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A rejuvenated Jason Taumalolo will happily hand the keys to North Queensland’s NRL engine room back to the returning Matt Scott this season. Taumalolo was back for his first day …

Penrith coach Anthony Griffin has allayed concerns Tyrone Peachey could be headed to Gold Coast, declaring the versatile star is key to the Panthers’ upcoming NRL season. Peachey has recently …

Dethroned queen Karolina Pliskova has sent a warning to her Australian Open rivals with a confident first-round win at Melbourne Park. The sixth-seeded Czech blasted seven aces and 28 winners …

Wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic is the first local to bite the dust on day two of the Australian Open, unable to join boyfriend Nick Kyrgios in the second round. The 24-year-old …

Johanna Konta’s love affair with the Australian Open has continued with the British No.9 seed cruising into the second round with a 6-3 6-1 victory over American Madison Brengle. The …

A tongue-in-cheek feud with Gold Coast teammate Konrad Hurrell is helping Queensland Origin forward Jarrod Wallace in his NRL comeback from three separate off-season surgeries. The 26-year-old had minor groin …

Nick Kyrgios is hoping for another date night at Hisense Arena as he bids to repeat his electrifying 2015 run to the Australian Open quarter-finals. It’s been three years since …

Novak Djokovic has locker-room support as disgruntled tennis players demand more slice of the grand slam pie. President of the ATP Tour player council, Djokovic is pushing for a higher …

Rugby sevens veteran Ed Jenkins has retired after a 10-year career which included leading Australia at the Rio Olympics. The 31-year-old, who captained Australia for six seasons, has accepted advice …

Destiny’s Kiss and Red Excitement head the weights for the Gosford Gold Cup as each bids for a second win in the provincial feature. The winner in 2016, Destiny’s Kiss …

Trainer David Brideoake will weigh up whether to run Miss Wonderland in the Listed Kensington Stakes or a lesser grade sprint at Flemington. Miss Wonderland won a 1000m-benchmark 84 race …

Exciting sprinter Nature Strip headlines nominations for the $250,000 Inglis Dash. Along with the $120,000 Listed Kensington Stakes (1000m), the lucrative Inglis Dash for three-year-olds eligible for the Inglis Race …

Now the Magic Millions is over, trainer Gary Portelli will turn his attention to trying to win back-to-back Golden Slippers. The Portelli-trained Secret Lady ran fifth in Saturday’s Magic Millions …

Dual Group One winner She Will Reign has run a pleasing second in an 800m-barrier trial at Warwick Farm. Ben Melham settled the Golden Slipper winner on the back of …

Midweek racing in Melbourne has been moved to the twilight zone with Racing Victoria trialling one race-free day a week. There will be no racing on Mondays for the next …

Leading Australian jockey Hugh Bowman will ride Al Hasa in the Karaka Million in New Zealand, one of five runners Te Akau Racing will have in the race. Stable jockey …

For the third straight year, Nick Kyrgios is through to the Australian Open second round as Samantha Stosur is forced to confront a painful loss. How the 33-year-old must lament …

Seeded for the first time at a grand slam, Ashleigh Barty is vowing to embrace the added hometown pressure when she begins her Australian Open campaign. The Australian No.1 is …