albasini won the second stage of the Tour of Romandie on Thursday to also earn the overall race leader's jersey.
Senna remembered on 20th anniversary
12:18am Motorsport: Fans and Formula One drivers past and present marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna on Thursday at the Italian circuit where the triple champion crashed 20 years ago.
Petty upset over Ambrose's NASCAR fine
8:51am Motorsport: Marcos Ambrose understands the $US25,000 fine NASCAR levied against him for punching Casey Mears in the face.
Cycling Australia undertakes major reform
SAMANTHA LANE 7:03pm Cycling: The hierarchy of financially-crippled Cycling Australia has signed off on profound change with a rare slashing of the board among a raft of reforms.
Most satisfying day or feeling in my career
CHRIS BARRETT 5:42am Cricket: When Michael Clarke was told on Wednesday night about Australia’s long-awaited return to the summit of the Test world rankings, his mind immediately scrolled back a year.
West Harbour offer O'Connor a shot
Could James O'Connor go from being a Pirate or a Ram to a World Cup Wallaby next year?
New Super Rugby competition explained
How does the new Super Rugby competition work and why this weekend's matches could lead to three Australian teams in the finals.
Winning by whatever means is the end game
On the eve of the game which surely does matter, at the arrowhead of a season which has flown by, you'd think all eyes will be on the scoreboard at Suncorp Stadium come full-time in the grand final.
Third-tier competition will strengthen rugby
After a six-year hiatus it is about time Australian Rugby had another crack at this competition it so desperately needs.
Super stats don't back up running game
Australian rugby's relationship with a running, ball-in-hand style of play is going through a complicated patch.
Australia again a big fish, but where is the pond?
Question: what is the difference between the International Cricket Council and the King Island Football Association?
Sterling must accept deserved punishment
It's time for Donald Sterling to look in the mirror.
Clippers add to sport's noble history of protest
So, what do you do when, as a professional black athlete, it turns out that the man who owns your team is a hideous racist who hates your race so badly he admonishes his girlfriend for even being seen with black people?
Stellar racing just keeps on coming
Outstanding racing on Saturday, including the stand-alone Hawkesbury meeting, follows a Sydney autumn from which many highlights rate in the best-ever category.
Super Rugby Previews: Round 12
Stephen Samuelson and Richard Shute with the lowdown on all seven clashes.
Coolmore keeps mum on service fee
Fastnet Rock is once again Australia's costliest stallion, but his covering fee has not been declared by Coolmore Stud.
Netball needs a two-point scoring zone
The emergence of the towering goal shooter in the ANZ Championship has seen a marked shift in the way the game is played by some teams, and should have netball powers considering the introduction of a two-point scoring zone.
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