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Former Queensland Reds and Wallabies fullback Chris Latham has pulled out of the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens due to a hamstring injury. Latham, 41, retired from rugby in 2012 but …

While he doesn’t expect Lasqueti Spirit to cause another big-race boilover, trainer Lee Curtis believes the star-studded Apollo Stakes is the right race to kick off her next campaign. The …

Johnathan Thurston has ramped up his call for the expansion of the Indigenous All Stars but stopped short of Phil Gould’s suggestion to include them in the rugby league World …

Eddie Jones has been psychologically “cuddling” his England rugby players in anticipation of the renewal of a special rivalry against Wales. The Six Nations champions head to Cardiff armed with …

Time may be running out but New Zealand Warriors coach Stephen Kearney is still hopeful Kieran Foran will play next month’s NRL season opener. The stars are aligning for Kearney’s …

Gary Portelli has already trained the winner of one rich sales-restricted race for two-year-olds this season and is keen to bag another at Randwick. She Will Reign took out the …

Trainer Colin Little doesn’t have the same concerns for Navagio ahead of a stakes race at Caulfield that he had before her first-up victory. Navagio lines up in the Group …

The C F Orr Stakes features nine individual Group One winners and another three trying to break through at the elite level. Miss Rose De Lago is in the latter …

David Hayes has won five Blue Diamond Stakes and the trainer could have that many chances in the race this year as he bids to add to his record haul. …

Apprentice Ben Thompson is excited to partner a filly part-owned by his parents in a feature race at Caulfield on a day his father could have a cross-code Group Two …

The predicted extreme heat in Sydney has prompted racing officials to postpone the Apollo Stakes meeting at Randwick because of welfare concerns for horses and human participants. Racing NSW and …

Two Shoes has won three short-course races but her trainer Tony Sears has always believed the filly can stretch out to a middle distance. She gets that chance at Doomben …

Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes is confident Chautauqua is back to his best after a lacklustre spring campaign. But the hulking grey doesn’t have to win Saturday’s Rubiton Stakes at Caulfield to …

A lucrative Newcastle offer may force North Queensland prop Matt Scott to abandon his dream of being a one-club NRL player. But Test skipper Cameron Smith reckons no player would …

Life without Billy Slater was once a nightmare prospect for Melbourne. But Storm assistant Adam O’Brien says it “won’t be the end of the world” if the veteran fullback misses …

Six years ago an awestruck teenage Ashley Taylor stood beside Johnathan Thurston, grinning wildly as he posed for a photo with his idol. On Friday night they stood shoulder-to-shoulder for …

Bold, attacking, relentless, tough – two games into the inaugural AFL Women’s season Adelaide are talking the talk and walking the walk. A week after they opened their account with …

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has indicated the game’s leading indigenous players will have a big say on where the next All Stars match will be played. Following the Indigenous …