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Four-year-old Mr Sneaky gets another opportunity at Group One level in the Futurity Stakes on a day when his younger sibling could also chase a feature win. Mr Sneaky forms …

Blake Shinn will miss two major autumn carnival meetings after failing to ride out a mount at Canterbury. Racing NSW stewards charged Shinn after $1.35 favourite Danzie finished third in …

A slow beginning followed by a moderate tempo gave punters who took the short odds about Nasaayim an empty feeling at Caulfield. Backed from $1.50 into $1.40 in Wednesday’s Spicer …

Top seed Elina Svitolina was forced to dig deep before overcoming Chinese outsider Wang Qiang in her opening match at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The defending champion had a bye …

RFL director of rugby Kevin Sinfield has revealed it was player power that led to Wayne Bennett staying on as England coach, despite some initial reservations from senior officials. Bennett …

Peter Beattie will ensure the next independent member appointed to the ARL Commission is a female after the new chairman declared the current gender disparity as “not good enough”. If …

Brisbane legend Gorden Tallis has told Corey Oates to toughen up ahead of his move to the back row. Oates will turn out in the back row in the Broncos’ …

It’s usually a domain for fresh faces but this year’s AFL preseason competition holds extra significance – and questions – for a bunch of older hands. * ADELAIDE: Bryce Gibbs. …

France have made five changes to face Italy in the Six Nations, with coach Jacques Brunel’s side looking to stem an eight-match winless streak amid disciplinary problems. Brunel dropped several …

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has kept faith with his players, naming an unchanged team for their Six Nations rugby showdown with England. Townsend’s pack options have been bolstered for Saturday’s …

Frank-Paul Nuuausala is in line for a possible Sydney Roosters return, with Wigan agreeing to release the veteran prop just two matches into the Super League season. The 31-year-old was …

Malaysia’s Hafizh Syahrin will race for the Tech3 Yamaha team in MotoGP this season as a replacement for unwell German rider Jonas Folger. The team announced the Moto2 rider’s signing …

Parramatta have retained Tim Mannah and Beau Scott as co-captains for the 2018 NRL season. The veteran forwards were rewarded after leading the Eels to their first finals campaign in …

Jarryd Hayne will play for Parramatta for the first time in four years after being named in the centres for the Eels’ NRL trial with Newcastle at Maitland. The code …

Izack Rodda has made an early return from injury and will play in Queensland’s Super Rugby season opener. The 21-year-old lock earned four Wallabies caps last year but his breakout …

North Queensland coach Paul Green has revealed Johnathan Thurston could not have had a worse preparation for his long awaited injury return. But the Cowboys mentor says JT is set …

Sydney premiership star Dan Hannebery is in doubt for the Swans’ AFL season-opener as he continues a carefully managed injury recovery. The 26-year-old missed just one game last season, but …

New ARL Commission chairman Peter Beattie has a simple message for the NRL: expand or die. Beattie wasted little time putting expansion back on the table on his first day …