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Jockey Craig Newitt is set to miss the Lightning Stakes ride on Counterattack. Newitt was suspended for careless riding at Sale on Tuesday with his ban due to start after …

Leading Country Championships contender Pumpkin Pie is one for four entries for local trainer Danny Williams in the regional heat at Goulburn. The Matt Dunn-trained Perfect Dare assumed $4.60 favouritism …

In an ominous warning for Flying Artie’s rivals, trainer Mick Price believes the Group One-winning colt has come of age since his unbeaten spring campaign. Flying Artie resumes in Saturday’s …

Heavens Above is a Group One winner in waiting in more ways than one. The talented Tim Martin-trained mare begins a campaign aimed at the major Sydney carnival races in …

Punters are as confident as her trainer She Will Reign can run a strong 1100 metres in the Silver Slipper at Rosehill. The ruling Golden Slipper favourite steps out beyond …

Godolphin jockey James Doyle will be out of action indefinitely after a fall at Randwick in which his mount Pearls suffered catastrophic injuries and had to be euthanised. Pearls was …

A colt Trent Busuttin hopes could deliver him and co-trainer Natalie Young another Derby will launch his autumn campaign in a mid-week race at Sandown. Busuttin and Young won last …

Luke Nolen will ride unbeaten colt Jukebox in the 2017 Blue Diamond Stakes following Craig Williams’ decision to stick with Catchy. Williams has ridden several leading contenders over the past …

Valtteri Bottas believes he can beat Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One championship after declaring he has not joined Mercedes to settle for second place. Hamilton will be partnered by …

Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan insists his side will be much-improved when their Super Rugby season begins on Thursday week, after a second-successive pre-season trial drubbing. The Quade Cooper-inspired Queensland …

The World Club Series could be played in Australia from 2018, along with the opening game of the Super League season. The series has been cut to just two matches …

Coach Shane Flanagan has confirmed Gerard Beale will start at fullback for Cronulla on Sunday against Wigan in the World Club Series clash. With Ben Barba exiting the club for …

Boris Becker believes Maria Sharapova has paid her dues and deserves a second chance when she returns to tennis in April at the end of her 15-month doping ban. Sharapova, …

It was only a five-day camp, but Ryan James expects Ash Taylor’s All-Star experience could help shape the 21-year-old’s career. The Gold Coast No.7 was roomed with North Queensland superstar …

James Segeyaro faces an uncertain future after Leeds Rhinos confirmed they’ve instructed lawyers in Australia to prepare for legal proceedings against the ex-Penrith hooker for walking out on the Super …

Had things worked out differently for Daniel Mortimer he’d have spent last Sunday playing in front of a thousand-strong crowd instead of preparing for Cronulla’s World Club Series decider against …

The AFL is pushing ahead with plans for a radical overhaul of the season fixture, with a change possible as early as next year. The league is looking at variations …

All Blacks hooker Nathan Harris is targeting an April return to competitive rugby after tearing his ACL last year. The 24-year-old Harris has endured a horror run of early-career injuries, …