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Get ready for “the madness”. That’s the message from Canterbury when asked what to expect this NRL season following a summer of sweeping change from the boardroom to the locker …

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan has encouraged halfback Ashley Taylor to run the ball more as he fine tunes his protege’s game for the first time as NRL coach. The …

Jeremy McGovern is loving life at West Coast but has been tabled big-money offers by several Melbourne-based clubs, according to his manager Colin Young. McGovern will be a restricted free …

As a Port Adelaide player, Josh Francou thrived on the hatred for AFL arch-rivals Adelaide. Francou was a Showdown specialist – as a Port midfielder he won three best-afield medals …

Wests Tigers premiership-winner Benji Marshall is set to play his first NRL match for the club in 1644 days after overcoming a calf injury in time for their opening match …

Sydney Roosters back-up Mitchell Cornish believes Cooper Cronk is the perfect man to help him take the final step in becoming a bona fide NRL halfback. Cornish will partner Cronk …

Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak will miss Saturday’s AFL pre-season game because of a hamstring injury. Boak has reported hamstring soreness and has been sidelined from the game as a …

James Slipper believes Queensland Reds front-row teammate Taniela Tupou can give Wallabies coach Michael Cheika some major selection headaches in the lead-up to next year’s World Cup. Tupou has signed …

Wests Tigers premiership-winner Benji Marshall is set to play his first NRL match for the club in 1644 days after overcoming a calf injury ahead of their NRL season-opener against …

Billie Jean King says grand slam tournaments should reduce men’s matches to best-of-three sets to maintain the appeal of tennis to modern consumers. The American has been a decades-long pioneer …

Owen Farrell has been urged by Eddie Jones to lead England with his customary aggression having been given approval for his conduct in the tunnel at Murrayfield. Farrell starts as …

If all goes to plan, Luke Hodge will create something much more important than a revival at rebuilding AFL club Brisbane Lions. He will create a legacy. The once mighty …

Is the hangover over? Everyone associated with the Western Bulldogs sincerely hopes so after the 2016 premiers struggled through a difficult 2017 campaign. Try as they might, Luke Beveridge’s men …

The unbeaten run of Summer Sham goes on the line when the filly chases another Group Two win in the Kewney Stakes at Flemington. The Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old began quickly …

Gary Moore hopes a streamlined Takedown still has the hunger for success as his comeback looms in the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick. A Group One winner in 2016, …

Part one of the plan has been successful and now Troy Corstens and his father Leon are hopeful Titan Blinders can land part two. Titan Blinders runs in Saturday’s Group …

Endless Drama can take a significant step towards a marketable post-racing career by backing up his Apollo Stakes victory with Group One success. The Irish import was brought to Australia …

Sister Sledge faces a daunting task to qualify for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at her first attempt when she starts her racing career at Randwick. With the winner of …