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Beau Rada is yet to win beyond 1000 metres but his trainer John McArdle hopes maturity will help extend his repertoire. The five-year-old caught the eye with a fast-finishing fourth …

Casual Choice will be the last of trainer Tony Gollan’s horses involved in a serious road accident to return to racing when he tackles the Listed Bribie Handicap at Doomben. …

Fremantle’s off-season woes have continued with injured midfielder Harley Bennell having his car impounded after he was stopped by police, who discovered he was driving without a licence. West Australian …

ARU chief executive Bill Pulver says he’s been impressed by the Western Force’s community support, saying it could prove to be the deciding factor that saves the Super Rugby franchise. …

North Melbourne have confirmed that Jack Ziebell will be their new AFL captain. Robbie Tarrant, who won his first club best and fairest award this season, will be Ziebell’s deputy. …

Robbie Farah has torn his biceps at South Sydney training, but hopes to be fit to take on former club Wests Tigers in the opening round of the NRL season. …

Todd Carney is willing to accept any conditions in order to have one last crack in the NRL. Carney, who fights another former NRL star Chris Sandow in a charity …

New Western Force coach Dave Wessels has praised his team’s ability to cope with a harder training load, saying some players have even tweaked their diet and sleeping patterns. The …

Former NSW captain Paul Gallen would love to see his next boxing opponent Junior Paulo in a Blues State of Origin jersey next year. The two NRL stars clash in …

A midweek double has given Tulloch Lodge the perfect entree to Villiers Stakes day where it is set to produce well-supported favourite Fabrizio in the feature race. The Gai Waterhouse …

Debonairly’s dominant debut win has given trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott another piece of the emerging Magic Millions Classic. With a racing style synonymous with the stable, Debonairly led …

Such was the style and dominance of She Will Reign’s debut win, dreams of the bargain filly lining up in the world’s richest two-year-old race were born. Darby Racing syndicated …

Villiers Stakes plans have been shelved for Loyalty Man with trainer Mike Moroney to decide whether to send the gelding to Sydney for a lesser race at Randwick or keep …

Hawthorn defender Grant Birchall has turned his back on AFL free agency, the Hawks announcing on Thursday he had signed a contract extension. Birchall was due to become an unrestricted …

It’s enough to make any teenager’s head spin. But the headlines swirling around Kalyn Ponga has not proven a distraction for the NRL prodigy, North Queensland teammate Kyle Feldt says. …

Australian skipper Cameron Smith has confirmed he has joined the Rugby League Players Association board. It marks the first time a reigning national captain has linked with the rugby league …

Gold Coast key position players Tom Lynch and Steven May have been appointed the AFL club’s co-captains, taking the leadership reins from Gary Ablett. Ablett confirmed last month he was …

Melbourne are confident Cameron Munster has all the right attributes to make a successful transition from fullback to five-eighth next NRL season. With Billy Slater set to return from injury …