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Trainer Robbie Laing is often left scratching his head when it comes to dealing with Darabad. The French-bred import has the breeding to be a big race winner and to …

Chris Waller’s decision to add Japanese talent to his stable is set to pay off when Satono Rasen spearheads a six-pronged attack on the Group One Doomben Cup. Although the …

Sydney jockey Tim Clark will head to Morphettville in a bid to win his third Group One sprint in as many weeks when he rides Thronum in the Goodwood. Clark …

Liam Birchley and Tony Vasil can continue training in Victoria while they appeal their disqualifications over the Aquanita race day treatments case. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Friday …

Well-bred mare Notonyourlife gets a chance to make the most of her second coming on the racetrack at Doomben. Notonyourlife won the Listed Ubet Classic in November which was valuable …

Group Two-winning sprinter Derryn has been in the wings as Lindsay Park waits for a soft track. He is engaged in Saturday’s Listed Straight Six at Flemington along with stablemate …

Trainer Matt Dunn is hoping his change of luck with barriers can translate into stakes winners at Doomben. Dunn has had a bad run with barriers culminating in his stable …

West Coast veteran Josh Kennedy admits even he’s been stunned by the team’s white-hot start to the AFL season, but he knows their biggest test will come this weekend. The …

It’s hard to believe that just two months ago Warriors reserve half turned linchpin Mason Lino was winless from nine games in the NRL. Lino’s tale of a turnaround is …

If the Dogs of War were to erupt any time soon, now would be the perfect time to do so. For if Canterbury are any chance of stopping the game’s …

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open semi-finals. Nadal, who holds a record seven titles at the Foro Italico, overcame a poor first set …

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has launched a comprehensive defence of forward Dylan Napa after a controversial sin-binning that could have State of Origin implications. The incumbent Queensland enforcer was …

Adelaide captain Taylor Walker’s fitness plan has failed and he could spend a month on the AFL sidelines, his coach says. Walker missed Adelaide’s 37-point win against Western Bulldogs on …

The Taniela Tupou who terrorised schoolboy rugby opponents never really went away, Reds coach Brad Thorn believes. He just got a whole lot better in every other department. Jet-heeled prop …

Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett reckons Brad Fittler would have to be crazy to ignore what he saw from James Roberts against Sydney Roosters. The Broncos centre played his part in …

Beau Scott’s NRL career hangs in the balance with Parramatta officials concerned the veteran may have torn his anterior cruciate ligament. The former NSW and Kangaroos second-rower, who is off …

Scott Higginbotham knows Quade Cooper well but even he can’t explain why the five-eighth isn’t chasing a Wallabies jersey interstate. The door has been shut on the 30-year-old’s hopes of …

A well-prepared Callum Sinclair won’t have lost any sleep fretting over his ruck duel with Fremantle giant Aaron Sandilands, according to one of his Sydney AFL coaches. With Sam Naismith …