The first shipment of international contenders for the spring carnival is due to arrive on the weekend. A total of 15 horses will arrive at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport in the …

Hartnell has wowed Sydney racegoers with two dominant weight-for-age wins recently and the gelding now gets the opportunity to do the same in Melbourne. The John O’Shea-trained Hartnell makes his …

As expected, Winx has been named Australia’s Horse of the Year for her stellar season which has included wins in the Cox Plate and Doncaster Mile. Unbeaten since the Australian …

The AFL grand final will double as a reminder of the sport’s development north of the Murray River, with seven players set to represent both club and state at the …

Fourth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep has advanced to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open with a 6-4 `6-2 win over Madison Keys of the United States. Halep beat the eighth-seeded Keys …

The 28km from Spotless Stadium to Sydney Airport last Saturday night could prove the most important bus ride in the Western Bulldogs’ AFL history. Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says that …

This is good or evil; fairytale or nightmare. That’s how the AFL grand final appears to the average punter. In the good corner, the Western Bulldogs: downtrodden, blue-collar battlers from …

The Wallabies won’t be compromising their style or approach to break a decades-long hoodoo in Pretoria – Michael Cheika wants them to do it the “Australian way”. One of the …

Blitzed by Hawthorn early in the 2014 AFL grand final, fast-starting Sydney are making sure the boot is now firmly on the other foot. Hawthorn ensured the last two grand …

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso is set to start the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix from the back of the grid as he tries out an upgraded Honda power unit in practice …

Matthew Suckling looms as the Western Bulldogs’ hard-luck story for the AFL grand final as they named an unchanged side. The week’s selection intrigue will continue until the final teams …

Anthony Mundine has called on all players at this weekend’s NRL and AFL grand finals to boycott the Australian national anthem. The former rugby league star turned boxer shared a …

Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith hasn’t ruled out playing on into 2019 and possibly past the 400-game NRL mark. The Storm hooker will play his 335th game in Sunday’s grand final …

Melbourne made Cronulla wait on Thursday, so the Sharks are going to return the favour. Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan revealed he has finalised his line-up for their highly-anticipated decider, but …

Sefa Naivalu is in line for his Wallabies debut after being named on an extended bench for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa. The Fijian-born winger only became eligible …

Fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open on Thursday with a 6-4 6-2 win over Madison Keys of the United States. Halep dominated the …

MOIR STAKES $500,000, Group One, 1000m, weight-for-age at Moonee Valley HISTORY First run in 1976 over 1000 metres when it was won by Scamanda. Upgraded to Group One in 2013. …

$1 MILLION EPSOM HANDICAP HISTORY * Named after the famous racecourse in the south of England where the Epsom Derby has been run since 1780. * The Epsom was first …