Last updated: October 26, 2017

Plate Derby entree for Royal Symphony

Royal Symphony and Kylie Brown

The Cox Plate is usually the spring grand final for most middle-distance gallopers — but not Royal Symphony.

Ange takes a punt on Jedinak

Australia v Saudi Arabia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak is in contention for a recall to the national team for the games against Honduras.

Taylor to ‘own’ Titans’ future

Titan Signing

Ash Taylor says the chance to own Gold Coast’s future was his reason for staying put.

Aloisi bright amid the gloom

A-League Rd 2 - Brisbane v Adelaide

Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi believes his side can get back on track in the next few weeks.

Gagai to repeat Origin heroics

Australian Kangaroos Media Opportunity & Training Session

Dane Gagai is adamant he can repeat the State of Origin heroics that earned him a historic Wally Lewis Medal.

Horn rival given ‘lottery ticket’

Champion boxer Jeff Horn.

Jeff Horn’s next opponent, Briton Gary Corcoran, has been handed a ‘lottery ticket’, according to his trainer.

Williams jumps on Wall Of Fire

Jockey Craig Williams riding Shamport and trainer Darren Weir celebrate after winning the $150,000 race 3, Join Victorian Breeders Vobis Gold Ingot, at Caulfield race course in Melbourne, Saturday, July 29, 2017.(AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Craig Williams has secured his Melbourne Cup mount on one of northern hemisphere raider Wall Of Fire.

Reshaping rugby starts now

Rod Kafer Rugby presenter

The radical technical overhaul of how Australia, not just the Wallabies, will play rugby union has begun.

Hunt returns, but where?

Wallabies player Karmichael Hunt during a team training session at CBUS Stadium on the Gold Coast, Thursday, October 19, 2017. The Wallabies play the New Zealand All Blacks in a Bledisloe Cup match in Brisbane on Saturday.  (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Michael Cheika appears to have only one serious selection decision this week: where to play Karmichael Hunt, inside centre or fullback?

Chalmers laps up limelight

Kyle Chalmers training and speaking to the media

The Rio Games 100m freestyle champion will take to the pool in his first serious hitout since heart surgery in June.

AFL urged to act over photo

Cyber Cop

The AFL is under mounting pressure to strongly reprimand those involved in the Richmond topless photo scandal.

Shield to urn their Ashes spot

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 26, 2015 shows a pink cricket ball seen on the Adelaide Oval ground ahead of the first day-night cricket Test match between New Zealand and Australia in Adelaide.   Australia will play two day-night Tests against South Africa and Pakistan next southern summer in a revamp of home international scheduling, a report said on April 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

The Sheffield Shield is back today in a round that is one of the most important in recent memory.

Anne Frank to counter anti-Semitism

Inter's captain Mauro Icardi hands  Anne Frank's diary to a child after signing it, prior the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday Oct. 24, 2017. Anne Frank's diary will be read aloud at all soccer matches in Italy this week, the Italian soccer federation announced Tuesday after shocking displays of anti-Semitism by fans of the Rome club Lazio. (Matteo Bazzi/ANSA via AP)

Anne Frank’s diary will be read aloud at all soccer matches in Italy this week.

Masseuse plotted Gayle claims

Leanne Russell arrives to the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney, Wednesday, October 25, 2017. West Indies' cricketer Chris Gayle alleges Fairfax Media wrongly suggested he had exposed himself to a woman. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING

The massage therapist at the centre of lurid claims against Chris Gayle has been accused of plotting to have him sacked.

Project Pat is ready to relaunch

Pat Cummins

If ever there was a resource this country’s cricketing boffins were keen to rebuild, Pat Cummins is it.

Humidor jumpy before Winx

Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw

Winx is a big obstacle to get over but Cox Plate starter Humidor prepared for another crack at the mare by jumping hurdles.

NRL pay talks face collapse

Michael Morgan of the Cowboys during the NRL grand final between the Melbourne Storm and the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Sunday, October 1, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

The latest game of brinkmanship is set to come to a head today when the NRL holds a phone hook-up with club chief executives.

Brain cells decline as tribunal rejected

Brain cells decline as tribunal rejected

If players are subject to drug tests then sporting officials should take mandatory brain cell counts.

Shooting star returns to earth

Travis Cloke Press Conference

Travis Cloke, whose star exploded on debut and shone brightly for a period, has called time on his 256-game AFL career.

Ange’s high-stakes gamble

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 9, 2017 shows Australia's head coach Ange Postecoglou gesturing during a press conference in Sydney on the eve of their 2018 World Cup football qualifying match against Syria. Postecoglou was urged to stay loyal to the World Cup hopefuls on October 17, 2017 after he was linked with a big-money move to Carlos Tevez's Shanghai Shenhua in China. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN

A pair of crucial suspensions has forced Ange Postecoglou to roll the dice over his Socceroos squad to face Honduras.

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