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The Ringmaster will have his final dress rehearsal for the Listed Weetwood Handicap at Toowoomba later this month when he lines up at Doomben on Saturday. Almost every Toowoomba trainer …

New Zealand’s hopes of exploiting helpful conditions and running through South Africa have fallen flat in the opening session of the first cricket Test in Dunedin. South Africa were 1-86 …

A meeting of supporters and potential investors has Gold Coast United players and staff clinging to hope the team could remain in the A-League next season. Gold Coast United interim …

Queensland suffered a major blow on Wednesday ahead of the cut-throat final round of Sheffield Shield matches with strike bowler Ben Cutting breaking down injured. The second-placed Bulls have ruled …

Collingwood have included premiership pair Harry O’Brien and Jarryd Blair in their line-up to face Adelaide in round three of the AFL pre-season competition. Defender O’Brien put his hand through …

The Olyroos are blooding no fewer than 10 newcomers for next week’s dead qualifying rubber against Iraq in Gosford. Coach Aurelio Vidmar has called up Gold Coast United pair Zac …

Patience and ball security will be the main focus for the Warriors as they prepare for their second NRL clash of the season. An error-prone Warriors let Manly out to …

Adelaide United set out to prove a point and delivered with an outstanding 2-1 away win over Uzbekistan champions Bunyodkor to open their Asian Champions League campaign. The Reds went …

Tasmania have been hit by food poisoning with several players put on intravenous drips ahead of the crucial home Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia beginning on Thursday. Coach Tim …

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou is confident his league will return to a state of competitive balance in one or two years after the introduction of 18th side Greater Western …

Racehorses that stay in the pack longest before breaking for the final sprint have the best chance of earning prize money, scientists said on Wednesday. By tucking in cleverly behind …

A “grown up” Emily Seebohm is using the heartache from an eye-opening Beijing Olympic campaign as motivation in her quest for 100m backstroke gold in London. Seebohm shapes as a …

Football’s governing body FIFA apologised to Brazil on Tuesday in a bid to defuse a blazing row over criticism of the country’s lagging preparations for the 2014 World Cup. FIFA …

Used to setting the A-League benchmark, Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou says his side now realise how much more improvement is required to succeed in the Asian Champions League. A …

North Queensland Test centre Brent Tate expects to play and is prepared for former Brisbane teammates to test his sore ribs in Friday night’s NRL match at Suncorp Stadium. “I’d …

Chelsea caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo said a top-four Premier League finish was his priority after ducking questions about a long-term managerial role at Stamford Bridge. Di Matteo steered the …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes the disappointment of elimination from the Champions League can spur his team to a top-four Premier League finish following their agonising near-miss against AC Milan. …

South Korea’s Pohang Steelers trounced Japan’s Gamba Osaka 3-0 away from home on Tuesday as the AFC Champions League kicked off with the trophy up for new ownership as present …