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Blake Shinn has been booked as the replacement rider for Rosehill Guineas winner Volkstok’n’barrell who is set to make his mark in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Craig Williams rode …

While a host of stars will step out in the Warwick Stakes in Sydney another big-race hopeful will begin his campaign in a weight-for-age event in Adelaide. Trainer Tony McEvoy …

If Sebring Sun can make it to the $1 million Golden Rose, his trainer Gary Portelli will chalk it up as one for the little guys. The colt takes a …

A barrier trial at Cranbourne on Friday will determine the starting point for Noble Protector’s spring campaign. The imported mare took an important step for the upcoming carnival with a …

Ricky Ponting has paid tribute to Michael Clarke’s batting, captaincy and dedication, saying now is the wrong time for pundits to air grievances. Clarke announced last week he would be …

Michael Cheika is agonising over which big names to omit as he prepares to unveil Australia’s 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Friday. A surplus of second-rowers has veteran James …

The urn is long gone but Michael Clarke’s men risk suffering an ignominy that has befallen no other Australian team in Ashes history. England have never recorded more than three …

No Billy Slater, no problems. That’s the attitude Melbourne are carrying into the NRL finals as accidental No.1 Cameron Munster continues to blossom in the Australian custodian’s stead. Many ruled …

In the space of a few glorious hours on Saturday, Cyril Rioli and Eddie Betts put on goalkicking clinics. The indigenous forwards helped themselves to hauls of six and five …

The AFL’s expected confirmation of a bumper TV rights deal will be much-needed good news for the league after a rough few days. Current broadcasters Seven and Foxtel are likely …

Australian captain Cameron Smith has delivered a stinging rebuke to critics of the NRL’s crackdown on the shoulder charge, telling players to “pull their head in”. Legendary halfback Andrew Johns …

Martin Guptill hit 60 as New Zealand earned a share of the series by winning the second Twenty 20 international against South Africa by 32 runs at SuperSport Park on …

The best game of Jordan De Goey’s debut AFL season has earned him a Rising Star nomination. The 19-year-old laid 12 tackles and had 18 possessions in Friday night’s loss …

Melbourne have given Cronulla’s NRL title aspirations a reality check with a 30-2 win at Remondis Stadium. The visitors were clinical and looked like the Storm of old on Monday …

West Coast’s Chris Masten and Fremantle’s Alex Silvagni will front the biggest AFL tribunal hearing this year in the aftermath to a spiteful western derby. The match review panel referred …

Sydney midfielder Luke Parker may play again this season, but Swans coach John Longmire will adopt a no-risk attitude towards his superstar forward Lance Franklin. Parker, who was stretchered off …

Adelaide captain Taylor Walker has expressed sympathy for Essendon’s plight after the Crows showed them no mercy in their AFL mismatch. The Crows demolished the Bombers by 112 points, meaning …

West Coast onballer Chris Masten has been referred directly to the AFL tribunal after he was accused of biting. Fremantle’s Nick Suban made the allegation after the pair were involved …