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Group One winner Nakeeta Jane is set to spearhead trainer Mark Newnham’s assault on the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. Newnham plans to have three runners in Saturday’s 2000m Group …

Sydney Cup equal second favourite Midterm has been penalised 1.5kg for the Group One staying handicap at Randwick after his win in the Manion Cup at Rosehill. The Liam Howley-trained …

New Zealand trainer Stephen Marsh will rely on Ardrossan for the rest of the Sydney autumn carnival with the stable’s two three-year-olds to head home. Marsh has pulled the pin …

Trainer Archie Alexander has a second-straight Bendigo Guineas in his sights with Saccharo who is on target for the Listed race for three-year-olds. Alexander won last year’s edition of the …

Jordan Thompson’s giant-killing run at the ATP Tour’s Miami Open has continued with a third-round win over Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov. Australian world No.77 Thompson beat the 24th seed 7-5 …

Newly crowned Group One winner Avilius has been nominated for another top level race at Rosehill, heading the entries for the Tancred Stakes. The Godolphin stayer won Saturday’s Ranvet Stakes …

Jordan Thomspon’s giant-killing run at the ATP Tour’s Miamio Open has continued with a straight-sets third-round win over Grigor Dimitrov. Australian world No.77 Thompson advanced to the last 16 with …

Ashleigh Barty has fought back from a set down against Kiki Bertens to book her place in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. The Australian No.1 lost the first set …

Alex Rance is so valuable to Richmond, it’s going to take 22 AFL teammates to replace him. Rance will undergo his knee reconstruction on Tuesday and will miss the rest …

NSW Waratahs have labelled their much improved defence the Blue Wall and its certainly proving harder to breach than in recent Super Rugby seasons. After conceding 19 tries in their …

Banned former Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has denied having any knowledge of salary cap rorting during his time at the embattled NRL club. Flanagan, who has been deregistered for breaching …

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves expects Blake Ferguson to fire back into State of Origin and Test contention this year as the tearaway winger prepares to return to haunt the Sydney Roosters on …

Essendon’s full AFL pre-season means their round-one disaster is particularly worrying for former Melbourne and Swans coach Paul Roos. The Bombers were the biggest losers on the weekend, surrendering to …

Alastair Clarkson will make this his last contract at Hawthorn if the club are not on track to win another AFL grand final. The four-time premiership-winning coach re-signed last October …

Fresh from his best-afield start to the season, GWS star Stephen Coniglio headlines the AFL’s list of free agents. Coniglio joins Richmond premiership player Brandon Ellis and St Kilda mainstay …

North Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington has escaped an AFL ban for winding Fremantle opponent Nathan Wilson with his off-the-ball gut punch. West Coast forward Liam Ryan and Brisbane opponent Darcy …

The Sydney Roosters have signed a 25-year agreement to play out of the new $730 million Allianz Staidum after the project’s future was assured following Saturday’s NSW election. The Roosters …

Steve Coniglio says he and fellow GWS midfielder Josh Kelly are each in the sweet spot of their AFL careers, but he’s not focusing on finalising his next contract. Both …