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Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams is planning to give Cox Plate hopeful Harbour Views one more start this winter in a bid to improve his rating ahead of a spring campaign. …

Purchased to be a major player in the spring, import Ventura Storm has made the transition to jump racing by scoring at his first run over hurdles at Ballarat. The …

New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards may have lost one of his stars Te Akau Shark but he still has a strong contingent gearing up for the spring. Te Akau Shark …

Two stayers well known to Australian racing fans will try to deny Europe’s star stayer Stradivarius a hat-trick of wins in the Royal Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday. The field …

Brandon Smith usually comes off the bench and bounces around an NRL game like a pinball but the Melbourne ace is learning to manage his time as a starting prop. …

GWS coach Leon Cameron hopes renewing their modern-day rivalry with the Western Bulldogs will spark the AFL flag contenders to life. The much-hyped Giants were shown up at home on …

Fremantle forward Jesse Hogan is back in ‘beast mode’ on the training track, and that could spell bad news for Port Adelaide on Sunday night. Hogan looms as a likely …

The Warriors have negotiated all manner of obstacles this NRL season but admit they’re revelling in one major bonus – no regular Trans-Tasman travel. Three games into their Australian odyssey, …

Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold admits he has “some regrets” about releasing Andrew McCullough after being forced to sign veteran Issac Luke to bolster hooker depth. Former New Zealand international Luke …

It isn’t how he once pictured it, but in 249 AFL games Grant Birchall has learnt never to take anything for granted. The four-time Hawthorn premiership player will be wearing …

He was supposed to flourish under the NRL’s radical six-again rule. Instead Damien Cook admits the changes have dramatically tightened up opposition defences, leaving him in search of his first …

Nick Kyrgios says US Open officials are “selfish” amid reports the New York grand slam will go ahead as scheduled this year. Forbes says the United States Tennis Association will …

Southern hemisphere rugby’s push for a global calendar has been batted away by European clubs, drawing a sharp rebuke from the New Zealand boss. NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson …

Sydney Roosters forward Angus Crichton is free to face Parramatta after taking the early guilty plea for a late tackle on Canterbury halfback Lachlan Lewis. Crichton was on Tuesday facing …

St Kilda vice-captain Seb Ross believes they still have plenty to improve on despite posting a commanding victory over Western Bulldogs in their AFL competition return. The Saints shocked the …

Eddie Betts is tired of being racially abused and has told the AFL Players Association he has been vilified during every year of his storied career. The football community has …

New-look Supercars season, same old result. That was two-time defending series champion Scott McLaughlin’s ominous prediction before Supercars’ return to the track next week, saying the “cream always rises to …

The comparisons are coming thick and fast for Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell but the teenager hopes they don’t define him as he intends to “writes his own story” in the …