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Brisbane will stick with star recruit Jack Bird in the halves despite coach Wayne Bennett repeatedly publicly guaranteeing Kodi Nikorima the No.7 jersey for the rest of the NRL season. …

Gold Coast will be without NSW State of Origin hooker Nathan Peats for up to six weeks with fractured ribs. Peats’ slim chances of retaining his Blues jumper appear over …

A misfiring halves pairing and the loss of Semi Radradra on the wing shape as the biggest issues that matter at Parramatta in 2018. An in-depth analysis of the Eels’ …

NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson concedes Israel Folau’s playing future remains up in the air after the Wallabies fullback doubled down on his controversial comments on homosexuality. Folau used a …

NSW will seriously consider picking a specialist hooker on the bench for the first time in two decades for June’s State of Origin series opener against Queensland. Blues coach Brad …

Under-fire Parramatta aren’t the only NRL club in the race to sign Canberra forward Junior Paulo. The out-of-contract Raiders prop has revealed his manager has been weighing up offers from …

Peeling oranges or playing for points, Samantha Stosur will fill whatever role is required when she makes her Fed Cup comeback this weekend. Stosur hasn’t worn the green and gold …

Hawthorn will be without injured AFL stars Cyril Rioli and Paul Puopolo for up to six weeks. Rioli suffered a knee injury and Puopolo strained a hamstring in the Hawks’ …

Brisbane are breathing a sigh of relief after in-form prop Matt Lodge was cleared of a fractured rib, paving the way for him to take part in Friday’s NRL blockbuster …

Luke Hodge is set to remain in the Brisbane backline despite suggestions he should consider retirement after a poor AFL game against Richmond. The 309-game defender has received the backing …

Richmond will challenge the one-game ban offered to Jack Graham at the AFL tribunal on Tuesday evening. Graham was offered the suspension for striking Brisbane’s Dayne Zorko and doesn’t risk …

The Wests Tigers are embracing the challenge laid down to them by coach Ivan Cleary to write their own history as they seek a 2005-style NRL premiership boilover. It’s difficult …

Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time is one of a number of Lindsay Park big names set to trial at Tatura. Boom Time won last year’s Caulfield Cup under Cory Parish …

Trapeze Artist has gone from the hunter to the hunted with the three-year-old colt favourite in early markets to claim a third Group One win in the All Aged Stakes. …

One person not surprised by the second placing of Turnitaround in a stakes race at Caulfield is his trainer Matthew Williams. What did surprise Williams was the $51 about the …

Outstanding first-season sire Spirit of Boom will stand for a Queensland record service fee of $55,000 at Eureka Stud. Spirit of Boom is Australia’s leading first-season sire by winners with …

Trainer Aaron Purcell has slipped back into a quieter lifestyle at Warrnambool after enjoying a hectic six months as the replacement trainer for suspended Ciaron Maher. Since handing back the …

Godolphin stalwart Hartnell is among 17 entries for the Group One All Aged Stakes on the final day of Sydney’s autumn carnival. A triple Group One winner and multiple placegetter, …