Penrith coach Anthony Griffin believes his young State of Origin stars to learn how to back up for their club side after an Origin match. Griffin is confident Blues debutants …
NSW coach Brad Fittler is set to reward his 11 rookies with the opportunity to clinch the State of Origin series on home soil later this month. Latrell Mitchell, Tom …
Richmond star Dustin Martin is out of their Friday night AFL clash with Port Adelaide because of a calf injury. Martin was at Melbourne Airport on Thursday morning, but while …
James Maloney knows how to take setbacks. His NRL journeyman status – despite being a two-time premiership-winning half – is testament to that. But on Wednesday night, on rugby league’s …
Tasmanian trainer Barry Campbell expects Derasa to measure up when the three-year-old filly makes her first mainland appearance at Flemington. Derasa has won four of her seven starts, including her …
A midweek meeting at Sandown in early winter is a far cry from spring’s Caulfield Guineas. But jockey Michael Walker is already looking that far ahead with Fighting Harada after …
Champion Brisbane jockey Jeff Lloyd will need a doctor’s clearance before riding Perast in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. Lloyd had two rides before he was stood down from his …
Undeterred by a permanent screw in one of her knees, Perizada continues to knuckle down as retirement looms. The six-year-old mare will strive to extend her impressive record for Canberra …
Doomben’s Stradbroke Hcp meeting will step back into the 1970s, with the main event to be run as race five due to concerns about heavy rain before or on Saturday. …
Stud-bound Spieth can break two hoodoos despite drawing the outside barrier in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben. The New Zealand-bred sprinter has been bought by the Aquis Farm …
Three-year-old Champagne Cuddles is the outright favourite for the Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben after drawing barrier one for Brisbane’s premier sprint. The Bjorn Baker-trained filly is at $4.60 for Saturday’s …
Redkirk Warrior will be the sole Australian representative at Royal Ascot with two-year-old Luck Favours ruled out because of illness. The Rosemont Stud-owned Luck Favours was scheduled to leave with …
Veteran halfback Morgan Parra returns from three years in the international rugby wilderness in an experimental France team named to face the All Blacks in Auckland. Parra is the most …
Queensland may be counting on the return of injured superstar Billy Slater for the second State of Origin clash but Maroons teammate Valentine Holmes says Michael Morgan provided perfect cover. …
The cavalry may soon arrive for a depleted Queensland with veterans Billy Slater and Matt Scott poised to return after the Maroons’ 22-12 State of Origin series-opening loss in Melbourne. …
They were the biggest pre-State of Origin talking point, but the NRL’s referees had their quietest game all year in the series opener at the MCG. Just a combined five …
World No.1 Simona Halep has twice been left heartbroken in her quest for grand slam glory in Paris. Yet even now, standing just two wins away from redemption, she says …
Rafael Nadal’s grip on the French Open title was in danger of being loosened by the unlikely figure of Diego Schwartzman. The man who has lost just twice in 85 …
