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Renault may be considered “best of the rest” but Australian recruit Daniel Ricciardo is confident his new outfit can hold off their rivals and close the gap on Formula 1’s …

Beware the wounded Dragon. North Queensland bulldozer Jason Taumalolo says the Cowboys are expecting to face a fired-up and motivated St George Illawarra in their NRL season opener in Townsville …

North Queensland have confirmed Michael Morgan is their new captain as they begin life after Johnathan Thurston. The playmaker was officially unveiled at the Cowboys’ season launch in Townsville with …

Damien Cook has made the bold admission that South Sydney were too predictable last year and their one-dimensional game plan resulted in their exit from the NRL finals. The Rabbitohs …

Luke Brooks is coming off the best season of his career but knows the Wests Tigers’ attack must improve if they are to be a force in 2019. In one …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has backed Nat Fyfe to be fit and firing for round one despite the skipper failing to play a pre-season match for the Dockers. Fyfe underwent …

Naomi Osaka, whose meteoritic rise to the top of the tennis world over the past year has included two grand slam titles and the world No.1 ranking, says the newly …

St Kilda have a chip on their shoulder heading into the 2019 AFL season, as the critics hover and the setbacks bite. Recruit Dean Kent said last weekend’s pre-season win …

Penrith forward Jack Hetherington wants to spend more time on the field in 2019 but knows the only way he can do that is to avoid the NRL judiciary. Hetherington, …

The NSW Waratahs have reset after a spluttering start to the Super Rugby season as they strive to take charge of the cut-throat Australian conference. Faced with a block of …

Daniel Ricciardo will raise plenty of cheers if he beats his former Red Bull team mates in Melbourne next week, but the new Renault driver will not throw any toys …

He will be one of the hottest commodities on the NRL open market come November 1, but Manly star Tom Trbojevic says he can’t imagine himself leaving the northern beaches. …

Paddy Ryder’s selection signals Port Adelaide’s intent to use Saturday’s AFL pre-season game against North Melbourne as a full dress rehearsal for their premiership season opener. Ryder rolled an ankle …

Ajla Tomljanovic has continued her hot start to the 2019 with an impressive first-round win at the prestigious WTA event in Indian Wells. While fellow Australians Samantha Stosur and Priscilla …

Lanciato will have to overcome a wide barrier and significant weight rise if he is to become the first horse in 35 years to go back-to-back in the Newcastle Newmarket. …

Lightly raced Princess Jenni is set for a belated start to her autumn campaign and will be out to make up for lost time in the Group Two Kewney Stakes …

In what could be a case of out of sight, out of mind, Godolphin colt Aramayo is emerging as the forgotten horse ahead of the Group One Randwick Guineas. The …

Melbourne’s salary cap situation is resolved and Cameron Smith is free to play round one after Sam Kasiano took up a three-year deal to join the Catalans Dragons in the …