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Buoyed by Ace High’s return to form in the Chelmsford Stakes, trainer David Payne is looking forward to finding out whether Tarka and Toulouse can emulate their elder stablemate’s three-year-old …

Osborne Bulls is building a formidable winning strike-rate and will be out to add to it when he races at Moonee Valley for the first time. The Godolphin-owned, James Cummings-trained …

Best Solution has confirmed a trip to Australia for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with victory in Germany’s most prestigious race, the Grosser Preis Von Baden at Baden-Baden. Having struck …

Novak Djokovic has sweated his way to a round of 16 victory over Joao Sousa as the heat returned to the US Open, setting up a potentially mouth-watering quarter-final meeting …

Everest contender English has worked home late to finish second to the speedy three-year-old Ef Troop in a barrier trial at Rosehill. The Tony Gollan-trained Ef Troop jumped quickly and …

He’s the only Demon to have won an AFL premiership but Jordan Lewis doesn’t believe Melbourne will be disadvantaged by their lack of finals experience. Lewis bagged four premierships with …

Kei Nishikori will be hoping to make another deep run at his most successful grand slam event after he outclassed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-2 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of …

Madison Keys eased into the quarter-finals of the US Open with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova. The 14th-seeded American, looking to go one better than her runner-up …

RECORDS OF COACHES IN THE AFL FINALS * DAMIEN HARDWICK (RICHMOND) Age: 46 Ninth season as Richmond coach Overall: 110 wins 92 losses 2 draws Finals: 3 wins 3 losses …

After an eight-year absence, two-time Brownlow Medal winner Gary Ablett is primed for a starring role when he takes to the big stage of the AFL finals once again. Ablett …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson admits he’ll feel a tad worried if Collingwood select star midfielder Adam Treloar for Saturday night’s qualifying final at Optus Stadium. Treloar hasn’t played since …

Wayne Bennett’s contract saga has galvanised Brisbane’s NRL finals charge, according to captain Darius Boyd, who insists his longtime mentor is still the best coach in the game. The Broncos …

Amid the injury carnage in Colingwood’s defence this year, Jack Crisp is the glaring exception. The half-back is now fourth among current AFL players for consecutive games, racking up 94. …

The jury may still be out on his rat’s tail, but rookie Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga’a is confident his set piece play has won coach Michael Cheika over in the …

They are the big-money signings brought over to win the Sydney Roosters a premiership. Fed up with just one major trophy from their four minor premierships, Roosters captain Boyd Cordner …

British teenager Lando Norris will drive for Formula One team McLaren next year in place of Stoffel Vandoorne. McLaren say they have signed the 18-year-old Norris to a “multi-year” deal. …

Embattled St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has laughed off the speculation over his future that flared the same day he met his new boss. Richardson met incoming club president Andrew …

Formula One team McLaren have announced that Stoffel Vandoorne will leave the British outfit at the end of the season. Vandoorne’s departure could pave the way for McLaren’s reserve driver …