A change of trial dates means Sea King will aim for a second Grand National Hurdle with 71.5kg rather than the Crisp Steeplechase. Trainer Patrick Payne intended running Sea King …
The Caulfield Guineas is firmly in the sight of Tony McEvoy following the first-up win of Azazel at Flemington. Having his first run since a throat operation, Azazel powered home …
Queensland raider Shogun Sun has upstaged a field of promising three-year-old sprinters at Randwick to put his name forward as a Golden Rose contender. Trainer Kelly Schweida had expressed doubts …
Trainer Stuart Webb will consider chasing a stakes race with Crown Witness after the three-year-old remained unbeaten with her win at Flemington. A debut winner at Sandown last month, Crown …
Chris Waller is plotting a backdoor entry into the Group One Metropolitan with emerging stayer Sayed. Sayed, a northern hemisphere-bred five-year-old, will be given his chance in provincial cups in …
A winter handicap over 2000m at Flemington is not the usual formline for a Melbourne Cup winner. That was discounted 12 months ago when Almandin won Australia’s greatest race. Saturday’s …
Riding Invincible Gem to win the Group Two Missile Stakes has proved a little easier for Corey Brown than walking the Kokoda Track. Putting aside the pain in his knees, …
Lions coach Johan Ackermann did not enjoy the farewell he was hoping for as his 14 men slipped to a 25-17 defeat in the Super Rugby final against the Crusaders, …
Crusaders boss Scott Robertson’s legion of All Blacks stalwarts can finally say they have added to the history of the Super Rugby franchise after their 25-17 grand final win over …
Promising young five-eighth Curwin Bosch headlines a list of three newcomers named in a 34-man South Africa squad for their opening game of the Rugby Championship campaign later this month. …
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says an injury to Easton Wood could open the door to premiership defender Fletcher Roberts returning to the side. Wood limped off with a hamstring …
Brodie Grundy laid the perfect tackle, was awarded a free kick and will likely be suspended for it. That’s the odd reality facing the Collingwood ruckman after North Melbourne’s Ben …
Collingwood scored an emphatic win at Etihad Stadium but former North Melbourne teammates Levi Greenwood and Daniel Wells didn’t enjoy good nights against their old side. After an error-riddled first …
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has identified a lack of toughness as the reason why the Raiders have failed to evolve from being arguably the best attacking team in the league …
Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan admits he is at a loss to explain the defensive inconsistencies that threaten to derail his team’s push for a crucial top-four finish. But he wants …
Melbourne’s breakout year is in danger of falling away badly after they dropped out of the AFL’s top eight. After being stunned by North Melbourne last week, the Demons failed …
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon hopes the extra freedom granted to forward Cameron McCarthy will pay off big time for the AFL club. McCarthy booted 4.2 from 18 disposals in Saturday …
Greater Western Sydney’s Shane Mumford faces another AFL suspension, but coach Leon Cameron doesn’t want the fiery ruckman to curb his aggression. Mumford will come under scrutiny from the match …
