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Julia Goerges says she was able to exploit an emotional Coco Vandeweghe to steamroll the American in Sunday’s WTA Elite Trophy final. The German, who will rise to No.14 in …

Finally, Italy have shown some fight on the field to keep their slim Rugby League World Cup finals hopes alive with a 46-0 rout of United States in Townsville on …

Trainer Andreas Wohler has been planning to meet with jockey Kerrin McEvoy to discuss Melbourne Cup tactics over a cup of coffee. But the German trainer doesn’t know what they’ll …

Australia’s best Super Rugby players might not be eligible to play in the Indo Pacific Rugby Championship after organisers were forced to change the playing dates of the new competition. …

He’s the six-time Supercars champion battling a young challenger but Jamie Whincup doesn’t think his experience is an edge heading into this month’s title-deciding season finale on the streets of …

What a difference a day makes. On Saturday Holden’s Shane Van Gisbergen was daring to dream of an unlikely charge to defend his Supercars championship following a race win at …

Ashleigh Barty’s incredible tennis comeback has caught the attention of retired great Steffi Graf, who has described her rise up the ranking this year as an “incredible story”. The 21-year-old …

Scotland captain Danny Brough is among three players axed from their Rugby League World Cup squad for misconduct. Brough, along with Sam Brooks and Johnny Walker, have been forced to …

Holden’s Jamie Whincup has claimed victory in Sunday’s Supercars race in New Zealand as the championship chase narrows to a battle between him and Ford’s Scott McLaughlin. Whincup’s victory means …

The decision not to run Levendi in the Victoria Derby has paid dividends with the colt winning the Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington. Trainer Peter Gelagotis said he’ had run …

John Sargent has another Oaks in his sights after Luvaluva gave the trainer his third Wakeful Stakes win in five years at Flemington. Sargent won the 2013 Group Two Wakeful …

Gai Waterhouse will have a runner she believes can stem the European tide in the Melbourne Cup with Cismontane sealing his place with victory in the Lexus Stakes at Flemington. …

Trainer Aaron Purcell has been thrown into the Australian racing spotlight as an unlikely star of this year’s Melbourne spring carnival, with Merchant Navy giving him his second Group One …

A trip to Sydney to ride in a Group One race for Lloyd Williams has paved the way for jockey Michael Dee’s second success at the highest level. Dee was …

Jockey Dean Yendall is starting to build an enviable record aboard three-year-old fillies. Yendall had never ridden a Group One winner until guiding filly Yankee Rose to success in last …

David Payne’s Australian dream has come true with the former champion South African trainer realising his long-held ambition to win the Victoria Derby. Ace High, a horse Payne identified as …

He left it late but Holden’s Jamie Whincup will start Sunday’s 70-lap Supercars race in New Zealand from pole position. The championship leader was seventh on the timesheets in Sunday’s …

Reece Hodge says his experience playing at five-eighth will improve his game wherever he ends up next in the Wallabies backline. Hodge made his starting Test debut at No.10 in …