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New Zealand Horse of the Year, Melody Belle, has run a pleasing third in a barrier trial at Te Rapa as she builds towards her spring campaign. The six-time Group …

The ballot exemption on offer into a spring Classic is part of the attraction for trainer Tony McEvoy to send Marndarra from South Australia to Melbourne to run in the …

Four high-profile Australian jockeys are set to make flying visits to ride in the Group One Singapore Derby at Kranji. William Pike, Tommy Berry, Ben Melham and Glen Boss have …

Tournament No.7 seed Daria Gavrilova is through to the last 16 of the Ladies Open Lausanne, but not without a fight. The Australian was involved in a tough three-set encounter …

The Wallabies are banding together as Taniela Tupou continues his recovery from a brazen robbery during their preparations for Saturday’s Test match against South Africa in Johannesburg. Tupou’s mobile phone …

Forget the priority picks, rival AFL clubs remain convinced the best help floundering Gold Coast can receive is off the field. Storm clouds are again gathering over the Suns after …

A fired-up Leon Cameron says GWS medical staff are not to blame for Stephen Coniglio’s potentially season-ending injury after a weekend of carnage for several AFL premiership contenders. Superstar free …

The hardness of the Optus Stadium turf has again been thrown into the spotlight following the heartbreaking ankle injury suffered by West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui. Naitanui is in danger …

NRL head of football Graham Annesley has flagged a potential end-of-season rules overhaul in a bid to simplify the laws of the game. Over the last three weeks the referees …

Ex-NRL players and coaching duo Shane and Ben Walker will throw their hats back into the ring to land the vacant Gold Coast job. Overlooked by the Titans in 2017 …

Former NRL player Blake Austin has been named in England’s elite performance squad coached by Wayne Bennett ahead of the World Cup Nines. Sydney-born Austin, who plays for Warrington in …

Simona Halep’s Wimbledon championship has lifted her from world No.7 to No.4 in the WTA rankings, while runner-up Serena Williams moved ahead one spot to No.9. It is Williams’ best …

Belinda Sharpe will become the first top flight female rugby league referee in Australia when she officiates the NRL match between Canterbury and Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night. …

Injury-plagued midfielder Harley Bennell has vowed to do his best to revive his AFL career elsewhere after being let go by the Fremantle Dockers. Bennell and Fremantle mutually agreed to …

Former New Zealand international and NRL star Manu Vatuvei has announced his retirement from rugby league, a month after it was revealed a brain cyst had ended his prospects of …

North Melbourne onballer Ben Cunnington has dodged a date with the AFL tribunal but Sydney and Gold Coast are both set to lose players to suspension. Match review officer Michael …

GWS star Stephen Coniglio needs surgery on his left knee and his AFL season could be over. But it could have been worse for the star onballer, with scans showing …

NRL head of football Graham Annesley says criticism of his whistleblowers has become excessive, despite admitting the Wests Tigers were cruelled by an incorrect call in their loss to Parramatta. …