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Collingwood remain in the hunt for a top-four AFL finish after consigning Melbourne to more misery with a 17-point defeat at the MCG. Midfield leaders Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom …

Stephen Kearney will consider fielding Kodi Nikorima at hooker when the Warriors face the Sydney Roosters next week, such is the striking form of NRL rookie Chanel Harris-Tavita. The boom …

South Sydney captain Sam Burgess will be missing from their top-four clash with Melbourne after all – but it’s not because of a backflip by the NRL judiciary. Burgess was …

With a free and fit Mitch McGovern headlining several big inclusions, there is a feeling this could be the week David Teague’s rejuvenated Carlton finally get one over Richmond. The …

Swatting away suggestions his side won’t be as pumped as the Raiders, Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson insists the premiers will be ready for Sunday’s NRL blockbuster come rain, hail …

South Sydney captain Sam Burgess will be missing from their top-four clash with Melbourne after all – but it’s not because of an NRL judiciary backflip. Burgess was ruled out …

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal rallied to reach the Canadian Open semi-finals on Friday night (Saturday AEST), beating No.7 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy 2-6 6-1 6-2. The winner last year in …

Serena Williams advanced to the Canadian Open semi-finals on Friday night (Saturday AEST), beating soon-to-be-top-ranked Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-4 at a breezy York University. Playing her first event …

Michael Maguire hopes the legacy of the late John Chalk will lift his charges as Wests Tigers bid to return to the NRL’s top eight with victory over Canterbury on …

Group One handicaps figure in trainer Danny O’Brien’s spring plans for Iconoclasm who will press his claims for those lofty targets in Melbourne’s first stakes race of the season at …

After making an immediate impression at his first start during the final week of his juvenile season, Heirborn is favoured to take another step up in his city debut at …

Jockey Tim Clark has laid down the challenge to Dawn Passage to convert his abundant promise into racetrack results, starting with the first three-year-old stakes race of the Sydney season. …

Trainer Ian Williams has ruled out sending Magic Circle back to Australia for a second shot at the Melbourne Cup at Flemington in November. The seven-year-old, who was unplaced as …

Tough stayer Exoteric can justify the decision to race him for another season by winning at Doomben. Exoteric will have a sharp drop in class when he tackles Saturday’s TAB …

Australian Bloodstock import Loveisili has been given the benefit of the doubt, and the chance to put his Newcastle Cup campaign back on track at Rosehill. The five-year-old strung together …

Leading Everest contender Pierata has run a comfortable second in a Warwick Farm barrier trial at his first appearance since he won the Group One All Aged Stakes. Friday’s 1000m-heat …

The pressure valve on Ross Lyon has been released, and now the veteran coach has the chance to make his critics blush by leading the Dockers to an unlikely finals …

Bitter anti-referee sentiment lingers in Auckland, even after the Warriors clung on for the best win of their NRL campaign. Halfback Blake Green and coach Stephen Kearney both proclaimed they’d …