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Australia showcased their awesome batting potential ahead of next year’s World Cup when allrounders Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh cut loose in the tri-series one-day opener against Zimbabwe in Harare. …

Some neat footwork from Ben Roberts and some sublime ball play from Billy Slater helped steer Melbourne to a 24-10 win over Penrith on Monday night. With the NRL clash …

Rebel Dane will be missing from the Memsie Stakes but eight other Group One winners are in the quality line-up for the feature race at Caulfield. The Gary Portelli-trained Rebel …

Fremantle forward Matt Taberner has earned the penultimate nomination for this year’s AFL Rising Star award. Taberner starred in the absence of captain Matthew Pavlich in the Dockers’ 58-point win …

Michael Clarke is set to miss an extended chunk of Australia’s triangular one-day series in Harare with his left hamstring problem. The skipper was fighting to be passed fit for …

Mike Moroney is convinced the best of Araldo has yet to be seen in Australia and the trainer is hoping he can show his quality in this year’s staying features. …

Chad Schofield is free to ride Group One winner Go Indy Go in her spring return after having four days shaved off a one-month ban on appeal. The Champagne Stakes-winning …

German horse Protectionist has booked his ticket to Australia for the Melbourne Cup with his win in the Prix Kergolay in Deauville. Trained by Andreas Wohler who brought Silvano to …

Lankan Rupee is Craig Newitt’s headline horse for the spring but the jockey believes he can make a Group One impact before the champion sprinter’s return to the races. The …

Last year’s winner Boban heads 10 entries from the Chris Waller stable for the Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Run over the famous mile (1600m) at Sydney’s premier track, the $500,000 …

A mare with a family connection to two gallopers who excelled in the wet at Randwick on Saturday is likely to head to Sydney to try to cash in while …

Brisbane’s newly-crowned premier jockey Tim Bell will return to Sydney to ride Group One placegetter Scratch Me Lucky in the Run To The Rose. Bell, 21, served most of his …

Australia lost the toss and were sent into bat by Zimbabwe in the tri-series opening one-day international in Harare. Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura had no hesitation in choosing to bowl …

James Hird has returned to work at Essendon, adding his voice to the club chorus wanting caretaker coach Mark Thompson to stay on for the 2015 AFL season. Hird’s 12-month …

Parramatta hooker Isaac De Gois has backed his former Cronulla teammates to come back stronger after their year from hell. De Gois moved to the Eels mid-season following a serious …

West Coast defender Eric Mackenzie is confident the Eagles can cause some finals carnage if they can make it, saying an elimination final against either Fremantle or Port Adelaide holds …

Former Test skipper James Horwill will lead the charge of Wallabies auditioning for recalls through the new National Rugby Championship this weekend. Horwill is training with his NRC team, Brisbane …

Rather than look at North Melbourne’s clash with Melbourne as a dead rubber, vice-captain Jack Ziebell wants his AFL side to approach it like a dress rehearsal for finals. The …