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Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan is grooming one Dally M Medal winner to replace another in efforts to turn the embattled NRL club’s fortunes around. Former Canterbury and Brisbane star Ben …

Visiting English apprentice Kieran Shoemark was hoping to make the type of impact his good friend and house mate Oisin Murphy did in Melbourne a year ago when he ventured …

Pelicano has shown trainer Tony McEvoy enough in his two starts back from injury to indicate he is ready to make an impact in the Gosford Gold Cup. The six-year-old …

South Australian trainer Sam Turner makes one of his rare visits to Melbourne with a lightly raced galloper aiming for a hat-trick. Turner trains at Bordertown and while a regular …

Star apprentice Luke Tarrant hopes his dreams of winning the Magic Millions Classic don’t get washed away. The Gold Coast track is certain to be soft on Saturday after more …

A solid track gallop by Magic Millions Guineas favourite Hijack Hussy has trainer Tony Gollan confident she is at her best for Saturday’s race. Gollan has a quarter of the …

The bush trainer who gave Samantha Clenton her first break in racing expects to cash in on her emergence as a leading apprentice when they team up at Randwick on …

One of the country’s most accomplished female jockeys is set to link with Gai Waterhouse for the first time. Michelle Payne has been booked to ride Waterhouse’s resuming stayer Hippopus …

Australian bowler Mitchell Starc has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for giving Indian batsman Murali Vijay a send-off on day two of the fourth Test at the SCG. …

Kurtley Beale has ended months of speculation by re-signing with the NSW Waratahs and Australian Rugby Union for another year. The retention is a huge boost for Waratahs and Wallabies …

India’s cricketers say they will push for victory in the fourth Test at the SCG, aiming to salvage a win from the lost series against Australia. The visitors will resume …

World No.1 Novak Djokovic was buried by 21 aces as big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic clinched a 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 victory to reach the ATP Tour’s Qatar Open semi-finals …

Polish motorbike rider Michal Hernik’s death on the Dakar Rally was due to hyperthermia and dehydration, early tests revealed on Thursday. The 39-year-old’s body was found on Tuesday 300 metres …

After overcoming a determined Australian underdog in the Brisbane International on Thursday, Roger Federer will have to repeat the dose in Friday’s quarter-finals. The 17-time grand slam champion will return …

Four-time Dakar motorcycling winner and defending champion Marc Coma claimed his first stage victory of the 2015 edition on Thursday, finishing the run to Antofagasta in Chile ahead of compatriot …

Reigning Masters champion Bubba Watson tops a field of 34 players at this week’s US PGA Tournament of Champions in the first event of 2015 after a seven-week holiday break. …

For all those who stood by him during a long injury comeback, Thursday’s gutsy display against Roger Federer was John Millman’s way of proving that support was worthwhile. Millman, the …

Spanish second seed Feliciano Lopez crashed out of the ATP Chennai Open on Thursday in a stunning second-round loss to qualifier Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia. The world No.14 looked rusty …