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As things stand, trainer Clarry Conners says he’ll need to pull a rabbit out of the hat if he’s to add a fifth Golden Slipper to his mantlepiece this year. …

Danny O’Brien is treating the upset win of Shopaholic over odds-on favourite Mosheen last week as a bonus on her path to Saturday’s Group Two Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield. …

Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne won’t be backing up quite so far following the Mankad incident against India in Brisbane. Thirimanne was “Mankadded” by Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin in the …

Trainer Mike Moroney is hoping to feed off a recent trend and score an upset with lightly-raced three-year-old African Pulse in the Oakleigh Plate. Seven of the last 10 winners …

Leigh Montagna is a late omission from St Kilda’s round-one NAB Cup squad, but team-mate Lenny Hayes is ready for his much-anticipated AFL comeback. The Saints left Montagna out of …

NRL referees have been instructed to be stricter with ruling the defensive 10 metres this season, after complaints of inconsistencies were raised by coaches last season. While the overall feedback …

Exciting sprinter Rain Affair went up a notch in Corey Brown’s estimation last start and the jockey is looking for something similar on Saturday. Rain Affair produced an explosive Expressway …

Sydney FC are set to field one of their most exciting A-League line-ups in a long time with midfield whiz kid Terry Antonis on track to make his return against …

Kelly Slater says the introduction of random drug tests this year to the world surfing championship won’t have any impact on him. The 11-time world champion says if it’s good …

The wheel has turned full circle for top galloper Wall Street who is after his fifth Group One win in the Futurity Stakes but his first for his original trainer …

Eight months ago, budding Olympic diver Ethan Warren thought he was having a heart attack. “He had gone blue, white and kept on throwing up,” recalled his 3m synchro partner …

Essington will head to Canberra for next month’s Listed National Sprint if trainer Tony Edmonds decides against a start at Eagle Farm. Essington has topweight of 59 kilograms in Saturday’s …

A physically demanding schedule has Central Coast coach Graham Arnold trapped between juggling players for the club’s A-League and Asian Champions League missions. Speaking after salvaging a come-from-behind 3-3 draw …

The Peter Snowden stable believes filly Applegate is worth another chance in Saturday’s $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield after having no luck when resuming. The stable won the …

P – The opening match of the 2012 Super Rugby season between the Blues and Crusaders will see the return of a large number of All Blacks to Eden Park, …

Ricky Ponting’s dumping from the Australia one-day squad has led to debate in India over Sachin Tendulkar’s own future in the 50-over game. Ponting’s demise has provoked speculation over Tendulkar’s …

Few are riding better than the irrepressible Jim Cassidy who has another quality book of mounts at Rosehill on Saturday. The grand slam-winning hoop was the toast of Warwick Farm …

Top seed Roberta Vinci was ousted from the WTA’s Monterrey Open on Wednesday, with Russian Nina Bratchikova upsetting the Italian 7-5 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals. Bratchikova needed only 81 …