St Helens hope to expedite Ben Barba’s rugby league return after the English Super League club confirmed it would appeal his 12-game cocaine ban. The former NRL star arrived at …
Heather Watson gave world No.5 Elina Svitolina a scare before falling to defeat in the opening round of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. The British No.3 played an excellent second …
Perth trainer Lindsey Smith is prepared to take on the world’s highest rated turf horse in the Cox Plate if Scales Of Justice convinces him he can run 2000m. Yet …
New Zealand trainer Lance Noble is hoping Save The Date’s Australian success will earn the filly a start at Group Three level. Save The Date won a 1400m-race on Sunday …
Champion Winx has returned to Chris Waller’s stables to prepare for a third straight Cox Plate. After winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick in April, Winx was sent for …
New Zealand trainer Nigel Tiley will back Megablast up at Flemington seven days after his close second at Moonee Valley. The five-year-old was beaten a short head by Black Tomahawk …
In 16 starts since his last win, Inz’n’out has racked up nine minor placings and his trainer Gerald Ryan would like nothing more than to see him change that statistic …
Thanasi Kokkinakis admits he’s still fighting his injury demons as he attempts to kickstart his burgeoning tennis career. The South Australian played just one match in 2016 due to shoulder, …
Brisbane Lions skipper Dayne Beams reckons Dayne Zorko is a “top five player” but doesn’t get the credit he deserves because he plays outside of Melbourne. While the rebuilding Lions …
The full extent of Billy Slater’s two-year battle with injury has been revealed ahead of the Queensland great’s remarkable State of Origin return. Maroons skipper Cameron Smith admitted his Melbourne …
Geelong coach Chris Scott wants an AFL crackdown on staging, saying the practice is leading to players being suspended unfairly. His comments come after Richmond defender Alex Rance was awarded …
West Coast coach Adam Simpson says Josh Kennedy is no guarantee to return for Saturday night’s crunch clash with Melbourne at Domain Stadium. Kennedy hasn’t played since tearing his calf …
Damien Hardwick admits he was working too hard last year, saying it was out of control as Richmond dropped out of the AFL top eight. The Tigers coach has opened …
The jury may be out on Cooper Cronk’s future but Queensland skipper Cameron Smith has a feeling it will be the Maroons halfback’s final State of Origin series. Queensland pivot …
NSW captain Boyd Cordner has backed his bench to replicate a State of Origin I performance that former Blues enforcer Steve Roach labelled as one of the best ever. The …
Before the AFL honours past greats at the annual Hall Of Fame dinner, current players are also set to celebrate. The AFL Commission will meet in Adelaide on Tuesday before …
He may be over 30kg lighter and play in a different part of the field but Billy Slater holds the key to stopping rampaging NSW prop Andrew Fifita in State …
No NSW captain has lifted the State of Origin shield in Sydney since 2004, a statistic Blues legends are demanding must change on Wednesday night. The only problem: Presentation protocol …
