Shaun Kenny-Dowall has called for Jared Waerea-Hargreaves’ Test exile to come to an end, telling Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney his Sydney Roosters teammate should be the first player picked. Roosters …

DANE SWAN’S HIGHS AND LOWS (ON THE FIELD AND OFF IT) 2001: Opts to finish schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast instead of flying home after he was selected with …

Little-known Australian tennis player Ellen Perez will make her grand slam debut at this month’s US Open. Perez qualified for a wildcard through to the main draw after beating the …

Collingwood star Dane Swan has confirmed his AFL retirement. Swan’s future has been up in the air since the 32-year-old suffered a serious foot injury in round one of the …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says trying to turn around Australia’s fortunes against the All Blacks in Wellington after their mauling last weekend is probably the greatest challenge of his coaching …

North Melbourne veteran Nick Dal Santo accepts he may not know his AFL future until after the season ends. The Kangaroos midfielder wants to play at least another season, however …

Mitchell Pearce warns Luke Keary won’t receive a saloon passage to the Sydney Roosters No.6 jersey next NRL season following the unearthing of Connor Watson. The emergence of 20-year-old Watson …

James Duckworth’s nightmare season on the ATP Tour has continued with a first round loss to veteran Russian Mikhail Youzhny at the Winston-Salem Open. Duckworth, now ranked 199 in the …

It could be the end of an era at Manly, with coach Trent Barrett admitting he’s unsure if injured veterans Brett Stewart and Steve Matai will remain next NRL season. …

Jamie Lyon’s NRL career is all but over after the Manly captain confirmed his troublesome hamstring will likely keep him out of his team’s final two games of the season. …

A star-studded field is expected to line up in Australia’s first Group One race of the season with seven elite-level winners among the Memsie Stakes nominations. Saturday’s Memsie Stakes at …

Oaks winner Sofia Rosa begins her Caulfield Cup campaign in the first Australian Group One race of the season and trainer Stephen Marsh believes she can make an immediate impact. …

Hawkes Racing-trained colt Star Turn is the early favourite to take out the Group Two Run To The Rose. The San Domenico Stakes winner is rated a $3.80 chance for …

The Hawkes Racing team has claimed two of the three stakes races for the new season’s three-year-olds so far and is well placed to win the next. San Domenico Stakes …

The Golden Rose is shaping as the preferred lead-up race for Thousand Guineas hopeful Leotie. Trainer Henry Dwyer has nominated the filly for four races across two states on Saturday …

Group One-winning trainer David Brideoake has high hopes for Thames Court who is set to make her return in the Cockram Stakes at Caulfield. Thames Court won the Group Three …

Manly captain Jamie Lyon admits he is unlikely to play another NRL game after re-aggravating his hamstring injury in a captain’s run last week. The retiring centre will miss Manly’s …

Prince Of Penzance is set to return in the Memsie Stakes but it is the Melbourne Cup winner’s stablemates who are the market leaders in the first Group One race …