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Thomas Hobson has run second to three-year-old Desert Skyline in the Doncaster Cup but that may not be enough to convince owner Rich Ricci and trainer Willie Mullins to commit …

Sydney brought out the best in Geelong captain Joel Selwood and his fellow teammates. A week earlier, their poor AFL qualifying final performance against Richmond invited plenty of criticism and …

He’s Danger by name and now doubly-dangerous as a tactical option for Geelong. Patrick Dangerfield’s best-afield performance on Friday night gives his old club Adelaide plenty to think about ahead …

Geelong coach Chris Scott has rubbished the suggestion that they are back on track to win the AFL premiership, deriding it as amateurish talk. With their backs against the wall, …

In his first full NRL season, Nathan Cleary was compared to Johnathan Thurston and earned an endorsement to be the next NSW halfback from Queensland coach Kevin Walters. All at …

Nick Kyrgios has fought back to keep alive Australia’s Davis Cup hopes, seeing off a determined Steve Darcis in a five-set thriller in Brussels. Kyrgios won 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7-5) …

John Millman believes he let David Goffin off the hook after losing the opening rubber of the Davis Cup semi-final in Brussels. The shattered Queenslander matched his opponent shot for …

Usually Anthony Griffin doesn’t do honourable losses. But the Penrith coach couldn’t hide his pride after the injury-hit Panthers’ 13-6 NRL semi-final defeat in Brisbane on Friday night. There didn’t …

France and Serbia are level at 1-1 in their Davis Cup semi-final after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dispatched 22-year-old debutant Laslo Djere in straight sets, following Lucas Pouille’s shock defeat in the …

Brisbane’s Kodi Nikorima insists he is happy to play anywhere, but the likely return of captain and fullback Darius Boyd will soothe his soul. The Broncos’ latest ‘Mr Fix It’ …

Brisbane forward Sam Thaiday knows his side will have to make vast improvements to come close to Melbourne next Friday, but he says the Broncos have a weapon in their …

Mitchell Moses was the missing puzzle piece to Parramatta’s eight-year long finals absence, according to Eels captain Tim Mannah. The Eels have won 11 of 15 games since Moses arrived …

It’s the Supercars mystery that will be dogging Mark Winterbottom and Dean Canto until qualifying at the Sandown 500. How can their Falcon beat the field home in the dry, …

Sydney’s barnstorming run through the 2017 AFL season came to an end on Friday night because the Swans finally ran out of puff. That was coach John Longmire’s simple assessment …

Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper says his team is well aware Argentina won’t simply hand them their first victory of the Rugby Championship when they meet in Canberra. Both teams are …

Home-ground advantage used to be somewhat of a theoretical concept for AFL expansion club Greater Western Sydney. Some 6875 fans were on hand to witness GWS tackle West Coast at …

Daniel Ricciardo has twice broken his own lap record to go fastest in Friday practice for Red Bull at the Singapore Grand Prix. Ricciardo had already crushed his lap record …

Geelong captain Joel Selwood has heaped praise on coach Chris Scott after their stunning 59-point AFL semi-final win over Sydney. The Cats were outstanding on Friday night at the MCG …