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Supercars chiefs have pledged to move heaven and earth to get Fernando Alonso racing in the Bathurst 1000 after the two-time Formula One world champion showed interest in the great …

Newly installed Port Adelaide co-captain Tom Jonas believes the frustration of a wasted opportunity to play finals last season will spur the Power back up the AFL ladder in 2019. …

Scott McLaughlin has won his 50th career qualifying session but not a clean sweep of pole positions at the Australian Grand Prix, denied by Chaz Mostert at Melbourne’s Albert Park. …

Canterbury coach Dean Pay believes his scrutinised halves Kieran Foran and Lachlan Lewis are primed to hit it off when they play their first NRL game together against the Warriors. …

Rugby Australia has thrown provisional support behind an amended proposal for a global Test championship. Chief executive Raelene Castle joined her Sanzaar allies in backing the concept of a Nations …

Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has again set the Formula One benchmark by topping practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The Mercedes star clocked one minute 23.59 …

Life without Johnathan Thurston begins in earnest for North Queensland on Saturday when they host St George Illawarra in their NRL season opener. The champion halfback has hung up his …

Des Hasler is back in all his quirky glory, with the NRL mentor putting a positive focus on the code’s referees on the eve of his opening game in charge …

Controversial prop Matt Lodge will be banned for Brisbane’s next two games unless he can beat a charge at the NRL judiciary stemming from the opening minute of the season. …

Star GWS forward Toby Greene says he is extremely confident in his fitness as he gears up for the Giants’ AFL season opener against Essendon after an injury-plagued 2018. The …

Matt Gillett likened his time at lock to a stint in the washing machine, but the fit-again Brisbane star insists he’ll remain in the position as long as new coach …

He’s the least-heralded playmaker in the NRL and Warriors great Stacey Jones will be happy if Adam Keighran stays that way. As long as he does his job. Keighran’s first-grade …

Ashley Taylor has shrugged off the “man flu” but could still miss Gold Coast’s NRL season opener against Canberra with a quadricep injury. Coach Garth Brennan is confident the halfback …

Matt Lodge will miss the next two NRL rounds for Brisbane unless he can beat a dangerous contact charge. The prop was hit with a grade-two offence for taking out …

Exciting four-year-old Fifty Stars will showcase his Doncaster Mile credentials when he makes a Sydney debut in the Ajax Stakes at Rosehill. Fifty Stars took his record to seven wins …

The Lions are on guard for a beefed-up Melbourne Rebels pack focused on laying the platform for a breakthrough Super Rugby win in South Africa. Unbeaten Melbourne take on the …

If AFL captains were allowed to bet, they’d wager on Richmond or Collingwood returning to the grand final this year. In the annual poll of all 18 skippers on the …

Dylan Roberton will sit out the 2019 AFL season due to an ongoing heart condition, although the St Kilda defender has not ruled out the possibility of resuming his career …