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Approaching the halfway point of what GWS hope will be their march to a maiden AFL premiership, there is no doubting they are a fitter, happier and more productive team …

Exiled Carlton veteran Dale Thomas will have to fight his way back into the AFL side after he completes his one-match ban for drinking alcohol against team rules. Embattled coach …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke has launched a spirited defence of his co-captain Taylor Walker, saying the AFL industry is too quick to “pot” players. Walker has endured a week in …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke says doubt hovers over the fitness of Tom Lynch and others for Saturday night’s AFL game against Melbourne. Emergencies David Mackay and Riley Knight flew with …

American tennis player Nicole Gibbs is cancer-free after successful surgery to remove a tumour on the roof of her mouth but she will be sidelined for longer than initially thought. …

The future of Boom Time as a racehorse will be decided by his performance at Caulfield, the scene of his biggest win. The Lindsay Park-trained Caulfield Cup winner, owned by …

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have set themselves a personal training challenge by starting Hush Writer first-up over 2400 metres in the W J McKell Cup at Rosehill. Resuming horses …

Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is hoping the stable’s juvenile fillies can step up at Doomben and continue his good start to the winter carnival. Gollan has won seven metropolitan …

Trainer Matt Laurie has the knack of extracting the best from the progeny of Il Diamante. The mare has had two runners to race, Algadon Miss, the winner of three …

The lure of a start in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap means Niccanova will run at Doomben despite a wide barrier. Niccanova has drawn barrier 12 in Saturday’s Listed Spear …

A strong gallop lead-up by Aliferous has boosted jockey Brenton Avdulla’s chance to make a Group One-winning return to Australia at Doomben. Avdulla will ride Aliferous for trainer Kris Lees …

Talented mare Winter Bride returns to her favourite track when she tackles the Group Two Moreton Cup at Doomben ahead of a tilt at the Tatts Tiara. Trainer Toby Edmonds …

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has revealed his backline is firing thanks to some mid-season tweaks from assistant and former Waratahs star Peter Hewat. The Brumbies are on top of the …

St Kilda boss Matt Finnis has called the renewed speculation around coach Alan Richardson unedifying, noting their clear improvement so far this AFL season. The Saints and Port Adelaide take …

Australian wildcard Priscilla Hon will resume on Friday within reach of her biggest scalp after taking last year’s French Open semi-finalist Madison Keys all the way to sundown in Paris. …

Naomi Osaka continued to live dangerously at the French Open but her hopes of a third successive grand slam title remain intact after a comeback win against Victoria Azarenka. The …

Manly rookie Cade Cust is the latest to throw himself into contention for the club’s problematic five-eighth spot alongside Daly Cherry-Evans. Cust was arguably the Sea Eagles’ best in their …

Penrith rookie Mitch Kenny may have played his best and last game of the season due to NRL red tape, admits coach Ivan Cleary. Kenny was one of the Panthers’ …