JustHorseRacing

Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa will miss a third consecutive Grand Prix in Jerez this weekend as he continues to recover from surgery on a forearm injury. The Spaniard missed …

Former New Zealand international and Warriors utility Lance Hohaia has retired from rugby league with immediate effect. English Super League club St Helens, who Hohaia has played for since 2012, …

Far from wanting more security around him at AFL games, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley often wants less. The confrontation between Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson and a drunken fan outside the …

Manly centre Steve Matai has been suspended for one NRL match for making contact with referee Matt Cecchin during last Saturday night’s win over Melbourne. Matai faced the NRL judiciary …

Without Mick Malthouse, Dane Swan’s AFL career would probably have ended at three games. Nick Maxwell, who was captain of the 2010 Collingwood premiership team, has pointed out Malthouse showed …

The absence of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has not stopped resurgent Kangaroos forward Sam Thaiday planning more fireworks in Friday night’s trans-Tasman Test in Brisbane. Thaiday was denied a re-match with the …

Michael Long and Damian Monkhorst have spoken of death threats as they remembered one of the most important moments in AFL history. Two decades after the landmark racial abuse incident …

If NSW coach Laurie Daley does opt to remain loyal to his incumbent halves Trent Hodkinson and Josh Reynolds it will be a first since the Blues’ last period of …

Life after Justin Hodges will begin for a rookie Kangaroos backline in Friday night’s trans-Tasman Test – much to Michael Jennings’ surprise. “Has he stepped down from Tests? There you …

Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett says he expects to return to AFL action in “a couple of weeks”. The two-time Brownlow medallist has been hampered by a shoulder injury suffered …

Fremantle have confirmed defender Alex Silvagni will undergo hamstring surgery and could be out for up to three months. Silvagni originally injured the hamstring ahead of their final NAB Challenge …

GWS Giants coach Leon Cameron has labelled Saturday’s clash against West Coast in Perth as his rising AFL club’s biggest challenge. The Giants have surged to second on the back …

Key Highlanders lock Joe Wheeler is almost certain to miss the remainder of the Super Rugby campaign after suffering a serious knee injury against the Brumbies. The diagnosis was confirmed …

Canberra have been boosted by news rising winger Jordan Rapana may miss just one week of NRL action after injuring his cheekbone. It was initially feared the 25-year-old had suffered …

Underdog status may have been claimed by New Zealand for the trans-Tasman Test but NRL boss Dave Smith hopes the Kiwis continue their resurgence for the international game’s sake. Once …

Former NRL match review boss Greg McCallum has called on video referees to be banned from reviewing incidents of foul play. McCallum, a former State of Origin, Test and grand …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says rising winger Jordan Rapana could be sidelined from NRL action for up to two months with a depressed fracture of the cheekbone. Scans on Wednesday …

The Queensland Reds have got one back on the Melbourne Rebels by snaring promising lock Cadeyrn Neville. The traffic from Brisbane to Melbourne has been one-way over the past few …