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St Kilda have signed former AFL football operations manager Simon Lethlean to head up their football department. Lethlean replaced Mark Evans as the league’s football chief in March this year, …

Former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt plans to come out of retirement and double up with Sam Groth at next month’s Australian Open. Australia’s 36-year-old Davis Cup captain officially retired from …

Gary Portelli is pinning his hopes on Testashadow’s experience, and the presence of his go-to jockey to drive the gelding to an unexpected victory in the Villiers Stakes. The seven-year-old …

Trainer Kelly Schweida believes he has no way to keep his star three-year-olds Cellargirl and Shogun Sun apart in the lead-up to the Magic Millions Guineas. Cellargirl and Shogun Sun …

Lindsay Park two-year-olds Ennis Hill and Via Regina begin their racing careers at Caulfield where the the stable hopes they can show enough to press claims for the Blue Diamond …

Despite a “two out of 10” performance, top seed Arina Rodionova has survived a scare and booked her place in the final four at the Australian Open wildcard play-off at …

Newcastle are steaming towards setting a new club membership record with Mitchell Pearce’s arrival whipping the Knights’ faithful into a frenzy. The Knights’ decision to sign the NSW Origin playmaker …

The AFL has binned its match review panel (MRP), appointing Collingwood premiership player and media personality Michael Christian as a sole match review officer. Beefed-up fines and quicker turnaround times …

Melbourne prop Jesse Bromwich is ready to farewell 2017, describing it as the best and worst days of his rugby league career. The high came with the Storm’s NRL premiership …

Rugby Australia’s bid to not fall behind in the fast-moving women’s sporting revolution has resulted in female players going unpaid, an advocate says. Outgoing RA boss Bill Pulver has conceded …

The NRL has brought in former South Sydney coach Michael Maguire in a shake up of their refereeing department. The premiership-winning mentor has been appointed to the role of high …

As it is every year, the NRL season was marred by controversy, contention and drama but, throughout it all, Cameron Smith made a strong claim that he was the greatest …

Done with sports administration, Bill Pulver craves a year-long sabbatical when his “special” five-year reign as Rugby Australia boss draws to a close next month. “I’ve got my flip flops, …

Jockey Brad Rawiller will start a suspension after he rides the Darren Weir-trained Ulmann in a stakes race in Perth. Racing Victoria stewards suspended Rawiller for nine meetings on a …

Richard Litt hopes a tweaked training regime can have Shalmaneser jumping out of his skin to snap a winless streak at Randwick. The seven-year-old gelding has gone 20 starts without …

Anthemoessa will be racing for a trip to the Gold Coast when she runs in a two-year-old race at Caulfield. The Matt Cumani-trained filly lines up for her second race …

Interlocuter can continue to justify his move to Australian racing from France when the Godolphin import steps up in class for the Villiers Stakes at Randwick. After being taken through …

Mark Newnham’s association with multiple Group One winner Pierro takes on a new dimension when he sends Canyonero to the races for the first time. Newnham rode the 2012 Golden …