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Wallabies captain Michael Hooper plans to “come out blazing” but concedes he may not last the full 80 minutes of Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks in …

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has dismissed a week of negative headlines and circling sharks, saying his only pressure comes from their poor AFL form. After finishing just outside the …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan says he sought advice from Melbourne counterpart Craig Bellamy about handling the playing future of Sharks stalwart Paul Gallen. Gallen, 37, has confirmed he will play …

Brisbane ruckman Stefan Martin admits his teammates will need to look out for Nick Robertson after he called Gold Coast players “soft” in a sledge that has added spice to …

Fremantle hope the best is still ahead for Harley Bennell after re-signing the injury-plagued midfielder for another AFL season. The Dockers handed Bennell and goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne one-year contract extensions …

NFL scouts will hunt for the next Jordan Mailata on a newly established recruitment drive across Australia later this year. Mailata made history as the first rugby league forward to …

September starts early for AFL clubs GWS and Sydney, who clash on Saturday in a derby that will double as a finals dress rehearsal. The third-placed Giants and sixth-placed Swans …

The International Tennis Federation’s radical overhaul of the Davis Cup has left Australia’s scheduled World Group playoff in Austria in limbo. The ITF on Thursday night voted to reduce the …

The stalemate looks set to continue at Brisbane after chief executive Paul White refused to clarify the club’s long-term plan and whether it involves Wayne Bennett beyond 2019. White fronted …

Penrith caretaker coach Cameron Ciraldo has revealed he was looking to rest James Maloney before the veteran was ruled out for up to three weeks with a knee injury. Maloney …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley admits he’s uncomfortable heading into Saturday’s AFL crunch game against Collingwood. But he takes solace that he’s not the only AFL identity feeling that way. …

The stalemate looks set to continue at Brisbane after chief executive Paul White refused to clarify the club’s long-term plan and whether it involves Wayne Bennett beyond 2019. White fronted …

The NRL spotlight may have temporarily shifted from Ivan Cleary’s coaching future, but the pressure is still on the West Tigers mentor to keep his side’s finals hopes alive. The …

Kurt Mann will have no qualms filling Gareth Widdop’s five-eighth role at St George Illawarra after stating his desire to one day claim a No.6 jersey of his own. Mann …

While many of her seven-year-old contemporaries are headed for the broodmare barn this spring, any such plans for Winx can wait. Everything about her suggests her career is far from …

As he prepares to farewell She Will Reign from his Warwick Farm stable, Gary Portelli is looking for the next horse to take her place. The winner of the 2017 …

With a strong band of three-year-olds, Lindsay Park is splitting their teams between Melbourne and Sydney. With five runners in two Melbourne stakes races on Saturday, the stable will also …

Lightly raced Fidelia has shown Robbie Griffiths enough to suggest she can be a player in the spring but the trainer is concerned about the filly’s wide barrier in the …