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With clarity over the spring carnival programs, trainer Mike Moroney is getting his stable’s leading prospects back to work including Cups contender Aktau and Everest hopeful Tofane. The Melbourne spring …

The much-anticipated AFL debut of Gold Coast youngster Izak Rankine has been put on hold once more, with the Suns ruling the 20-year-old out of Saturday’s clash with West Coast. …

Prized West Coast recruit Tim Kelly says his badly bruised and grazed ankle won’t stop him from fronting up in Saturday night’s AFL clash with the Gold Coast at Metricon …

The Warriors will pull their team from the NSW Cup and join forces next season with Queensland Cup powerhouses Redcliffe. The Auckland-based NRL side might also play games at Dolphin …

Essendon face a forward line selection headache with Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti in doubt to face Sydney on Sunday due to an ankle injury. McDonald-Tipungwuti rolled his ankle at training on Saturday …

A new-season race that has been a traditional spring starting point for many of Sydney’s best sprinters will figure in a switch of handicapping conditions. The Missile Stakes, a Group …

Trainer John O’Shea has opted not to press on further into winter with promising gelding Opacity. Opacity continued a rise through the grades with a narrow win at Randwick on …

Racing fans will have to wait a bit longer for the debut of champion Winx’s younger half-sister. Covent Garden, a two-year-old filly, was scratched from a race at Warwick Farm …

The AFL has cleared Jack Steven of any wrongdoing over the stabbing incident which had led to the Geelong midfielder being hospitalised with a chest injury. The incident was investigated …

West Coast’s arrival on the Gold Coast on Monday starts the longest, and oddest, road trip in AFL history for the four clubs entering into the competition’s Queensland quarantine hub. …

No time for moping, Manly have moved on quickly from their bitterly disappointing NRL loss to Parramatta as they brace for a Brisbane backlash. NRL head of football Graham Annesley …

New Zealand’s Super Rugby competition will kick off its opening round in front of crowds this weekend, generating further hype around the sport’s return. The NZ government announced its nationwide …

North Queensland forward Josh McGuire won’t ‘baby’ the depleted side’s reinforcements, saying they have earnt their stripes in the absence of Jason Taumalolo. The NRL’s form middle forward missed Saturday’s …

Injured NRL star Ken Maumalo has backed the cobbled-together Warriors backline to improve and is sure Patrick Herbert will bounce back from his high-ball horror show against Penrith. The Kiwi …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart is concerned star five-eighth Jack Wighton is becoming a target for opposition sides to hit late after kicking this season. Wighton missed the end of Sunday’s …

Simon Goodwin wants to hand Harley Bennell his Melbourne debut when the Demons restart their AFL season against Carlton on Saturday, completing an unlikely comeback story. The former Sun and …

Hawthorn wingman Isaac Smith has welcomed the club’s difficult first block of fixtures for the AFL season restart as an ideal chance to set up a finals push. The Hawks, …

Former Sunwolves coach Tony Brown has taken another swipe at South African rugby for what he says was a vindictive move to shut down the Japanese Super Rugby team. An …