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Trainer Pat Duff hopes veteran galloper Steel Zip will take the first step towards honouring one of his wife Dinah’s last wishes in the Broadbeach Junior AFL Handicap at the …

The Chris Waller-trained Boban has drawn the rails in his bid for back-to-back Epsom Handicap victories. Boban is one of four runners for Waller with Royal Descent drawing out in …

Defending world rally champion Sebastien Ogier lost nearly nine minutes on rival Jari-Matta Latvala when his engine cut out during the second stage of the Rallye de France on Friday. …

France’s Raphael Jacquelin moved to the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Friday. Jacquelin shot a 70 at the pro-am event …

Rafael Nadal crashed out of the China Open tennis on Friday, tiring at the end of a gruelling three-set quarter-final against qualifier Martin Klizan, while reigning women’s champion Serena Williams …

It has been a while for Steve Smith, almost three years in fact. The 25-year-old allrounder is set to play his 21st Twenty20 International match in Sunday’s game against Pakistan …

Australia captain Michael Clarke has begun his Dubai campaign to prove his fitness for the first Test against Pakistan by completing a series of light run-throughs at Friday’s training session. …

Sydney Swans AFL games record-holder Adam Goodes has confirmed he will play on next year, declaring it was a simple decision. Goodes chose the club’s best and fairest dinner in …

Essendon and Port Adelaide are predictably at odds over what it might take for Patrick Ryder to change AFL clubs. Ryder is disgruntled because of the Bombers’ long-running supplements scandal …

Gold Coast have opened talks with Sydney’s AFL All Australian defender Nick Malceski. The 30-year-old is an unrestricted free agent and Suns recruiting manager Scott Clayton has confirmed he is …

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-2 6-4 to reach the China Open semi-finals and extend his winning streak at the tournament to 22 matches on Friday. Djokovic …

Tapestry has emerged a possible challenger for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Coolmore planning to pay a late entry to put her in Europe’s most prestigious race. The …

The old racing adage of booking local jockeys for certain racetracks will get a test when trainer Robert Heathcote tries to end a run of Gold Coast outs on Saturday. …

Gold Coast trainer David Kelly hopes top jockey Craig Newitt proves a good judge in two states on Saturday. Kelly has smart sprinter Final Crescendo in the Gilgai Stakes at …

There is no ducking and weaving from James McDonald regarding expectations for New Zealand mare Rising Romance in Saturday’s Craven Plate at Randwick. On the third line of Caulfield Cup …

Lenny Hayes has received one last AFL playing honour, winning the Madden Medal. The ex-St Kilda star polled the most votes in the AFL Players Association honour ahead of Brisbane’s …

The four-horse European team of trainer Marco Botti in Melbourne for the spring carnival have settled in well following their arrival last Saturday. The quartet are undergoing quarantine at Werribee …

AP – Australian Daniel Ricciardo says he is confident of a strong showing at the Japanese Grand Prix despite crashing out of the second practice session. The Red Bull driver …