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The Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova has never found Miami exactly to her liking, until now. The second-seeded Pliskova reached the Miami Open semi-finals after beating 26th-seeded Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-3 6-4. …

A horse Mike Moroney had hoped would be a Caulfield Guineas prospect last spring is ready for a bold showing at his stakes debut in the Listed Bendigo Guineas. But …

UK-based Australian trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam has booked Melbourne Cup- winning jockey Michelle Payne to ride her new Italian recruit Kaspersky at Royal Ascot in June. The six-year-old was previously trained …

Newcastle will be the scene of the final heat of the Provincial Championship series with a strong field vying to get to the $400,000 final. But much of Wednesday’s attention …

Rebel Dane will stand the next breeding season at Victoria’s Swettenham Stud but first he will attempt to add another Group One win to his record. The Gary Portelli-trained seven-year-old …

Manly’s Martin Taupau won’t curb his aggressive style, despite returning from a two-game NRL shoulder charge suspension. Taupau has been suspended by the NRL four times since the start of …

AFLW star Erin Phillips will meet with Basketball Australia in the coming weeks as she weighs up the Tokyo Olympics. The 31-year-old has plenty to consider after she became the …

Port Adelaide’s Hamish Hartlett is at peace again. Hartlett endured a tumultuous AFL off-season, when he was shopped around last October and considered leaving the club. But the 26-year-old says …

Collingwood have received some good news on the injury front with Levi Greenwood making better-than-expected progress in his recovery from hip surgery. The Pies’ chances of getting off to a …

The worst attack in the NRL over the opening month will be put in the hands of a rookie after Canterbury named little-known Matt Frawley to take on Brisbane on …

Believing it’s all a storm in a teacup, Canterbury captain James Graham wants the Bulldogs board to consult him before making any decision on besieged coach Des Hasler. Graham said …

Gold Coast chief executive Graham Annesley is happy Titans skipper Ryan James was cited for a shoulder charge, even if he did successfully defend him at the NRL judiciary. James …

Former Wallabies captain Phil Kearns has challenged the ARU to show some gumption and demand SANZAAR retain all five Australian teams in Super Rugby. As the saga continues over who’s …

All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens believes cutting the Western Force from Super Rugby would be a big mistake. For both the good of the game in Australian and in rugby-mad …

Adelaide premiership co-captain Erin Phillips has capped her outstanding AFLW season by winning the best and fairest award. Phillips polled 14 votes to take out the women’s Brownlow in the …

The $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick is the next port of call for Tivaci to chase an elusive Group One win in his final preparation before retiring to …

A holiday meeting at tiny Te Teko in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty offered ample food for thought for Gingernuts’ trainers and connections. The gelding still had a question mark …

Gold Coast captain Ryan James is free to play the Warriors on Sunday after being cleared of a shoulder charge by the NRL judiciary. James was facing a two-game suspension …