Geelong coach Chris Scott is taking no notice of how round-one opponents Fremantle performed last year, believing their miserable four-win campaign was an aberration. Having contested finals in each of …

Doncaster Mile-bound It’s Somewhat has continued his preparations for the $3 million race with a solo gallop between races at Warwick Farm. The John O’Shea-trained gelding won the Group Two …

Richmond will take a new-look lineup into Thursday night’s AFL season-opener against Carlton in what shapes as a make-or-break year for coach Damien Hardwick. Highly-rated recruits Dion Prestia, Josh Caddy …

Journeymen Dale Copley and Daniel Vidot are viewing their call-up to an injury-depleted Gold Coast side to take on North Queensland on Saturday as a shot at finding an NRL …

Rising Red’s second to Gingernuts in the New Zealand Derby has boosted his trainers’ confidence heading to the Australian equivalent. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Rising Red is an …

Will the ghosts of West Coast’s drug era ever go away? It’s a question the Eagles must be asking themselves every day, especially after the leaking of a 2008 document …

Veteran Test prop Wyatt Crockett will step in for the rested Joe Moody when the Crusaders take on the Western Force in Christchurch on Friday. The 34-year-old loosehead has come …

Paul Green admits Jason Taumalolo’s record-breaking 10-year NRL deal with North Queensland is a risk but one he’s happy to take. The agreement will keep Taumalolo at the club he …

The Melbourne Rebels hope their brutal start to the Super Rugby season has put them in good stead for their first derby clash against NSW on Friday night. The Rebels …

The last epic showdown between Brownlow medallists Nat Fyfe and Patrick Dangerfield set tongues wagging around the AFL – well everyone’s except Fremantle coach Ross Lyon it seems. Fyfe and …

Interim coach Andrew Webster is adamant the Wests Tigers job is no poisoned chalice despite the NRL club now looking for their fourth head coach in five seasons. Webster, who …

La Bella Diosa returns to the scene of the ugliest run of her career when New Zealand’s stand-out filly strives to make amends at Rosehill in the G1 Vinery Stud …

The recent Canberra Cup win of Dark Eyes has earned the gelding a crack at another Cup at Mornington. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained four-year-old fended off a challenge …

The William Reid Stakes features five Group One winners but it is a sprinter still chasing an elite-level breakthrough who is the early favourite. Friday night’s weight-for-age William Reid (1200m) …

After working so hard to build a forward pack that has become an NRL force, Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy said it would have been “disastrous” to lose Dale Finucane. The …

LONG-TERM NRL SIGNINGS JASON TAUMALOLO – 10 years (North Queensland; 2017): The 23-year-old Kiwi becomes one of the most well-paid players in NRL history with his reported $10-million contract. The …

Much scrutinised Sydney ruckman-forward Kurt Tippett is determined to strike the right balance between the two duties after a difficult end to the last AFL season. At least three media …

Warriors boss Stephen Kearney has rated Kieran Foran a good chance to make his club debut in Sunday’s clash with the Dragons in Sydney. Foran received full clearance to return …