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Impending is a tough act to follow but his youngster sister Epidemic has grabbed her own slice of the limelight on the Sunshine Coast. Epidemic enhanced her value as a …

Melbourne jockeys’ premiership contender Damian Lane is one of four riders who have incurred careless-riding suspensions at Moonee Valley. Lane rode a winner at Saturday’s meeting aboard Anjana to move …

Trainer Peter Snowden admits he considered scratching Snippet’s Land before the gelding scored his first win in two years at Caloundra. Snippets Land ($20) drew the outside barrier in a …

Juan Martin del Potro fired a menacing warning to those already writing Rafael Nadal’s name on the French Open trophy with a bludgeoning 7-5 6-4 6-1 third-round defeat of Spanish …

Essendon are sweating on scan results after in-form midfielder David Zaharakis suffered a shoulder injury in their AFL shocker against Richmond. A crunching tackle sidelined Zaharakis in the first quarter …

After only kicking one goal in Richmond’s thumping 71-point AFL win over Essendon, the last thing Jack Riewoldt expected was a radio interview. “I thought you were punking me saying …

Serena Williams set up a French Open showdown with old foe Maria Sharapova following a routine win over Julia Goerges. The 36-year-old American, a three times a winner in Paris, …

Top-seeded Simona Halep maintained her steady progress through the French Open draw when she beat Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 7-5 6-0 to reach the fourth round on Saturday. Relegated to the …

Daria Gavrilova was unable to disguise her abject disappointment after crashing out of the French Open with a straight-sets third-round drubbing at Roland Garros. “It sucks. It’s the worst feeling,” …

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson hopes his team’s gutsy fourth-quarter fightback against West Coast will end up being the turning point the AFL club so desperately craves. The Saints trailed …

Samantha Stosur has no plans to raise the white flag despite facing up to the grim prospect of tumbling out of the world’s top 100 for the first time in …

Daniel Saifiti has revealed tough love from coach Nathan Brown and his teammates inspired him to his match-turning performance in Newcastle’s 30-4 thumping of Parramatta on Saturday. The 22-year-old behemoth …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson says the club’s bye has come at a perfect time, but the Eagles are already bracing for the very real prospect of losing Jack Darling …

Parramatta skipper Clint Gutherson has bristled at suggestions coach Brad Arthur is on the chopping block following their disastrous 30-4 NRL loss to Newcastle. The blue and golds were left …

With a bit of prodding from coach Brad Thorn, Queensland Reds forward Caleb Timu has developed a mean streak that has him in the frame for a Wallabies debut. Timu …

NSW winger Josh Addo-Carr hopes he’s at least given some Victorians a reason to cross to the other side at the MCG and support the Blues. The Melbourne flyer will …

A bond forged 17 years ago has made rookie Andrew McCullough the “perfect” replacement for ex-Queensland skipper Cameron Smith as the new Maroons hooker. When Queensland officially begins life without …

NSW Waratahs captain Michael Hooper admits there was probably one man who didn’t enjoy watching his side’s 15-try epic against Queensland on Saturday. Fifteen Wallabies hopefuls featured at Suncorp Stadium …