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Cox Plate winner Shamus Award will take on the older horses again when he returns in the Group One C F Orr Stakes. The three-year-old gained a Cox Plate run …

The Blue Diamond and Australian Guineas are top of the wish list for Paul Snowden in his final couple of months with Darley. Snowden is the Melbourne foreman for his …

Two eye-catching runs on tight turning tracks have convinced Brigantin’s new trainer Chris Waller the horse can step up to the Australia Day Cup at Randwick. Waller said although he …

A shortened spring campaign could reap rewards for triple Group One winner Appearance who is advanced in her preparations for the Sydney carnival. The Guy Walter-trained mare runs in a …

All jokes aside, Novak Djokovic knows another five-hour marathon against Stanislas Wawrinka would be no laughing matter. The two played the longest match of the tournament last year in the …

Removing Serena Williams from the Australian Open draw has merely earned Ana Ivanovic a crack at another opponent she’s yet to beat. A year after losing in the first round …

Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova has caused the second huge women’s upset at the Australian Open in as many days, downing third seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round. The 20th-seeded Cibulkova …

Legspinner James Muirhead has the chance to press his claims for a spot at this year’s Twenty20 World Cup after earning selection in Australia’s 14-man squad for the three-match T20 …

Shaun Marsh and Alex Doolan will battle it out for a spot in Australia’s Test team after George Bailey was dropped for next month’s three-Test tour of South Africa. Bailey …

The Australian Open’s most successful server meets the man Roger Federer rates as the best return in the game for a place in the last four. It’s the unstoppable force …

Thirty is the new 20 in women’s tennis and Li Na and Flavia Pennetta are proving it. Born one day apart, Li and Pennetta will square off in an Australian …

American Patrick Reed won his second US PGA Tour event in as many career seasons, firing a final-round one-under par 71 on Sunday to win the Humana Challenge by two …

Batsman George Bailey has been dropped for Australia’s tour of South Africa next month. Selectors on Monday announced a 15-man squad, including uncapped Tasmanian Alex Doolan and Shaun Marsh, who …

St Kilda will use the Leading Teams group to help them find a captain for the 2014 AFL season, with veteran on-baller Leigh Montagna putting his hand up for the …

Experienced Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene joined the 11,000 Test runs club during the fourth day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah. The 36-year-old, when on …

Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng has recorded a six-under-par 66 to win the $US1.0 million ($A1.1 million) King’s Cup Golf Hua Hin. Prayad, who took the Queen’s Cup in June, claimed another …

Pakistan grabbed the prized wicket of Mahela Jayawardene to press their advantage for a series-levelling win over Sri Lanka in the third Test in Sharjah. Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal removed Jayawardene …

Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal has ended his title drought on the European Tour by holding off Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy to win the $US2.7 million ($A3.1 million) Abu Dhabi HSBC …