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If any NRL coach knows how Nathan Brown feels in Newcastle, it’s Sunday’s opponent in Brad Arthur. Last year, the Parramatta coach found himself in the same predicament as Brown. …

Brisbane recruit Lachie Neale has played a starring role in his first Queensland AFL derby, inspiring the Lions to a 49-point win over Gold Coast. Mitch Robinson might have claimed …

Des Hasler was seeing red last week when his team were wrongly denied an opportunity to force golden point against St George Illawarra. But even though he welcomed the NRL’s …

Manly coach Des Hasler says star centre Dylan Walker will be fit to play next week if allowed. All eyes will be on the Federal Court from Monday, with Justice …

Ben Hunt’s hopes of a starting State of Origin spot for Queensland have risen after being cleared of a serious shoulder injury. The St George Illawarra star has emerged as …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has called for AFL umpires to go full-time in the wake of some controversial round six officiating. The way the Anzac Day Essendon-Collingwood blockbuster was umpired, …

The starters in the inaugural running of The Showdown have been given the green light by Racing Victoria vets to run in the $1 million race at Caulfield. However three …

Six weeks after combining to win the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile with star filly Mystic Journey, trainer Adam Trinder and jockey Anthony Darmanin will link again in Melbourne to …

Nature Strip has tuned up for his next Group One assignment with a barrier trial win at Randwick, although things did not quite go to plan. With James McDonald visibly …

Trainer Tony McEvoy has opted for the combination of ear muffs and winkers in a bid to try to help Sunlight’s younger sibling Sisstar deliver on a long-range target in …

Geelong great Corey Enright notes that he kicked 66 goals in his stellar AFL playing career, so the forward line is not foreign to him. But his club-record career of …

Trainer Liam Birchley believes Havasay is racing a lot better than it appears on paper and can make a lie of his long price at Eagle Farm. Birchley realises Havasay …

Joe Pride considers himself a pretty good judge of horse flesh and has his runners primed for the Hawkesbury feature meeting. But the trainer admits to being challenged last week …

Trainer John Moloney is banking on local knowledge proving beneficial for Fine Dane in the VOBIS Gold Dash at Caulfield. Moloney set his sights on Saturday’s 1100m-sprint for three-year-olds after …

A strong gallop on the Eagle Farm course proper indicates promising Brisbane filly Oh Five Glory is ready to again test the southern invaders. The filly takes on a strong …

Danny O’Brien is thrilled to have Iconoclasm as an addition to his team and the trainer will get a better guide on big race targets for the talented horse after …

The opening day of the Warrnambool three-day carnival will feature four jumps races on a 10-event card. Three maiden hurdle races kick off the carnival on Tuesday, drawing capacity fields …

Australia’s Santa Ana Lane has drawn the outside barrier in a field of 10 for his assignment in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding is …