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Irish horse Johannes Vermeer has firmed to $4.60 favourite to give Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien a world record-equalling 25th Group One win for the year in the Caulfield Cup. Johannes …

If Sam Burgess wasn’t nervous ahead of the Rugby League World Cup opener against Australia, he should be. Kangaroos prop Aaron Woods has predicted a fiery clash with Wayne Bennett’s …

Collingwood skipper Steph Chiocci says the decision to block transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey from playing AFL Women’s made sense because of her physical advantage. Mouncey was barred by the league …

NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayers insists the NRL grand final will have no reason to leave Sydney even if there is a change of plans in the state’s stadium strategy. …

The Irish team in charge of Johannes Vermeer could not be happier with the stayer ahead of the Caulfield Cup. The Aidan O’Brien-trained horse finished second to Gailo Chop in …

Connections of three-year-old Royal Symphony have decided to have a crack at the $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. The Tony McEvoy-trained colt won his first four starts, including …

The Cox Plate can’t quickly enough for champion jockey Hugh Bowman. Before riding his Caulfield Cup mount Marmelo in his final piece of work on Tuesday morning at Werribee before …

Hugh Bowman has ridden his Caulfield Cup mount, English horse Marmelo, in a final track gallop at the Werribee quarantine centre. Tuesday’s work-out is the third time Bowman has been …

Isabel Huntington has overcome a horror run of injuries to be chosen by the Western Bulldogs as the No.1 pick in the AFL Women’s draft. A gifted athlete who can …

Izack Rodda’s season-ending shoulder surgery and Karmichael Hunt’s return from injury will force Wallabies coach Michael Cheika into at least two changes for Saturday night’s third Bledisloe Cup Test. The …

The Wallabies will host world No.4-ranked Ireland next June in a three-Test series, the Australian Rugby Union has confirmed. The matches will take place at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium (June 9), …

Good luck Garth – you are going to need it. That is Penrith great Martin Lang’s message to Garth Brennan after hearing the Panthers reserve grade mentor is firming to …

Australian MotoGP star Jack Miller jokes that when his racing career is over he’ll be able to pull off being a pro surfer who has survived a shark attack given …

Gold Coast will host an AFL match in Townsville for the first time beginning in 2019 or 2020. With Metricon Stadium out of action for the first couple of months …

Andrew Johns and Phil Gould want to join Brad Fittler on the NSW State of Origin staff if he is appointed as the Blues’ new head coach next month. Fittler …

Geelong youngster Darcy Lang looms as a potential circuit-breaker for the Cats in their bid to bring Gary Ablett home from Gold Coast. Off-contract forward Lang is seeking more midfield …

Former Wallabies winger Digby Ioane has brought his Crusaders stint to a close after just one Super Rugby season in Canterbury. Ioane joined the Crusaders at the start of 2017 …

Daria Gavrilova has scored a critical first-round win at the Kremlin Cup to stay in the hunt for a spot at the prestigious Elite Trophy round-robin event. Gavrilova recovered from …