Chris Waller isn’t getting caught up in over-thinking Cox Plate scenarios but the champion trainer doubts whether any of Winx’s rivals will adopt daring tactics in the $3 million race. …
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has saved a match point on his way to a 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (9-7) 6-1 win over Bosnian Damir Dzumhur at the Vienna Open. Compatriot Richard Gasquet …
NRL boss Todd Greenberg insists fans should feel reassured of the game’s integrity after a two-year police investigation found no evidence of match-fixing. But he says the league will not …
THE 2017 COX PLATE FIELD HAPPY CLAPPER (Damien Oliver/Pat Webster) * Saddlecloth No.1 and barrier 9, has won 9 of 29 starts for $3,123,800 * The seven-year-old gelding and Group …
A fitter It’s Somewhat will step out for his first spring target at Moonee Valley. A winner of the Group One Doncaster Mile and the Group Two Hollindale Stakes in …
Blake Shinn has never ridden his Cox Plate mount Humidor, but the Sydney jockey knows exactly what he’s up against in Australia’s weight-for-age championship. Shinn has benefited from Damian Lane’s …
More than 40 past or present State of Origin and tier-one Test players are set to become available on the open market next week as the NRL’s 2018 silly season …
Max Verstappen remains unrepentant about his driving moves and choice of words. Speaking ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix on Thursday, Verstappen insisted his pass on Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen on …
Roger Federer eased into the Basel Open quarter-finals with a dominant 6-1 6-3 victory over Frenchman Benoit Paire at his hometown event. The 36-year-old Swiss took the first set in …
Gary Ablett’s return to Geelong may see him play in a Sunday showdown at the MCG, in round one against the emerging Melbourne Demons. Ablett returned to the club he …
Former world No.1 Martina Hingis has retired from tennis, saying this time she gets to walk away from the sport on her own terms. It’s the third time the 37-year-old …
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will compete in next January’s Daytona 24 Hour sportscar race as preparation for an eventual tilt at Le Mans. The United Autosports team owned by McLaren executive …
Israel Folau never dreamed he would enjoy such a spectacularly successful rugby union career but he still yearns for a Bledisloe Cup series win. On Thursday, Folau became the first …
Ashleigh Barty says her time off from tennis showed her that she is good enough to compete at the highest level. The 21-year-old quit the game in September 2014, and …
Venus Williams has secured herself a place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Singapore with a 7-5 6-4 win over Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza. The 37-year-old veteran joins …
Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has become the first player to win the John Eales Medal for a third time, achieving the feat in just his fifth season of professional rugby. …
Jelena Ostapenko has dispatched Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-1 at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Thursday. It doesn’t make any difference to the final Red Group results however, after the …
New Zealand forward Martin Taupau has joined forces with the Kiwis’ opening-round opposition to echo the chorus of calls for equal pay across the Rugby League World Cup. Players from …
