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Israel Folau is urging teammates to ignore the hype as the NSW Waratahs fight to save Australia from a potentially humiliating whitewash at the hands of New Zealand Super Rugby …

Jake Marketo hopes to use his shock City selection to bolster his chances of earning an NRL contract for 2018. Marketo, 28, is off-contract at St George Illawarra at the …

Ardie Savea gets another potentially-important chance to impress at No.8 in a Hurricanes team featuring two starting changes to face the Stormers in Wellington. Regular openside flanker Savea returns to …

Retired NRL forward Brett Horsnell is taking legal action against former club Parramatta reportedly over post-playing career mental health problems. Horsnell argues concussions suffered during his 154-game NRL career has …

Juan Martin del Potro gave his clay season the best possible start as the Argentine fifth seed hammered Japan’s Yuchi Sugita 6-1 6-3 to power into the second round of …

Daria Gavrilova has built on her Fed Cup success for Australia last month, making light work of her first-round clash at the Morocco Open. The third seed, who was victorious …

Jason Attard laughed when he recognised the irony of his preferred weather forecast for Sydney this week. Ideally the Hawkesbury-based trainer wants the track at Rosehill downgraded from good to …

Perth trainer Neville Parnham has decided to keep Malibu Style in Melbourne to run at Flemington rather than head to a stakes race in Adelaide. Malibu Style has been based …

Skippy is that you? A kangaroo has hopped into a horse race in country NSW before realising it had punched above its weight. The roo darted onto the track midway …

A suspension to Tom Sadler has opened the door for Craig Newitt to chase another country feature win on in-form Observational in the Warrnambool Cup. Newitt rode the John Sadler-trained …

Sydney trainer Joe Pride has never been to Adelaide before but is hoping to leave an impression on his first visit. Saturday’s Robert Sangster Stakes will also be a new …

Patrick Ryan is hoping victory in a flat race is the perfect pipe-opener for a bigger prize at Warrnambool. The Ryan-trained I’ll’ava’alf took out the Cally Hotel Handicap (2350m) on …

Arch Fire’s chances of victory in the main hurdle race at the Warrnambool three-day carnival could depend on his mental state. The Robert Smerdon-trained nine-year-old can be his own worst …

Capacity fields have been declared for both the Australasian Oaks and Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide. The fields for Saturday’s two Group One races at Morphettville have been released with …

The recent victory of Rhythm To Spare at Caulfield has given trainer Mike Moroney confidence ahead of the major sprint race at the Warrnambool three-day carnival. Yesterday’s Songs will be …

Petra Kvitova has returned to the court four and a half months after the attack that threatened her career. The two-time Wimbledon champion suffered serious injuries to her dominant left …

Former Raiders and Roosters player Justin Carney has been banned for eight Super League matches for racially abusing an opponent. The Salford winger was sent off by referee Jack Smith …

Kangaroos star Boyd Cordner admits he is shocked by New Zealand’s decision to overlook Roosters teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for Friday’s Test match. Warea-Hargreaves will be one of seven faces missing …