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There is life in Jamie Whincup’s Supercars career yet, with the Holden veteran claiming the first race of the Townsville Supersprint from pole. The Red Bull ace continued his love-affair …

AFL legend Mick Malthouse a week ago suggested Port Adelaide’s Robbie Gray should consider retiring at the end of the season. The coaching games record-holder claimed Gray had lost his …

Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien has described their insipid performance against the Warriors as “embarrassing” after the 36-6 loss put a dent in their charge to the NRL finals. The Knights …

On the back of a terrific juvenile season, trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are emerging as major players in the better three-year-old races this spring. The training partners made …

Despite the stable believing Immortal Love was a superior wet tracker, the horse overcame the firm conditions at Caulfield to maintain his undefeated record with a last-ditch win in the …

Ciaron Maher headed to Rosehill suspecting Anders might be the ace in his pack and the colt has proven him right, making a one-act affair of the Group Three San …

Subzero, the 1992 Melbourne Cup winner who enhanced his reputation after his racing career as both a clerk of the course and a racing ambassador, has died at the age …

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable were to the fore with fit and in-form horses Persan and Al Galayel supplying them with an early double at Caulfield. Emerging stayer …

Improving mare Dancing Gidget has relished a return to a dry track to take out the opening race at Rosehill and remain in the running for the $7.5 million Golden …

The Warriors have used their “home-town advantage” to thump Newcastle 36-6 and edge closer to an unlikely place in the NRL top eight. The Warriors returned to Scully Park in …

Charlie Dixon starred in attack as Port Adelaide reclaimed top spot on the AFL ladder with a comfortable 26-point win over lowly Sydney. Dixon put a week of speculation over …

Frustrated North Melbourne wingman Jared Polec will miss a third straight match, adding further uncertainty about his future at the AFL club. Polec was dropped for a second time this …

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has a problem any Super Rugby AU coach would want with bench players like Wallabies World Cup halfback Nic White jostling for a start. White had …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson has defended the club’s handling of Josh Kennedy after the veteran forward copped a heavy head knock during Thursday’s AFL defeat to Richmond. Kennedy took …

Canterbury are on high alert for Canberra game-breaker John Bateman as they look for a breakthrough win in the NRL on Sunday. While the Bulldogs have won just once on …

Des Hasler has hailed Albert Hopoate’s looming NRL debut as “one of the great sporting stories” with the teenage sensation having overcome successive ACL injuries. Hopoate has been named on …

Hawthorn forward Jonathon Patton could yet return to action this AFL season despite initial fears he had ruptured his achilles tendon. The unlucky 27-year-old has endured a wretched run with …

Collingwood have set their sights on stopping Carlton co-captain Patrick Cripps, with Levi Greenwood in line to get the job as the AFL’s most famous rivalry takes centre stage on …