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Richmond are counting on an opportunity to be grasped, a bit of youthful exuberance and some raw talent to help them overcome a ruck mismatch against Hawthorn. With premiership ruckman …

Adam Simpson has spoken to Nathan Vardy for his shove on AFL opponent Max Gawn, with the West Coast coach saying it was not a good look. Gawn was bowled …

Tributes are flowing in for former Canberra and New Zealand forward Quentin Pongia, who has died aged 48 following a cancer battle. Pongia played 137 NRL games and 35 tests …

Collingwood have suffered a double blow for the AFL match against St Kilda, with Jordan De Goey and Darcy Moore late withdrawals. De Goey did not come up in time …

The war of words between Rafael Nadal’s camp and Nick Kyrgios has continued, with the Spaniard’s uncle and the maligned Australian now exchanging barbs. Kyrgios has again taken to social …

Diligent analysis, expert advice from Ryan Crowley, footy smarts and the support of teammates have helped GWS veteran Matt de Boer become arguably the AFL’s premier tagger. De Boer will …

James Maloney’s hopes of retaining his NSW State of Origin jumper are all but over after he was charged by the NRL match review committee. Penrith and Maloney had salt …

Will Genia says his Melbourne Rebels team have blown a huge opportunity to set themselves up for the Super Rugby finals with their bumbling loss to the Bulls on Friday …

World No.2 Rafael Nadal advanced to his 11th semi-final at the Italian Open after he beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-0 in a rollercoaster encounter at the Foro Italico in Rome. …

Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew says he won’t fall into the trap of thinking his AFL side is meeting a depleted Port Adelaide. Power coach Ken Hinkley reckons he’s without …

If breeding means anything Queensland’s best hope to win the Group One Queensland Oaks, Winning Ways, should have no trouble with a genuine staying distance. Winning Ways has her final …

Doomben course manager Jim Roberts expects the track to be ideal for the Group One meeting despite rain in Brisbane. The Group One Doomben Cup is the main race but …

There are two versions of Passage Of Time, the one before he was gelded and the one after and trainer Joe Pride much prefers the latter. As an entire, Passage …

Trainer Mike Moroney is happy to extend Wham out in distance to find out once and for all what the gelding’s range is. Wham is set to run in Saturday’s …

Five-time Group One winner Santa Ana Lane has been confirmed as the TAB’s runner in the world’s richest turf race, the $14 million Everest. Santa Ana Lane is the third …

The Lord Mayor’s Cup meeting at Rosehill could prove significant for Kim Waugh as she prepares to welcome back two talented horses from injury setbacks and give another his first …

Talented gelding Bergerac will wear blinkers in his comeback in the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben with bigger things in mind. Trainer Steve Tregea had added blinkers to Bergerac’s …

Trainer Richard Laming’s fears Jamaican Rain’s campaign was over have been allayed by the mare’s sparkling track gallop at Cranbourne. She was a late scratching from the Group One Robert …