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Kerrin McEvoy is rapt to be back riding Almandin for the first time since the pair teamed up to win the 2016 Melbourne Cup. One of Australia’s leading jockeys has …

Trainer Ron Quinton has revised plans to aim Dixie Blossoms at the Doncaster Mile, meaning her rivalry with stablemate Daysee Doom will extend to the Group One Queen Of The …

Lindsay Park’s depth of sprinter-milers will see it represented with a quarter of the field in the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. The 1400m Group Three feature on Saturday has a …

Darren Weir’s first Sydney Group One winner Gailo Chop is on track to secure a double for Victoria’s leading trainer in the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. Gailo Chop faces a …

Andy Murray is confident he is making good progress in his battle to return to tennis following surgery on his hip. The three-time grand slam champion has not played competitively …

Kieran Foran has revealed he considered quitting the NRL following his public breakdown and departure from Parramatta in 2016. Foran says he is happy and enjoying life as he seeks …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan denies there’s bad blood between him and former Sharks premiership-winning playmaker James Maloney, describing him as a great of the NRL club. Maloney earlier this month …

Canberra star Josh Papalii concedes the Raiders are “falling asleep” near the end of NRL games. Ricky Stuart’s team are fourth in most points scored in the competition this year …

Manly are being driven by hate as they look to block out their NRL salary cap scandal. That’s the view of back-rower Joel Thompson, who’s revealed the club has adopted …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke reckons Richmond are “pretty much atypical” of the AFL. The Crows host their grand final tormentors on Thursday night, with Pyke picking through Richmond’s premiership blueprint. …

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan reckons Sydney will finish on the right side of their nine-year deal with Lance Franklin and his code is lucky to have such a physical specimen. …

North Melbourne fans have been waiting for talented-but-raw tall forward Mason Wood to emerge for a while. That wait continued when he wasn’t picked for the AFL season-opener. Wood, a …

England captain Sean O’Loughlin has joined in the debate over the mid-season Test in Colorado, arguing that the NRL has a duty to promote the international game. Coach Wayne Bennett …

After delivering a memorable post-match spray, North Queensland coach Paul Green has demanded a “reaction” from the Cowboys in their NRL clash with Penrith in Townsville. Green let rip following …

Preview of NRL round-four matches (all times AEDT): THURSDAY, March 29 North Queensland v Penrith at 1300SMILES Stadium, 8:05pm Head to head: Played 36, Cowboys 17, Panthers 19 Last clash: …

Newcastle five-eighth Connor Watson has avoided shoulder surgery and could be back as early as six weeks time. The Knights playmaker has been diagnosed with a capsular injury and is …

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says the format for the expanded 2018 AFLW will be revealed in the next month, with a conference system among the options. The competition will grow …

The Melbourne Rebels have made three changes to the team’s starting line-up to take on the Hurricanes in their Good Friday clash at AAMI Park. Flanker Lopeti Timani, lock Matt …