Newcastle coach Nathan Brown has called on the NRL to implement the captain’s challenge system as a way to quell the refereeing crisis. NRL referees boss Bernard Sutton conceded his …
A LOOK AT THE SUPER RUGBY SEMI-FINALS Two matches will determine the 2018 Super Rugby finalists. The defending champion Crusaders take on the Hurricanes in an all-New Zealand clash in …
Melbourne Storm have clambered to the top of the NRL standings after another arm-wrestle win, holding out the Warriors 12-6. The premiers haven’t always been pretty on a winning run …
Brownlow Medal favourite Tom Mitchell has continued his barnstorming AFL season, leading undermanned Hawthorn to a 72-point demolition of lowly Carlton. The Hawks looked vulnerable before Sunday’s match at Etihad …
The gloves are officially off in the Supercars title fight after Shane van Gisbergen hit back at series leader Scott McLaughlin in Sunday’s Ipswich SuperSprint at Queensland Raceway. Holden’s Van …
NSW Waratahs may need to create history if they are to win their second and Australia’s fifth Super Rugby title. The Tahs became Australia’s first semi-finalist since 2015 when they …
Newcastle star Kalyn Ponga will return from injury in time to face his former NRL club North Queensland next weekend. Ponga has missed the past three weeks with a hamstring …
Rugby league greats Andrew Johns and Peter Sterling have accused the NRL of over coaching their whistleblowers as the game’s refereeing crisis hit rock bottom over the weekend. NRL referees …
Australia have put disappointment behind them to clinch the women’s bronze medal at the rugby sevens World Cup with a 24-14 win over the United States. Ellia Green bagged two …
South Sydney captain Sam Burgess has been cleared by the NRL match review committee for his shot on Wests Tigers’ Robbie Farah, escaping what would have been his third suspension …
Jackson Murphy showed why he is tipped to be Brisbane’s leading apprentice next season with a clever ride to score his first Saturday city win on San Telmo. Murphy, 22, …
Trainer David Vandyke is plotting a revenge attack on the Group One VRC Oaks in the spring after filly Miss Quaintly scored at Doomben on Saturday. Miss Quaintly ($2.50) charged …
Godolphin colt Plague Stone has lived up to his early promise with a winning return at Randwick. Plague Stone’s best performance before Saturday has been his second to subsequent Blue …
Chris Waller has achieved almost everything there is in Sydney racing but training a winner for another Group One trainer is something new. New Zealand Hall Of Fame trainer Graeme …
Visao has earned a shot at the Victoria Derby with a dominant display in a two-year-old race at Flemington. The colt’s win in Saturday’s Byerley Handicap (1800m) gained the Ciaron …
Apprentice Corey Bayliss has been suspended for six weeks after he admitted he failed to give short-priced favourite Tumbler every chance to win the Open Handicap at Doomben. Tumbler ($2) …
Tactical Advantage has repaid his new owners with an immediate dividend and given Brenton Avdulla a fitting send-off overseas as Sydney’s premier jockey. Having his first start for Newcastle trainer …
A last-minute decision to enter Fit For Purpose has given trainer Liam Birchley back-to-back wins in the Listed Tattersall’s Mile (1600m) at Doomben. Former Victorian jockey Dale Smith got a …
