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Trainer John Sargent is expecting a better performance from Brandenburg when he lines up in the The Gong at Kembla Grange. Brandenburg is among 24 nominations for the $1 million …

Trainer Dan O’Sullivan has turned to top jockey Mark Zahra in his bid to win his home town Ballarat Cup with star mare Affair To Remember. Zahra picked up the …

Austria’s Dominic Thiem has produced a stunning display of attacking tennis to beat Rafa Nadal 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-4) in a high-quality duel at the ATP Finals and seize control …

Robbie Farah is the first to admit he didn’t see a future State of Origin star in Damien Cook when he first joined him at South Sydney at the end …

It’s not going to be the deciding factor but Queensland coach Wayne Bennett expects travel to play a role in Wednesday’s State of Origin decider. NSW will fly from Sydney …

Queensland State of Origin duo Coen Hess and Valentine Holmes will be able to fly home to Townsville on Thursday after finally being granted clearance by state health officials. Maroons …

Queensland’s State of Origin camp remain in limbo on their NRL bubble exit with Valentine Holmes and Coen Hess unsure how they will to return to Townsville. Just one day …

Larrikin Wallabies flanker Ned Hanigan is treating Argentina as a serious threat in Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test, adamant they won’t arrive flat after a historic defeat of New Zealand last weekend. …

Wests Tigers intend to stand firm on Josh Aloiai’s contract after chairman Lee Hagipantelis accused him of trying to leave for more money at Manly. Aloiai has one year left …

State of Origin is built on rivalry but the burgeoning battle between Payne Haas and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui won’t need much stoking on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old rivals clashed in game …

NSW stand on the verge of greatness with Anthony Minichiello declaring the current Blues can join his team from the early 2000s as one of the state’s best. The Blues …

Queensland coach Wayne Bennett has angrily dismissed any suggestion the Maroons’ medical staff overlooked a potential head injury to Jake Friend in last week’s State of Origin clash in Sydney. …

History lessons in the NSW camp could give them an edge on Wednesday night as they look to win their first State of Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium in 15 …

New Zealand Rugby boss Brent Impey will step down as chairman of SANZAAR at the end of the year, citing the need for “fundamental change” at the governing body. Impey …

Queensland are confident Cameron Munster will be ready to play in the State of Origin decider on Wednesday, while coach Wayne Bennett confirmed several late changes to his team. Munster …

There was once a time when Josh Addo-Carr and Valentine Holmes were setting Shark Park alight in one of the paciest under-20s backlines ever assembled. Come Wednesday night, their speed …

Melbourne premiership-winning centre Brenko Lee is poised to make his State of Origin debut as Queensland coach Wayne Bennett confirmed several changes to his line-up for the series decider on …

Matt Cumani will finally get the chance to run his mare One More Try in his home town Ballarat Cup after almost getting her to the race for the past …