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Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix, recovering from a mid-race spin in a race he labelled “pretty boring”. Lewis Hamilton won in a commanding Mercedes one-two on …

Melbourne captain Cameron Smith will have until midday on Monday to decide whether to contest a maximum two-match NRL ban for making dangerous contact in his tackle on Kevin Proctor. …

Germany’s Alexander Zverev looked every bit a serious French Open title contender as he crushed Dominic Thiem in straight-sets the Madrid Open final. The 6-4 6-4 victory sealed a third …

Sydney Roosters star Blake Ferguson admits his State of Origin dream is fuelled by the pain of missing out on New South Wales’ breakthrough series win in 2014. Ferguson is …

English’s win in the Doomben 10,000 has Gai Waterhouse a step closer to joining her late father Tommy Smith as the trainer of all Queensland’s Group One races. Smith dominated …

Mick Price doesn’t have the training numbers of Darren Weir, Chris Waller or Lindsay Park but he will have representation in two upcoming Group One races. Oregon’s Day runs in …

Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp is confident he has used up all his bad luck as he maps out a Group One course for talented filly Plumaro. Kemp’s apprentice Nick Keal …

Super Cash has remained in Adelaide since a luckless run in the Robert Sangster Stakes to prepare for another Group One race at Morphettville. The Andrew Noblet-trained mare finished 11th …

Dual Group One-winning sprinter Terravista has run his last race with trainer Joe Pride and his owners retiring him after a lacklustre performance at Scone. Terravista ran ninth of 12 …

Former world No.3 Stan Wawrinka’s French Open preparation suffered a setback after the Swiss was beaten 6-4 6-4 by American Steve Johnson in the opening round of the Italian Open. …

Germany’s Alexander Zverev produced a clinical display to crush Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Open final. The second-seeded world No. 3 broke a nervy-looking Thiem in the opening …

An in-form John Millman has continued his impressive clay court form by brushing aside fellow Australian Bernard Tomic to win the Open du Pays d’Aix Challenger event in Provence. Top-seeded …

There’s no wavering from the rebuilding script at Carlton, but stand-in skipper Patrick Cripps admits an ever-so-slight weakening of the faith this season. The AFL powerhouse endured their worst-ever start …

Beware the wounded Tiger. Richmond superstar Dustin Martin had a rare off day in a 10-point win against North Melbourne, but Damien Hardwick fully expects him to come out firing …

The Western Force versus Melbourne Rebels: will it be a grudge match, or a love-in? The two sides were locked in a bitter fight for survival last year following Rugby …

South Sydney back-rower Angus Crichton has defended his early season form, arguing his hard work had gone unnoticed by everyone but his teammates. A vocal advocate of indigenous culture who …

Geelong coach Chris Scott has rubbished suggestions Essendon are a team in disarray and backed under-pressure counterpart John Worsfold ahead of the AFL country game. The Bombers’ woeful run continued …

Mystery surrounds Jack de Belin’s fitness just two weeks out from the NSW State of Origin team announcement. The Blues hopeful was pulled after just nine minutes in the second …