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Rival coaches Adam Simpson and Paul Roos have wanted their teams to disregard the scoreboard, but for completely different reasons. Roos said after last weekend’s tight AFL loss to St …

The NRL says it will look carefully at the report from the Canterbury doctor after James Graham returned to action following a head injury in the Bulldogs win over Melbourne …

The last thing this spluttering, stop-start opening to this AFL season needed was Sunday’s three offerings. At least Brisbane’s wet and humid conditions meant Geelong and the Lions had no …

Melbourne coach Paul Roos is now leaning more towards the stick than the carrot after Sunday’s AFL disaster. West Coast’s 93-point demolition is Roos’ biggest losing margin as a senior …

The first half was so sloppy it was a challenge to keep watching, but eventually North Melbourne overpowered Western Bulldogs to win Sunday’s AFL round-two clash at Etihad Stadium by …

The longest-serving coach in NRL history said for once football didn’t matter as his Newcastle side secured the two most meaningless competition points of Wayne Bennett’s career on Sunday. An …

Trainer Kelso Wood will have to use all his renowned skills to get his underestimated sprinter Benny’s Buttons into the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. Benny’s Buttons confirmed his rating as …

New Zealand three-year-old El Roca has been confirmed as a starter in the Doncaster Mile with Glen Boss booked to ride. El Roca ran a solid third in Saturday’s George …

A surprise phone call could be the catalyst for Sistine Demon to be a Brisbane winter carnival contender. Sistine Demon went from a benchmark 64 win at Donald to a …

A strong staying win in wet conditions at Rosehill has propelled import The Offer to the head of Sydney Cup betting. The Gai Waterhouse-trained The Offer revelled in the heavy …

The Gordon Lord Byron support crew is happy to bask in the glory of his George Ryder Stakes win for a little longer before deciding on the Irish horse’s next …

Oakleigh Girl has bypassed all the traditional Golden Slipper lead-ups but her jockey Craig Newitt is confident the filly has had the necessary grounding to be a force. The Danny …

Craig Lowndes erased the memory of a tough Saturday when he turned the tables on Red Bull Racing teammate Jamie Whincup at Symmons Plains, extending his V8 Supercars championship lead. …

Sam Burgess has quashed rumours of discontent in the South Sydney camp and denied the team’s in crisis following a third straight defeat. The Rabbitohs were downed 30-18 by Canberra …

The Sydney Swans are staring at their worst start to an AFL season this century. Saturday’s loss to Collingwood following on the shock opening round defeat by GWS has put …

Rookie coach Justin Leppitsch has instructed his young Brisbane Lions to ignore the weight of an 0-2 record and live in the moment. Despite falling to a second straight loss, …

Australia’s own spin troubles may have been brutally revealed at the World Twenty20, but coach Darren Lehmann believes exposing rising legspinner James Muirhead to an international tournament could pay long-term …

There was no vintage Stevey J magic but Geelong coach Chris Scott was happy to see a wet Brisbane afternoon bring out the best in his creative midfielder at the …