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Trainer Tony McEvoy is hoping Melbourne’s spate of wet weather will soften up the Caulfield track enough to nullify another poor barrier draw for his Sale Cup winner Mouro. The …

The most recognisable person in Australian racing could get a belated birthday present when in-form stayer Precedence runs in the Group Two Zipping Classic. Legendary trainer Bart Cummings turns 86 …

Essendon AFL chairman Paul Little has rubbished reports some players could be facing infraction notices from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and possible suspensions. “In discussions we’ve had with the …

Ireland defence coach Les Kiss knows a thing or two about Australian football teams and he views the Wallabies as a sleeping beast just about ready to roar back to …

Shane Warne has backed Mitchell Johnson to deliver on his bold pre-Ashes predictions, saying maturity has made the left-arm speedster more reliable. The 32-year-old, named in Australia’s squad for the …

David Warner has warmed up for the first Ashes Test with a hard-hitting half century in NSW’s Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland in Brisbane. At lunch on day one, the …

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has found some menacing form on day one of the tour match against an Invitational XI in Sydney. Broad had figures of 2-15 from seven …

Subtracting one captaincy and adding one Roos equals one happy Jack Trengove. It’s the formula the young midfielder hopes will improve his game as the Demons look to rebuild under …

Australia’s Adam Scott believes he can follow his breakthrough US Masters victory by becoming a dominant player at Augusta National like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Speaking ahead of his …

Port Adelaide has revealed its coaching director Alan Richardson will hold discussions with St Kilda over the vacant senior coaching position. The backflip comes a week after Richardson said he …

Venus Williams will head to Tasmania for the first time next year in a bid to get some solid match practice before the Australian Open. The former world No.1 and …

Former England captain Michael Vaughan says he would not list Jonny Bairstow in the “top five keepers in England” and would worry if he keeps wicket in next week’s first …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley insists his team will enter the 2014 season stronger despite the loss of Premiership players Heath Shaw and Dale Thomas. Unveiling three recruits from another productive …

England decided their bowlers were most in need of a pre-Ashes workout after captain Alastair Cook won the toss and sent the Cricket Australia Invitational XI into bat in the …

He’s got Irish parents, an Irish passport, a cousin who plays International Rules for the Shamrock Isle and loves returning to his first home to play for the Wallabies. But …

England centre Manu Tuilagi could miss next year’s Six Nations after his club Leicester revealed that he’ll be sidelined until February with a chest injury. The 22-year-old has undergone surgery …

Sonny Bill Williams has allayed fears he may miss the Kiwis’ Rugby League World Cup quarter-final against Scotland. Williams has been nursing a sore shoulder following his man-of-the-match performance in …

Nathan McCullum has smashed 22 runs off the final four balls to lift New Zealand to a thrilling four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the rain-hit second one-day international in …