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Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary is expected to reveal whether he intends to make a sensational return to Penrith when he speaks before the team’s captain’s run on Saturday. Cleary …

The storied history of Hawthorn’s bitter rivalry with Geelong suggests another thriller is in the offing when the AFL clubs clash in a high-stakes encounter at the MCG. The Hawks …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says he won’t pressure sought-after wingman Jared Polec to soon decide his AFL future. Polec, off-contract at Port at the end of the season, is …

Sydney aren’t spooked by a finals-like run to September and Sunday’s crunch clash with Melbourne at the MCG, an AFL venue they always relish playing at. The fourth-placed Demons and …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke isn’t buying it. His AFL club’s next opponent GWS are banged up, a host of injuries weakening their side for Saturday night’s encounter in Canberra. The …

Newcastle halfback Mitchell Pearce has opened up about the pain of being labelled an Origin failure and letting go of the bitterness that came with it ahead of his 250th …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke has hosed down speculation forward Mitch McGovern wants to leave the AFL club. McGovern last year signed a fresh deal with the Crows until the end …

Rugby Australia are set to announce Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has signed a five-year deal that will take him through to the end of 2023. Rugby Australia have called a …

Penrith caretaker coach Cameron Ciraldo admits he considered walking away under sacked coach Anthony Griffin but is glad he was talked out of it by club boss Phil Gould. Gould …

Odeon’s early season form will provide a number of answers as connections consider a Caulfield Cup campaign for last year’s South Australian Derby placegetter. Five-year-old Odeon resumes in a 1400m-handicap …

What Golden Tycoon lacks in race sense he makes up for with an abundance of speed. Whether that is enough to get him over the line in Saturday’s Listed Rosebud …

Lindsay Park co-trainer Tom Dabernig says a fine line exists when preparing horses for early spring races. While officially winter, there is a touch of spring in the air at …

Champion trainer Chris Waller has no intentions to ease up on his domination of Brisbane middle distance and staying races. Waller finished sixth on the Queensland metropolitan trainers premiership last …

After two eye-catching barrier trials in Sydney, plenty of interest surrounds the Australian debut of one of Godolphin’s latest imports Home Of The Brave in an intriguing Aurie’s Star Handicap …

A step up to a suitable distance looms as the key to emerging stayer Emperor’s Way making an impact for the first time this preparation in the Premier’s Cup Prelude …

Trainer Udyta Clarke has been forced to scratch Rich Charm from his return run at Flemington after the gelding cut a hind leg. Rich Charm has been given a course …

Shaun Edwards aims to get involved with Wigan in 2019, but insists interim coach Adrian Lam will be the boss. Edwards has signed a three-year contract to become head coach …

Seven-time grand slam champion John McEnroe is the big-name signing for the Nine Network’s maiden Australian Open commentary team. The new broadcast rights holder for the year’s first major has …