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Two recent barrier trials have convinced Deploy’s trainer Gerald Ryan the Group-winning sprinter is ready to return to the races after a forgettable year. The six-year-old was at his best …

Trainer Jason Warren will keep an open mind with Brooklyn Hustle in the spring, admitting he is still unsure whether the filly will be kept to sprints or stretch out …

Naomi Osaka has won her opening match at the WTA’s Madrid Open but Australian Ajla Tomljanovic was a first-round casualty. Top-ranked Osaka, the reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, …

Twenty years after Newcastle propping great Paul Harragon made his last hit-up, Nathan Brown reckons they’ve uncovered his replacement. David Klemmer’s impact in his first two months at the Knights …

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ French Open preparations are gathering momentum as he claimed his first claycourt title with a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) victory over Pablo Cuevas at the Estoril Open. Top seed …

Chilean ace Cristian Garin has defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-1) to win the Munich Open final, less than a month after he claimed his first ATP title in …

Gary Ablett needs the green light from Michael Christian as well as the Geelong medical staff for Friday night’s AFL match against Sydney. Ablett’s dramatic start to this season took …

The Warriors are low in confidence after four straight NRL losses and desperate to get more ball to the man who could lighten their mood, skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Coach Stephen …

Parramatta boss Bernie Gurr insists the NRL club won’t be advancing their deadline on negotiations with coach Brad Arthur despite their strong form. Gurr also denied late reports on Sunday …

It’s hard to improve on perfection, but Cronulla captain Paul Gallen believes scintillating Sydney Roosters centre Latrell Mitchell can get even better in the NRL. Gallen joined Mitchell’s long list …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke is content with a revival, but says the challenges will keep coming at his AFL club. Pyke’s Crows are in the top eight for the first …

It’s early days but North Melbourne’s restored forward line could be a microcosm of an AFL side finally starting to find its mojo. Sunday’s 18.12 (120) to 8.14 (62) annihilation …

World No.1 Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep have won their opening matches at the Madrid Open, while Garbine Muguruza was upset by Croatian ace Petra Martic. The top-ranked Osaka, the …

Remy Gardner has suffered a concussion and Indonesian rider Dimas Ekky Pratama is lucky to have avoided serious injury after the Australian crashed in the opening lap of the Moto2 …

MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has returned to the top of the standings by a single point after running away with his home Spanish Grand Prix. The Honda rider led from …

Nick Kyrgios’s start to the claycourt season has ended abruptly, the Australian dumped out of the first round of the Madrid Open in straight sets by Jan-Lennard Struff. A drop …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is sticking with a long-held vow of near-silence about AFL umpires. The Dockers conceded goals from two 50-metre penalties in Sunday’s 17-point loss to Adelaide. In …

They may be considered the NRL benchmark but the Sydney Roosters still haven’t convinced former Tri-Colours premiership-winning skipper Brad Fittler. Immortal Wally Lewis claimed there was no remaining doubt the …