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The Gai Waterhouse team is once again targeting the VRC St Leger at Flemington, with Transact out to become the fourth horse from the stable in the past seven years …

Star Australian sprinter Santa Ana Lane has travelled well to Hong Kong in preparation for his first international start in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin. The Anthony Freedman-trained …

Australian John Millman has wasted little time in winning his first-round match at the ATP Tour’s Hungarian Open. The sixth-seeded Millman crushed Serbian teenager Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 6-2 in just …

Two years ago, Matt Ikuvalu was running around for Wyong and had all but given up on ever playing in the NRL. A Central Coast junior who played under-20s for …

Belgium’s Elise Mertens and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko are among the first round exits at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on a day where other high-profile players withdrew without …

Second-seeded Alexander Zverev lost to 81st-ranked Nicolas Jarry in the Barcelona Open after failing to convert a match point, while former champion Kei Nishikori and third-seeded Dominic Thiem easily advanced …

GWS will recall Toby Greene, one of their “best and most important players”, for Saturday’s local AFL derby against Sydney at the SCG. The Giants continue to sweat on the …

Newcastle coach Nathan Brown admits intense media attention was behind his decision to take 21-year-old NRL superstar Kalyn Ponga out of the halves. Ponga lit up the competition as the …

Rebuild remains a dirty word at the SCG, with Sydney Swans chief executive Tom Harley insisting his AFL club can continue to buck the trend and avoid bottoming out. The …

A decision to enforce further changes to Ford’s all-conquering Mustang has provoked a response by defending Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin. Supercars revealed on Tuesday analysis had determined the Mustang holds …

Melbourne have stuck with veteran utility Jordan Lewis for the Anzac eve AFL blockbuster against Richmond after his below-par return. While the slumping Demons dropped three players amid five changes …

Jake Trbojevic says his Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans thrives on the captaincy and will go to another level as a player if asked to lead Queensland. Cherry-Evans is firming as …

Kevin Anderson has pulled out of all clay tournaments this season, including next month’s French Open, to give himself time to recover from an elbow injury. The big-serving 32-year-old, who …

The AFL could look at recruiting senior club figures as part of a push to shift public perception around umpiring. While AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking is cautiously optimistic …

The AFL could look at recruiting senior club figures as part of a push to shift public perception around umpiring. While AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking is cautiously optimistic …

Fremantle defender Taylin Duman will only miss one AFL match after the tribunal halved his striking ban. A fortnight after Richmond successfully argued for Dustin Martin’s suspension to be reduced …

West Coast will be without premiership defender Tom Barrass for a major chunk of the AFL season because of his foot injury. The Eagles have confirmed Barrass has a stress-related …

Melbourne have dropped three players amid five changes as they try to arrest their slump in the AFL Anzac Eve blockbuster against Richmond. Brothers Corey and Josh Wagner and Charlie …