JustHorseRacing

Centre Romain Ntamack will debut for France after the 19-year-old was named to face Wales in their Six Nations opener at the expense of the experienced Mathieu Bastareaud. Former captain …

Western Force flyhalf Peter Grant has been forced to retire because of a series of head injuries. Grant, who notched five Tests with the Springboks, has suffered a number of …

Geelong captain Mel Hickey remains unsure whether she will play in Saturday night’s historic AFLW opener against Collingwood. The star recruit from Melbourne must prove her fitness at Thursday training …

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has set his sights on returning as early as round 10 this AFL season as his recovery from a knee reconstruction continues to gain pace. …

Karmichael Hunt gets an early chance to apply pressure in Kurtley Beale’s regular position when the NSW Waratahs play their opening Super Rugby trial against the Highlanders on Friday. Off-season …

St George Illawarra star Ben Hunt has revealed how he urged club officials to look past Corey Norman’s chequered history and lure him to Wollongong. Almost seven years after battling …

The NRL has given no time frame on a final verdict after Wests Tigers and club CEO Justin Pascoe submitted their respective responses to breach notices. Wests Tigers were given …

Former Cronulla utility John Morris may be too close to players to be a success as Sharks full-time coach this season, Mat Rogers has warned. Cronulla great Rogers has instead …

The AFLW is banking on robust growth rather than growing pains as the expanded league starts its third season. Geelong and North Melbourne will join the AFLW, taking the competition …

While he may be older and wiser for his two years playing French rugby, Luke Jones says he needs to get back up to speed with Super Rugby in order …

Cronulla great Mat Rogers says he can empathise with Shane Flanagan who may feel “walked over” after reports the ex-Sharks mentor could take legal action against his former NRL club. …

Rival AFLW captains have gone cold on reigning premiers the Western Bulldogs. Not one of the other nine captains nominated the Bulldogs when asked which team they expected to face …

Greg Inglis’s knee issues appear to have flared up again amid reports that the South Sydney captain has been ruled out of the opening two rounds of the NRL season. …

A record number of two-year-olds remain in contention following third declarations for Victoria’s richest juvenile race at Caulfield. The Group One Blue Diamond Stakes has 105 horses remaining after the …

Australia is well represented at the nomination stage for the world’s richest race meeting in Dubai. Eighteen horses, including nine Group One winners, have been entered across four Group One …

Two Burgess brothers down, one to go. South Sydney on Wednesday announced a four-year contract extension for star prop Tom Burgess, keeping him at the club until the end of …

A bigger, stronger and faster Stars Of Carrum makes his autumn return in the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. The Victoria Derby runner-up is one of four horses trainer Robbie Laing …

Hugh Bowman has tested Winx in a barrier trial and the world’s best racehorse has responded to prompt the jockey to say she is as good as ever. The champion …