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After two below-par performances during the spring carnival, Saracino is set to make his return to racing as a gelding in the Listed Kensington Stakes. Saracino began his career with …

On a day when three-year-old colt Persian Empire can press his claims for a trip to New Zealand for the Derby, stablemate Ceylon will be out to snare her first …

A NSW trainer has been disqualified for 18 months after one of the stable’s horses returned a cobalt reading more than 40 times above the threshold. A pre-race sample taken …

Predicted hot weather in Victoria has prompted race officials to make scheduling changes. The Ararat meeting on Friday when the forecast temperature is 38 degrees has been transferred to Sunday …

A forecast 38-degree day doesn’t scare Ashleigh Barty, who wants her second-round match to be scheduled during the afternoon as she looks to blaze a path through the Australian Open …

He signed the longest deal in NRL history last season and now Jason Taumalolo wants playmaker Michael Morgan and coach Paul Green to join him in staying at North Queensland. …

Alex de Minaur will reassess his year ahead given a successful Australian summer which came to an end at Melbourne Park. The 18-year-old prodigy was beaten in the first round …

Australia’s top men’s hope Nick Kyrgios is bracing for a five-set slog to get past Serbian Viktor Troicki for a place in the third round at Melbourne Park. Krygios and …

Wales coach Warren Gatland has named uncapped flanker James Davies and winger Josh Adams in his 39-man squad for the Six Nations championship. Davies, brother of experienced Wales centre Jonathan …

Top local hope Ashleigh Barty has found a way to the second round of the Australian Open, overcoming temperamental but powerful Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in three sets. Barty’s steely determination …

Robert Kubica has missed out on a sensational Formula One comeback after Williams announced Sergey Sirotkin will drive for them this season. Kubica, the 33-year-old Polish driver who has not …

Angelique Kerber is threatening to seize Australian Open title favouritism after storming to her 10th successive victory of the summer. The 2016 champion and former world No.1 maintained her unbeaten …

Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza says the Australian Open is the happy slam and she was certainly beaming after booking her berth in the second round. The two-time grand slam …

Alex de Minaur’s magical month is over after the teen sensation was sent packing from the Australian Open by veteran Czech Tomas Berdych in four sets. Berdych, the 19th seed, …

Roger Federer has continued the longest first-round winning streak in tennis, easing past Slovenian Aljaz Bedene to make it 19 successive tournament-opening wins at the Australian Open. The world No.2 …

Thanasi Kokkinakis has had his Australian Open cut short by rising Russian star Daniil Medvedev. Returning to Melbourne Park for the first time since 2015, Kokkinakis pushed hard but was …

New coaches, ideas and headquarters are helping the NSW Waratahs banish the demons of their disastrous 2017 Super Rugby campaign. The Tahs had a 4-11 record last year, but a …

Novak Djokovic has rejected claims he proposed a potential boycott of next year’s Australian Open if disgruntled tennis stars don’t receive a bigger slice of the grand slam pie. President …