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Formlines don’t get much healthier than a victory over a subsequent Group One winner. The Lloyd Kennewell-trained Sunset Rock achieved that when she defeated Go Indy Go in the Listed …

Reigning Meteor does not have the profile or city exposure of some of his Vain Stakes rivals. But trainer Matthew Williams is keen to find out how good the colt …

Essendon coach Mark Thompson says Joe Daniher placed himself above the team by putting his hand up to play last week too soon after injury and the young forward is …

New Zealand prop Wyatt Crockett is very keen for more chances to engage with the Wallabies scrum than he got in the Super Rugby final. Tony Woodcock’s season-ending injury means …

Rising Star nominee Troy Menzel has signed a two-year deal with Carlton that will see him remain at the AFL club until the end of 2016. The exciting 19-year-old forward …

Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna hopes his faltering AFL team can draw inspiration from returning defender Seb Tape. The injury-plagued 22-year-old will make his first start of the season on …

Sydney Roosters utility Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been poring over footage of the NRL’s best fullbacks in a bid to join them following Anthony Minichiello’s retirement announcement. Tuivasa-Sheck and Minichiello have …

AP – American teenager Lexi Thompson, gunning for her second major title of the year, shares the LPGA Championship lead after a six-under-par 66 opening round. Thompson, 19, who won …

Judiciary action over wrestling tackles threatens to undermine South Sydney’s NRL premiership charge with back-rower Ben Te’o now facing a minimum four-week suspension. Te’o was handed a grade two dangerous …

Coach Brenton Sanderson says his Crows cop a raw end of an AFL fixture favouring Victorian clubs. And Sanderson has also taken aim at the AFL’s cap on interchange rotations, …

All Blacks centre Conrad Smith is rated a slim chance to face the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday night after flying home for the birth of his first child. Coach …

Hugh Bowman has found his place among Australia’s elite riders and until recently, that was enough. But an end-of-season stint in Hong Kong has been like a slap in the …

Bonfire’s reputation preceded him. And not in a good way. But some tough love from trainer Gai Waterhouse has moulded the non-complier into a horse poised to deliver on his …

All Blacks centre Conrad Smith is in serious doubt for Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup opener against the Wallabies in Sydney as he rushes home for the birth of his child. …

Tony Stewart will skip the NASCAR race in Michigan on Sunday as a probe continues in the incident in which his car struck and killed a fellow driver in a …

Former Ryder Cup winner Thomas Bjorn shared the first round lead at the Danish Open on Thursday with Chilean golfer Felipe Aguilar and Welshman Bradley Dredge on five under par. …

Brisbane fullback Josh Hoffman is unwilling to face up to the prospect he has played his last game for the Broncos. Hoffman suffered a suspected broken right leg during the …

Defending champion Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova booked quarter-final berths at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. World No.1 Williams dismantled Italian 13th seed Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-2 while fifth seed …