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Kurt Capewell is set to suffer the unkindest and unluckiest of cuts when he falls off the Cronulla bench for Sunday’s NRL grand final against Melbourne. Capewell has been an …

Highly rated Brisbane rookie Tom Opacic will miss the start of the 2017 NRL season after being told he must have two shoulder reconstructions. Opacic, 22, was braced for surgery …

Sydney coach John Longmire has discounted their overwhelming AFL grand final experience as an advantage, saying it is only what happens on Saturday that counts. The clash with the Western …

Jordan McLean has gone through more than most to get to this point. Stories have run thick and fast this grand final week on the blood, sweat and tears both …

A Friday medical appointment has confirmed that Western Bulldogs ruckman Jordan Roughead will play in the AFL grand final. Roughead was named in an unchanged Bulldogs line-up for Saturday’s match …

Former NRL star Kurt Gidley has played an influential role as Warrington beat St Helens 18-10 in a fast and furious semi-final to become the first team through to the …

Argentina have recalled Martin Landajo as captain among three changes to its starting line-up against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship. Guido Petti returns at lock, displacing Javier Ortega Desio, …

Former NRL star Kurt Gidley has played an influential role as Warrington beat St Helens 18-10 in a fast and furious semi-final to become the first team through to the …

Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson was left wondering why the chicken crossed the road after falling foul of one while training in Thailand last week. But he says his accident will not …

Brad Rawiller

Brad Rawiller has declared his fitness to ride Lucky Hussler in the Moir Stakes less than a week after injuring his leg in a barrier incident he says could have …

Hey Doc

A strong last-start win at Moonee Valley by Hey Doc has prompted trainer Tony McEvoy to step the three-year-old up in class to Group Two level. McEvoy pinpointed Friday night’s …

Star Queensland sprinter Buffering is in the corner of the Western Bulldogs ahead of the AFL Grand Final. Nine-year-old Buffering made his choice at Flemington on Thursday morning, ahead of …

Newly-crowned US Open champion Stan Wawrinka has dealt a blow to next week’s Japan Open after he was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. It is the second …

A field packed with runners from star stables will jump in the Roman Consul Stakes on Saturday but a gelding from the NSW south coast with “a hell of a …

Palentino

A suggestion from Darren Weir’s stable foreman and an endorsement from Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has led to a significant gear change for leading Epsom Handicap contender Palentino. And …

Yankee Rose

With Omei Sword scratched from the Flight Stakes, the remaining fillies are lining up for the ultimate redemption in a Group One race. In a field littered with hard-luck stories, …

Winx

Chris Waller didn’t need to ask Hugh Bowman what shape Winx was in after her latest track gallop – the jockey’s beaming grin said it all. The champion mare worked …

Chris Waller

CHRIS WALLER PREVIEWS HIS GROUP ONE RUNNERS ON EPSOM DAY EPSOM HANDICAP Mackintosh (52kg) – “If you forget his Derby run in Queensland his form is just impeccable. I think …