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It now seems almost laughable that Sydney recruit Kurt Tippett was last year lauded as the AFL club’s biggest signing since Tony Lockett. Right or wrong at the time, there’s …

Peter Robl went agonisingly close to a Melbourne Group One win on a Sydney-trained horse on Sunday. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] On Saturday he hopes to go one better in a feature …

Damien Oliver substituted for race jockey Nash Rawiller aboard Fiorente at trackwork at Flemington on Tuesday and delivered a glowing report on the likely Turnbull Stakes favourite. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] Trainer …

American Mark Cisco’s friends don’t have a clue what he’s talking about when he tells them he’s trying to earn a contract with an AFL club. The 207cm basketballer is …

Fremantle utility Nick Suban pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making unnecessary and unreasonable contact to the face of Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell and was banned for one match by the AFL …

Tommy Berry is backing his boss Gai Waterhouse’s decision to switch Ecuador to the Epsom Handicap, even though he was caught off guard by the move. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] “She likes …

Trainer John O’Shea is counting on a high attrition rate being confirmed at acceptance time on Wednesday for Kingdoms to run in the Group One Metropolitan. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] Kingdoms, despite …

Sydney have snatched AFL superstar Lance Franklin from under the noses of Greater Western Sydney with a staggering nine-year offer that’s sparked fresh uproar over their salary cap allowance. Franklin, …

Heavy winds and heavy hitting threatened to blow him away, but Victorian spinner Fawad Ahmed continued his recent cricketing fairytale in Victoria’s five wicket one-day win over Tasmania on Tuesday. …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey has delayed making a final decision on who will replace Richie Fa’aoso in the Sea Eagles’ NRL grand final side after naming an extended bench on …

Former women’s tennis world No.1 Ana Ivanovic will play at the Auckland Classic tennis tournament over the New Year. Ivanovic, who won the French Open in 2008 and spent 12 …

Indian cricket chief N. Srinivasan’s son-in-law ran the Indian Premier League’s Chennai Super Kings team, ex-Australian star Mike Hussey has claimed, in comments that could add fuel to a spot-fixing …

Captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Australia’s one-day cricket tour to India because of his back injury problems. George Bailey will take over as skipper with South Australian …

An assistant coach involved in this weekend’s NRL grand final had been tipped to take over the North Queensland reins but the Cowboys still sprung a surprise when they named …

The first time Manly prop Brent Kite clapped eyes on Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, the Sydney Roosters enforcer he’ll go head-to-head with in Sunday’s NRL grand final, he drove into the Sea …

Greater Western Sydney have pulled out of the race to sign Hawthorn’s superstar forward Lance Franklin and fired a parting shot at Sydney for making a significantly higher offer. GWS …

AFL great Dermott Brereton says if Sydney recruit Hawthorn’s Lance Franklin it will put the Swans’ hopes of top-four finishes under strain and it would be an irresponsible move. The …

Daniel Anderson has dismissed the prospect of a return to coaching with Parramatta and says he’s happy to continue in his role as the NRL referees boss. Anderson is one …