Former AFL star Brian Lake has arrived back in Melbourne after spending a week in a Japanese jail. The three-time Hawthorn champion left the Osaka prison on Friday afternoon ending …
Two-year-old colt Brutal has started his race career in impressive fashion with a dominant all-the-way win in a late-season race at Caulfield. The Hawkes Racing-trained colt stepped out in Saturday’s …
Hugh Bowman has struck a double blow on his return to Saturday racing in Sydney after a winter break interspersed with rides in Japan. Bowman celebrated his 38th birthday at …
Trainer Darren Weir and jockey Brad Rawiller both sensed that Voodoo Lad was on his game before the Group Three Sir John Monash Stakes. And the multiple stakes -inning sprinter …
A couple of weeks after John Thompson thought Dreamforce had won his first stakes race, the five-year-old has delivered at Rosehill. The trainer’s reaction on Saturday was one of relief …
Up-and-coming stayer Mount Kilcoy has relished a step up to 2000m for the first time to score a convincing win at Caulfield. Apprentice Ben Allen had the Darren Weir-trained colt …
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 …
