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Sonny Bill Williams says he leaves the NRL with no regrets but won’t rule out a possible return to the Sydney Roosters before his career is through. The 29-year-old’s two-year …

Lancashire were relegated to the Second Division of the County Cricket Championship on Friday after their decisive showdown with fellow strugglers Middlesex ended in a draw. Glen Chapple’s side needed …

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez was edged into second place in Friday’s practice for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Aragon, where he will be looking for a record-equalling 12th win in …

Trainer Gai Waterhouse has won the Group Two Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley for the third-straight year with Almalad taking another step towards the Cox Plate. A Group One …

Tasmanian cult hero The Cleaner has added another gutsy Moonee Valley win to his record on his path to a dream Cox Plate start. Trained by Mick Burles at Longford …

Buffering has begun his spring campaign with victory over Lankan Rupee in the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley, prompting trainer Robert Heathcote to declare the star Queenslander one …

Queensland champion Buffering has handed Lankan Rupee his second straight defeat at Moonee Valley, beating him in the Group One Moir Stakes. As forecast, Buffering took the lead from the …

Classy mare Dear Demi has given injured trainer Clarry Conners a welcome tonic by winning the Group Two Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley. Conners sustained the injuries when kicked in …

The inexplicable has been followed by the conventional for Boban as the Group One star used a barrier trial to restore order to his spring campaign. Back in Sydney after …

Chad Schofield has lost his appeal against an improper riding ban that will sideline him for the early part of the Melbourne spring carnival. The young rider fronted the Racing …

A stakes race in Sydney could make as big an impact on Caulfield Guineas markets as two key lead-up races in Melbourne this weekend. The Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee …

Succession planning in horse racing stables is unlikely to unfold as seamlessly as it has for Chris Waller and the Golden Pendant favourite Catkins. As Waller farewelled two-time Group One …

Sunday’s Caulfield meeting will be a homecoming of sorts for Paul Snowden when he saddles up Cluster in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Charity Cup. Snowden was Melbourne foreman …

Win, lose or draw at Doomben on Saturday, stakes-winning mare Black Magic has a date with freshman sire Golden Archer. Trainer Bruce Brown confirmed Black Magic would be having her …

Convinced Martian has the makings of a quality stayer, Tony McEvoy plans to use this year’s spring carnival to boost the import’s rating. Martian steps up sharply in distance to …

Trainer Gillian Heinrich has vowed not to make the same mistake twice with her smart mare Shiraz Attack. Heinrich scratched Shiraz Attack from Wednesday’s Ipswich meeting to take on stronger …

Second-rowers aren’t supposed to be the smart ones. The tall timber of rugby forward packs, they’re the heavy lifters requiring brawn rather than brains. Equipped with hardness for the brutal …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is adamant: he hasn’t spent more time on preparing for Lance Franklin than any other Sydney player in Saturday’s AFL grand final. But Clarkson is only …