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Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn continues to surprise, thrusting a new young halves combination into Saturday’s high-pressure Super Rugby showdown with the NSW Waratahs. Electric halfback Moses Sorovi, 22, will …

Electric scrumhalf Moses Sorovi has displaced Ben Lucas to earn his first Super Rugby start as Brad Thorn continues to tinker with his Queensland side. Lucas, who will drop back …

NSW’s latest batch of State of Origin rookies will have no problem developing a hate for Queensland, according to prop David Klemmer. The Blues returned to training on Thursday morning …

Corey Norman says he will cop a $20,000 fine on the chin for drinking while on Parramatta’s injured list and admits it “wasn’t just one drink”. The 27-year-old says he …

The Melbourne Rebels won’t have to contend with Rieko Ioane and possibly Sonny Bill Williams either in Friday’s Super Rugby match in Auckland. Devastating All Blacks winger Ioane has played …

South Sydney coach Anthony Seibold says he is grateful to have strong depth to replace the Rabbitohs’ club record four State of Origin representatives for Friday’s NRL match against Cronulla. …

A suspension has cut short leading jockey Hugh Bowman’s riding stint in Japan. The world’s highest-rated jockey arrived in Sydney on Tuesday, a week ahead of schedule after he was …

The Seymour racetrack will be out of action for racing for at least another four months to allow further testing and works to be done on the surface. Concerns were …

Le Romain is the latest high-profile defection from Brisbane’s premier sprint, the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. A close second to Impending in Saturday’s Group One Kingsford Smith Cup, Le Romain …

A likely soft track rating is expected to help former New Zealand mare Aide Memoire return to her best in the Group Two Moreton Cup at the Sunshine Coast. The …

Former French galloper One Foot In Heaven, who was once a contender for Europe’s richest race, will try to break his Australian maiden at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. One …

A few trainers could breath easier but at least two others remain on edge after first acceptances were taken for the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. There were few shocks when …

Considering the lay-off Sons Of John endured before a luckless comeback, Jason Attard has brushed another potential setback to the gelding’s return to racing. Topweight for Saturday’s Octagonal Handicap (1400m) …

Symon Wilde admits he is still unsure what level lightly raced Inn Keeper can reach but the Warrnambool trainer is looking forward to finding out. Inn Keeper has won six …

Blues fullback Matt Duffie wants clarity around rugby’s high ball rule, questioning whether leaping is worth the risk. One of the best aerial exponents in Super Rugby, Duffy fell from …

Melbourne Storm utility back Young Tonumaipea will quit the NRL club in July to follow his faith and become a missionary. Tonumaipea, a devout Christian, told his teammates of his …

Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki was done hanging around as she walloped Georgina Garcia Perez 6-1 6-0 in double quick time to reach the third round of the French Open. …

With his daughter Tara born a day after Serena Williams gave birth to her first child Alexis Olympia last September, Novak Djokovic has been trading parenting tips with the American. …