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The Brumbies have defied Wallabies coach Michael Cheika by naming three star players at the centre of a tug-of-war between club and country to play this weekend. David Pocock, Scott …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says his much-travelled club’s record on the road is a key to their AFL finals ambitions. The Power play Hawthorn in Launceston on Saturday, hoping …

Sonny Bill Williams will miss New Zealand’s Test series against France after damaging his knee while on All Blacks training duty. Cross-code star Williams will undergo immediate surgery on an …

Buried in exams, Australian rugby sevens star Emma Tonegato may have to skip the Eiffel Tower tour during the side’s world series finale in Paris next week. Australia were thumped …

Scott Higginbotham has urged his Queensland Reds teammates to seize the day and prove they are Test material against a NSW Waratahs side laden with Wallabies. The Waratahs have 10 …

Statistics from the opening three months of the NRL reveal Queensland’s back five have more defensive concerns than NSW ahead of next Wednesday’s State of Origin opener. Much of the …

Leading trainer Darren Weir doesn’t get a lot of down time with the large number of horses in his care. After racking up a double at Geelong on Tuesday to …

Tough gelding Spectroscope will drop back in distance in an effort to get him back in winning form at the Sunshine Coast. Spectroscope hasn’t won since taking the Doncaster Prelude …

Scone trainer Brett Cavanough has called on one of his favourite jockeys, Skye Bogenhuber, to help coax spirited The Monstar back to winning form at the Sunshine Coast. The Monstar …

Stewards have allowed suspended trainer Ben Currie to transfer horses he had nominated for Gatton and Toowoomba to other trainers to allow them to race. Currie is currently suspended after …

At 45, Damian Browne is showing he still has what it takes as a leading rider ahead of the first Group Two meeting on his home track at the Sunshine …

Trainer Bruce Hill has decided to erase Man of His Word’s last-start failure from his memory banks. Man of His Word was an excellent third in the Group Two Hollindale …

Group One-winning mare Secret Agenda is to head to the broodmare barn with connections announcing her retirement from racing. The Mick Price-trained Secret Agenda retires having won seven of her …

The Darren Weir-trained Handsome Thief is the only runner in the Moreton Cup who can upset the order for the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. Saturday’s Group Two Moreton Cup (1200m) …

Sydney jockey James McDonald’s comeback will continue when he rides at the Royal Ascot meeting. McDonald, who returned to riding earlier this month after serving an 18-month ban for a …

Marika Koroibete hitting his straps with the Melbourne Rebels would be a terrifying prospect for most opposing wingers. But at least Blues flyer Matt Duffie knows what’s coming. Friday’s Super …

Will Power spoke calmly and nonchalantly. It was hard to tell if he was trying to keep an even keel or if he was just exhausted. “You have to just …

Melbourne coach Dave Wessels has called on Australia’s Super Rugby clubs to present a united front to help the Wallabies, admitting injured Test star Will Genia could have played for …