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Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes leaves for Royal Ascot confident Redkirk Warrior is in peak condition. The gelding won an 800m-barrier trial at Werribee on Monday in which he …

A placing in a Werribee barrier trial has Ability ready for a return to the racetrack. Ability ran second to Balancing Act with Craig Williams aboard in Monday’s 800m-trial and …

Group One-winning mare In Her Time will miss the Stradbroke Handicap with connections deciding to give her a break to concentrate on The Everest. The Ben Smith-trained mare, who finished …

Dual Group One-winning mare Egg Tart will get the chance to prove she could be a 2018 Caulfield Cup horse when she runs at Caloundra. Egg Tart hasn’t won since …

Australia’s Will Power has earned $US2,525,000 ($A3.3 million) for winning the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500. The overall purse for the 33 drivers in Sunday’s race was more than …

AUSSIES IN ACTION ON DAY THREE OF THE FRENCH OPEN ON TUESDAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING) * Men’s first-round singles: John Millman v 24-Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Matt Ebden v Thomas Fabbiano …

Matt Ebden is locked in a torrid five-set battle with Thomas Fabbiano as he attempts to save Australia from a none-from-five start to the French Open in Paris. Ebden nabbed …

Ashleigh Barty, Daria Gavrilova and Samantha Stosur are set to launch their French Open assaults amid encouraging forecasts that “anything can happen” in an increasingly wildly open women’s draw in …

Former world No.1 Serena Williams returns to grand slam action for the first time in over 15 months, when she goes up against Czech Kristyna Pliskova in the first round …

Bernard Tomic has turned on himself once again in a sour aftermath to his first-round French Open exit at Roland Garros. Tomic shot down suggestions he was only playing tennis …

Still reeling from knee surgeries, former champion Stan Wawrinka has lost a five-set battle to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the French Open. Last year’s finalist lasted three …

The most recently minted grand slam champion in tennis has booked a second-round French Open slot as Caroline Wozniacki overcame a stuttering start to beat Danielle Collins 7-6 (7-2) 6-1 …

Weeks after his controversial tackle broke an opponent’s jaw, fiery prop Dylan Napa has been urged to be at his aggressive best by Queensland in next week’s State of Origin …

Dumping Matt Scott and Darius Boyd over the phone was hard enough. Now Queensland coach Kevin Walters faces another tough call, vowing to phone Daly Cherry-Evans after admitting he did …

Former NSW captain Robbie Farah was among the first to congratulate club teammate Damien Cook when news filtered through of the South Sydney hooker’s call-up for next week’s State of …

St Kilda’s Jake Carlisle could become the sixth AFL player this season to try his luck at the tribunal after being charged with striking. The Saints are a strong chance …

Geelong coach Chris Scott insists forward Daniel Menzel remains a chance to play again this AFL season amid reports he could undergo surgery to address his mystery groin injury. The …

KEY QUESTIONS AHEAD OF THE STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES OPENER * WILL THE BLUES’ ROOKIES GAMBLE PAY OFF? NSW have selected the most debutants in State of Origin history, with …