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Whatever happens in next week’s State of Origin dead rubber, Queensland coach Kevin Walters reckons Billy Slater will go out a winner. But it still didn’t stop Walters from urging …

Israel Folau says he won’t change his attack on the aerial contest despite his ban, but has called for more clarity on the laws in that area. The Wallabies fullback …

The Queensland Reds will review their tackling technique to avoid further disciplinary issues after two players copped yellow cards in their Super Rugby defeat to the Blues. Jordan Petaia and …

Max Gawn has dismissed the perception that Melbourne are ahead of themselves – either during games or in their misfiring AFL season. The Demons’ upset two-point loss to St Kilda …

A phone ban won’t be considered by Kevin Walters in State of Origin camp despite the Queensland coach slamming social media “idiots” for trolling his win-less Maroons this year. An …

Ben Hunt’s St George Illawarra teammates say it was the wrong call for Queensland to drop the halfback to the bench for the State of Origin dead rubber. Hunt bore …

West Coast are investigating an incident involving forward Liam Ryan that ended up being attended to by police. The incident, which involved a minor traffic accident, happened overnight. West Coast …

Seven years after first being part of an extended NSW Origin squad, Tariq Sims is finally immediate family. Sims is set to make his State of Origin debut after being …

NSW coach Brad Fittler has declared Tariq Sims the best left back-rower in the NRL after naming him in his State of Origin III team at the expense of unlucky …

Queensland have ended the three-year exile of Daly Cherry-Evans, naming the Manly skipper at halfback for State of Origin III. Cherry-Evans will replace Ben Hunt, who moves to the interchange …

Billy Slater has been confirmed as Queensland captain for his final State of Origin match in next Wednesday’s dead rubber in Brisbane. Veteran fullback Slater replaces Greg Inglis (broken thumb) …

Davis Cup organisers are upset by the announcement of a revamped World Team Cup men’s tennis event to be played in Australia from 2020 with $A20 million in prize money …

Popular jockey Alannah Fancourt has finished her apprenticeship in style with a winner. Fancourt rode as an apprentice for the last time at the Gold Coast on Saturday and won …

Trainer Toby Edmonds and jockey Justin Stanley have extra reason to celebrate their seasons with both joining the 100 winners club. Stanley rode a double at Mackay on Saturday to …

Less than three years after coming to Victoria from Alice Springs, teenage apprentice Ethan Brown finds himself challenging for the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership. Brown, 19, landed his 45th metropolitan winner …

Trainer Dan McCarthy is keen to stretch Ashlor out to 1400 metres with a view to giving the talented sprinter a crack at Melbourne’s first Group One race of the …

Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea is tempted to take his best horses Bergerac and Niccanova to Rockhampton for the carnival. The two were scratched from the Sunshine Cost on Saturday when …

Local tennis fans will be the biggest winner when the revamped World Team Cup offering $20 million in prize money plus ranking points will be held in Australia from 2020. …