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Reece Conca is the first confirmed AFL free agency move, leaving Richmond and returning to his native WA to join Fremantle. The free agency period opened on Friday morning and …

They are still waiting on veteran skipper Cameron Smith but Melbourne have locked in young stars Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Jahrome Hughes and Scott Drinkwater going into the NRL off-season. Giant Kiwi …

Tonga skipper Sika Manu has been cleared of a knee injury and will lead the Mate Ma’a in their historic rugby league Test against Australia in Auckland. Coach Kristian Woolf …

Embattled NRL club Manly have confirmed Michael Maguire has knocked back an offer to take over from Trent Barrett as Sea Eagles coach next year. Manly still hope to name …

Two veterans face fights to have their Supercars ready for qualifying for the Bathurst 1000 as reigning champion Luke Youlden put car No.9 back on top at Mount Panorama. The …

Reflecting on the form of the J J Atkins Stakes is encouraging for Brisbane trainer Steve O’Dea who will saddle Sesar in the Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick. The colt …

TURNBULL STAKES Group One, 2000m, $500,000, set-weights & penalties, four-year-olds upwards HISTORY * First run as the Royal Park Stakes in 1865 and won by The Sign * Renamed multiple …

Ben Barba has been denied a grand final farewell to Super League after Warrington defeated St Helens 18-13 in a pulsating semi-final. In one of the upsets of the season, …

Injury has cost sparingly raced Kopi Luwak his place in the $1.3 million Kosciuszko. Kopi Luwak was a slot runner for The Kosciuszko, a support race for country horses to …

Osborne Bulls has been scratched from the Gilgai Stakes but his younger half-brother Mercury can make an immediate impression at Flemington in Melbourne’s first juvenile race of the season. Mercury …

Archie Alexander has rolled the dice in his bid to secure a Melbourne Cup start for Wheal Leisure. The Ballarat-trained mare is racing for a ballot exemption into November’s $7 …

If Truly Discreet can win the Group Two Blazer Stakes at Flemington, the result will revive fond memories for trainer Dan O’Sullivan. At the corresponding meeting in 2000, O’Sullivan prepared …

Dealmaker has had an interrupted preparation but his trainer Chris Waller remains hopeful the talented colt can emulate his sire in the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. The colt is …

The Turnbull Stakes meeting at Flemington shapes as a defining day for a number of spring aspirants. Saturday’s UCI Stakes for three-year-olds is regarded as D-day for a number of …

Trainer Chris Waller says Winx is in perfect order mentally and physically as she prepares to chase her 28th consecutive win and 21st Group One victory in the Turnbull Stakes …

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen sees Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against South Africa as a chance to lay down an early marker for when the two rugby superpowers clash at …

WTA Finals holder Caroline Wozniacki and former champion Petra Kvitova have clinched places in this month’s season-ending tournament in Singapore, the WTA have announced. The pair join world No.1 Simona …

Wallabies prop Tom Robertson’s World Cup hopes are in jeopardy after suffering a potentially serious knee injury in Argentina Robertson went down early on Friday morning (AEST) as the team …