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Twelve months after quitting boyhood club St George Illawarra for Penrith, Trent Merrin believes that emotional decision helped turn him into an international player. Overlooked for NSW by Laurie Daley …

AFL clubs are interested in picking up Xavier Richards as a delisted free agent, the axed Sydney forward’s management says. Richards, the younger brother of recently retired Swans champion Ted, …

England’s supercoach and New Zealand’s super green rookie go head-to-head in the Four Nations opening weekend, in a match that could decide Australia’s finals opponent. Meanwhile the Kangaroos are afforded …

Horsham racecourse will host their feature race meeting of the year today in the way of the 2016 Horsham Cup day. View our tips and bets for each of the …

Former Balmain and England star Garry Schofield has called for a major English influx into the NRL to boost the country’s flagging fortunes. The Golden Boot winner wants to see …

Troubled Richmond defender Chris Yarran faces an uphill battle to kick start his stalled AFL career at Punt Road. The 25-year-old didn’t play a game for the Tigers this year …

It might seem a long way back as he sits a distant third in the Formula One driver’s championship, but Daniel Ricciardo feels proud to be on the verge of …

Flying Artie is in line to contest two Group One sprints during the Melbourne Cup carnival but trainer Mick Price says stablemate Extreme Choice is unlikely to do the same. …

Ciaron Maher has prepared the winners of the past two VRC Oaks but will be chasing his first Victoria Derby when he saddles up Beach Life at Flemington. Maher has …

GROUP ONE MYER CLASSIC 1600m, $500,000, fillies and mares, weight-for-age HISTORY: * First run as a Listed race in 1988 and won by the Colin Hayes-trained Concordance. * Upgraded to …

GROUP ONE COOLMORE STUD STAKES 1200m, 3yo set weight, $500,000, Flemington HISTORY: * Formerly known as Ascot Vale Stakes and upgraded to Group One in 2006. * The Ascot Vale …

Two-time champion Juan Martin del Potro and top-seeded Stan Wawrinka advanced to the Swiss Indoors quarter-finals on Thursday. Del Potro beat fifth-seeded David Goffin of Belgium 7-5, 6-3, while Wawrinka …

Stuart Webb cannot believe the price differential between a recent Group One quinella pairing facing off against each other at Flemington. He’s Our Rokkii and the Webb-trained Great Esteem finished …

With every horse except First Seal hunting a first Group One win in the Myer Classic 2016, Dixie Blossoms’ jockey Tim Clark has given a ringing endorsement his mount will …

For a family syndicate formed for a bit of fun, Raffles Racing has enjoyed a considerable degree of Group One success. Its first purchase as a yearling was Shamrocker, who …

Hartnell - Melbourne Cup 2016

Hartnell has come through his Cox Plate run in great order and his trainer John O’Shea believes he deserves to be favourite heading into the 2016 Melbourne Cup. Hartnell was …

Catalans Dragons have found their replacement for star playmaker Todd Carney, who was last month released with two years left on his contract, in the form of another veteran Australian …

Angelique Kerber has helped Dominika Cibulkova reach the semi-finals of the WTA Finals. Kerber, who had already advanced from the Red Group, beat Madison Keys 6-3 6-3 on Thursday to …