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Malaguerra has justified jockey’s Ben Melham unwavering faith with a heart-stopping win in the Group One Darley Classic at Flemington. In a three-way finish, Malaguerra ($9.50) held off emerging Sydney …

Awesome Rock has made up for losing the Australian Cup on protest with a tenacious win in the $2 million Emirates Stakes at Flemington. Sent out an $18 chance in …

North Melbourne star Jack Ziebell says he’s ready, willing and able to be the next captain of the Kangaroos. The 25-year-old has long been viewed as the heir apparent for …

Gold Coast prop Ryan James won’t be going anywhere if coach Neil Henry has anything to do with it. The Titans enforcer is off-contract at the end of 2017, and …

The Wallabies will kick-start their bid for a drought-breaking grand slam on Saturday against a Wales team desperate to break the stranglehold placed upon them by the two-time world champions. …

WALES V AUSTRALIA AT PRINCIPALITY STADIUM, CARDIFF, 2.30PM SATURDAY (0130 SUNDAY AEDT)P Head to head: Played 39, Australia won 28, Wales won 10, drawn 1P PAST TEN MEETINGS:P 2015: Australia …

All Blacks winger Julian Savea will notch up his 50th Test against the same Irish opponent where his international rugby journey began. Savea, nicknamed The Bus for his bulldozing play …

Michael Schumacher has shown some “encouraging signs” in his recovery from serious head injuries suffered in a skiing accident in 2013, former Ferrari technical head Ross Brawn said on Thursday. …

Penrith boss Phil Gould expects Josh Mansour’s serious knee injury suffered on Australian representative duty at the Four Nations to affect most of his 2017 NRL season. The Penrith winger …

Andrew Fifita was “emotionally wrecked” leading into the grand final with the threat of expulsion from the NRL hanging over the Cronulla prop. Revelations of Fifita’s support of convicted one-punch …

Novak Djokovic recovered from a slow start as he continued the bid to retain his world No.1 ranking with a 4-6 6-2 6-3 win over 14th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in …

Samantha Stosur’s long reign as queen of Australian tennis is under threat after a dismal finish to her 2016 season. Stosur crashed out of the Elite Trophy round-robin event in …

Former Canberra prop Dane Tilse has accepted what Hull KR call “a sizeable” pay cut to stay with the club following their relegation from Super League. The 31-year-old former Junior …

The NZ Kiwis have made two changes to the side to face Australia in their second outing of the Four Nations tournament at Coventry on Saturday. Both Kiwi Jason Nightingale …

Novak Djokovic recovered from a slow start as he continued the bid to retain his world number one ranking with a 4-6 6-2 6-3 win over 14th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov …

Classy Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny ends a 14-month absence from Test rugby on Saturday, leaving the Wallabies wary of his laser-like boot and Wales dreaming of an attacking masterclass from …

England coach Wayne Bennett has dropped St George Illlawarra playmaker Gareth Widdop following last week’s Four Nations defeat by New Zealand. Widdop has been replaced by Wigan’s George Williams for …

Australia coach Mal Meninga has named an extended 19-man squad for the crucial Four Nations clash against New Zealand in Coventry on Saturday (Sunday 7am AEDT). Meninga will make several …