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David Hayes will rely on favourite Americain in the Group One Australian Cup after delisting three of his stablemates for the weight-for-age feature. Hayes said Budai, Extra Zero and Largo …

After a frustrating spring with Group One winner Mirjulisa lass, trainer Greg Hickman fears her autumn campaign will be thwarted by wet weather. The mare has been entered for two …

Carlton onballer Andrew Carrazzo can accept a one-game suspension with early guilty pleas to two striking charges following Sunday’s AFL pre-season clash with Western Bulldogs. The AFL’s Match Review Panel …

Veteran Gold Coast defender Kristian Rees has taken a job as player relations officer with mining magnate Clive Palmer’s new Football Australia (FA) body. Rees accepted the job after declining …

Sydney FC have sacked chief executive Dirk Melton citing a number of “serious” complaints from the A-League club’s staff. The club said in a statement on Monday that Melton’s contract …

Adelaide United coach John Kosmina has implored his players to forget their home worries and treat their Asian Champions League (ACL) opener as a fresh start. Kosmina said composure would …

Daniel Geale can expect the million-dollar pay days to come his way overseas if he retains his IBF middleweight crown on Wednesday night, says boxing powerbroker Gary Shaw. Geale faces …

Crucial Olympic Games starts mean winning the Oceania triathlon championships this Saturday will be a priority for the Australian squad. While the event will not decide which triathletes go to …

Dynamic batsman David Warner faces a last-minute fitness test before Australia seek a quick kill in their one-day final series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Warner is in doubt for …

Queensland are bracing for a more potent Melbourne Rebels backline with the injection of star fullback Kurtley Beale, who is set to play in their Super Rugby clash on Saturday …

Trackwork and weather will be key factors in deciding the depth of trainer Peter Moody’s Chipping Norton Stakes day team. Moody’s Rosehill satellite stable posted a breakthrough Sydney win at …

Having played under triple-premiership skipper Michael Voss at Brisbane, North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has a good handle on what makes a strong leader. And Scott says young Kangaroos midfielder …

Former Australian netball coach Norma Plummer says a draw with champions Queensland has given her young Fever team a big shot of confidence ahead of the trans-Tasman competition which gets …

NSW Waratahs coach Michael Foley says the signs are promising for Berrick Barnes to return to Super Rugby action against the Highlanders, but is resigned to losing back-up hooker Damien …

Canberra NRL winger Reece Robinson will be sidelined for four weeks after scans revealed a fractured cheekbone. Robinson was injured in the final play of Saturday night’s 24-19 NRL loss …

Retired All Blacks rugby star Jonah Lomu has been released from an Auckland hospital after a week of treatment for a kidney ailment. A spokeswoman for Auckland City Hospital said …

Reigning world champion Luke Durbridge is an early casualty as the powerful Australian track cycling squad prepares for the London Olympics. Durbridge has pulled out of the men’s track endurance …

Promising young Melbourne Rebels flanker Luke Jones could find himself switched to the second row to match the might of Wallabies duo James Horwill and Rob Simmons in their Super …