Trainer Peter Snowden has the task of finding another 3200m race for Plot Twist after the gelding gave jockey Jim Byrne a birthday present and owner Greg Kolivos his first …
Trainer Matthew Lindsay has celebrated his second city win on his home track at Caulfield with Magnesium Rose. The three-year-old filly is so far the only horse Lindsay has had …
Premier trainer Tony Gollan refused to get carried away after his impressive two-year-old Zoustyle scored an impressive win at Caloundra. Zoustyle ($1.40) made it two wins from as many starts …
Veteran fullback Israel Dagg has ruled himself out of All Blacks contention for the rest of the year after signing a short-term Japan contract. Dagg confirmed he will join the …
Rugby “rock stars” needn’t apply to join the Brumbies for next season, with coach Dan McKellar placing an emphasis on developing and recruiting skilled players rather than just great athletes. …
The Melbourne Rebels are talking up the positives despite their Super Rugby finals hopes collapsing in the final round. South Africa’s Sharks beat Argentina’s Jaguares 20-10 in Durban on Sunday …
Beaten but unbowed, Serena Williams is vowing to continue her relentless pursuit of tennis’s most elusive feat despite falling tantalisingly short at Wimbledon. Williams’ 6-3 6-3 finals loss to inspired …
NSW Waratahs are the only Australian team in the Super Rugby finals, after the Melbourne Rebels just missed out. The Australian conference winning Tahs will host New Zealand’s Highlanders in …
Manly coach Trent Barrett concedes his team’s NRL season is all but over with seven games to play but insists there will be plenty of good to rise out of …
GWS and Richmond were both underwhelmed by some critical umpiring decisions on Saturday night, with Damien Hardwick quipping his AFL club will now do some “ducking practice”. The Giants pipped …
GWS hope fit-again stars Toby Greene and Brett Deledio will be back to their best long before AFL finals, with the former having already made a big impression in his …
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has conceded it could be season over for his captain Jarrod Croker in another blow to the Raiders’ NRL finals aspirations. The star centre was taken …
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick isn’t perturbed by the reigning premiers’ inability to win outside Melbourne this AFL season. Round 17 featured the ladder-leading Tigers’ fourth loss of the year, with …
North Queensland’s disastrous NRL campaign could result in the Cowboys blooding young talent for the rest of the season. The pre-season premiership favourites slumped to their 13th loss of the …
Melbourne are only just beginning to see the benefits of Cameron Smith’s representative retirement after he guided them through the State of Origin period undefeated for the first time since …
Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has at least three reasons to smile despite copping an 11th straight AFL loss. The Suns were well placed to end their wretched run on …
Damien Cook has revealed how sensory deprivation and cold therapy allowed him not to only return to the park three days after State of Origin III but to turn in …
CAREER SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY CROWNED WIMBLEDON WOMEN’S CHAMPION ANGELIQUE KERBER Age: 30 Born: Bremen, Germany Lives: Puszczykowo, Poland Height: 173cm Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand) *Ranking: 10 Career prize money: $A35.58 …
