Considering the lay-off Sons Of John endured before a luckless comeback, Jason Attard has brushed another potential setback to the gelding’s return to racing. Topweight for Saturday’s Octagonal Handicap (1400m) …
Symon Wilde admits he is still unsure what level lightly raced Inn Keeper can reach but the Warrnambool trainer is looking forward to finding out. Inn Keeper has won six …
Blues fullback Matt Duffie wants clarity around rugby’s high ball rule, questioning whether leaping is worth the risk. One of the best aerial exponents in Super Rugby, Duffy fell from …
Melbourne Storm utility back Young Tonumaipea will quit the NRL club in July to follow his faith and become a missionary. Tonumaipea, a devout Christian, told his teammates of his …
Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki was done hanging around as she walloped Georgina Garcia Perez 6-1 6-0 in double quick time to reach the third round of the French Open. …
With his daughter Tara born a day after Serena Williams gave birth to her first child Alexis Olympia last September, Novak Djokovic has been trading parenting tips with the American. …
Alexander Zverev eventually controlled his nerves to reach the French Open third round with a 2-6 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-2 win over Serbian Dusan Lajovic. Bidding to improve on a …
Samantha Stosur will cast friendship aside when she jousts with her French Open doubles partner in one of the veteran’s most significant matches in years. While fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty’s …
Melbourne veteran Nathan Jones admits his AFL team is in uncharted waters after banking five successive wins for the first time since 2006. While it’s still early days, the Demons …
Ashleigh Barty hopes to strike a delicate balance between offence and defence in her bold bid to cut short Serena Williams’ much-hyped grand slam return in Paris. Tennis’s two comeback …
Sidelined for the past month with injury, Queensland lock Josh McGuire has dismissed fears that he will be underdone in next week’s State of Origin opener by boldly declaring he …
Brad Fittler knew Angus Crichton was made for State of Origin before he even made an NRL debut, and now the South Sydney back-rower is ready to prove him right. …
If Matt Scott fails to reclaim his State of Origin jersey from Jarrod Wallace, the veteran Queensland prop may only have himself to blame. Wallace says he is confident of …
Australia’s hooking options for the three-Test series against Ireland have played a combined 30 minutes of international rugby. Their opponent, Rory Best? Just a casual 111 caps. Whoever wins the …
Top-seeded Simona Halep refused to blame a rain delay for her sluggish start as she recovered to reach the second round of the French Open. The Romanian world No.1 survived …
England’s Australian rugby union coach Eddie Jones has ignited a club versus country row by telling Bath owner Bruce Craig that he is unqualified to criticise his methods during national …
Novak Djokovic may not be firing on all cylinders but the former world No.1 is safely through to the third round of the French Open. The Serbian, seeded only 20 …
Simona Halep survived an early scare against Alison Riske as she fought from behind to win 2-6 6-1 6-1 on Wednesday for a place in the third round at the …



















