Unheralded rookie Dylan Phythian has emerged as a shock leading contender to wear the Newcastle No.1 jersey this NRL season. Phythian has been named by coach Nathan Brown at fullback …
New Hawthorn captain Jarryd Roughead is set to play his first AFL game since being declared cancer-free. Roughead, whose melanoma battle forced him to miss the entire 2016 season, has …
Bernard Tomic has been upset by world No.140 Darian King in the first round of the Memphis Open. The Australian world No.32 lost 6-4 6-4 to Barbadian King. The match …
Essendon key defender Michael Hurley is confident his body will hold up in his return to football after serving a 12-month AFL ban. Hurley has recovered from a minor ankle …
Mike Fitzpatrick has resigned after a 10-year stint as AFL chairman and will be replaced by fellow commissioner Richard Goyder. Goyder, who will retire as Wesfarmers chief executive later this …
Auckland Nines organisers have called for the event to be moved to Australia, laying the blame at the feet of the Warriors. The event’s contract to stay in the New …
Forty-three-year-old Andrew Walker is ready to return to Super Rugby with the Brumbies if required. The dual international hasn’t played professional rugby since retiring from the Queensland Reds in 2008. …
The Highlanders have rolled out their stable of All Blacks for the Super Rugby trial against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney. New coach Tony Brown has named a close to …
Jockey Craig Newitt is set to miss the Lightning Stakes ride on Counterattack. Newitt was suspended for careless riding at Sale on Tuesday with his ban due to start after …
Leading Country Championships contender Pumpkin Pie is one for four entries for local trainer Danny Williams in the regional heat at Goulburn. The Matt Dunn-trained Perfect Dare assumed $4.60 favouritism …
In an ominous warning for Flying Artie’s rivals, trainer Mick Price believes the Group One-winning colt has come of age since his unbeaten spring campaign. Flying Artie resumes in Saturday’s …
Heavens Above is a Group One winner in waiting in more ways than one. The talented Tim Martin-trained mare begins a campaign aimed at the major Sydney carnival races in …
Punters are as confident as her trainer She Will Reign can run a strong 1100 metres in the Silver Slipper at Rosehill. The ruling Golden Slipper favourite steps out beyond …
Godolphin jockey James Doyle will be out of action indefinitely after a fall at Randwick in which his mount Pearls suffered catastrophic injuries and had to be euthanised. Pearls was …
A colt Trent Busuttin hopes could deliver him and co-trainer Natalie Young another Derby will launch his autumn campaign in a mid-week race at Sandown. Busuttin and Young won last …
Luke Nolen will ride unbeaten colt Jukebox in the 2017 Blue Diamond Stakes following Craig Williams’ decision to stick with Catchy. Williams has ridden several leading contenders over the past …
Valtteri Bottas believes he can beat Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One championship after declaring he has not joined Mercedes to settle for second place. Hamilton will be partnered by …
Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan insists his side will be much-improved when their Super Rugby season begins on Thursday week, after a second-successive pre-season trial drubbing. The Quade Cooper-inspired Queensland …
