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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 …

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper was “shocked” to learn of claims the Australian rugby union team had been investigated for match fixing after losing a Test match they’d been favoured to …

There will be three good reasons why Walkinshaw Andretti United (WAU) drivers will want to lift their game for the Holden heavyweights in next week’s Supercars round in Melbourne. WAU …

Melbourne’s NRL salary cap situation appears resolved with forward Sam Kasiano taking up a three-year deal to join the Catalans Dragons in the English Super League. With the NRL season …

They may be sweating on powerhouse Tevita Pangai’s fitness but the Brisbane pack will have no excuses if they don’t excel in 2019, Matt Gillett says. New Broncos coach Anthony …

Queensland will call on the calm head of Bryce Hegarty and the ‘best Lucas’ brother to halt a run of losses to New South Wales that could hit double figures …

After committing to the cross-country trip to ride leading Newmarket Handicap contender Graff at Flemington, Western Australia’s champion jockey William Pike has picked up another six mounts at the feature …

Matt Dale has been waiting for the right time to extend Fell Swoop beyond his traditional distance range and he has finally found it. The seven-year-old will race beyond 1200 …

NEWMARKET HANDICAP Run at Flemington over 1200m, $1.25 million, handicap HISTORY * First run in 1874 when won by Maid Of Avenel NOTABLE WINNERS * Malua (1884); Wakeful (1901); Gothic …

Newcastle outside backs Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Hymel Hunt will be fit to face Cronulla in round one of the NRL after being cleared of pre-season injuries. Already without centre Tautau …

Hawthorn’s 2019 AFL season could be the tale of their two Mitchells. Rarely has one injury impacted on a team’s prospects more starkly than the freak broken leg that felled …

Trainer Bjorn Baker is counting on a light weight and the addition of blinkers helping Champagne Cuddles in her bid to claim an elusive Group One win in the Newmarket …

Tony Gollan is confident Vincere Volare will confirm the Brisbane trainer made the right decision to miss two earlier feature races in Sydney when she steps out at Randwick. Vincere …