Wallabies playmakers Quade Cooper and Bernard Foley will need to brace themselves for a tackle barrage in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Perth. Coach Michael Cheika’s gamble …
Johnathan Thurston v Ben Hunt Both playmakers are crucial to their teams’ fortunes, as was so starkly evident in last year’s grand final. Thurston is back on song after a …
Ricky Stuart wears his heart on his sleeve. And with every sigh, swear word, scream and smile, his Canberra charges know exactly how he feels. The colourful coach has sat, …
Former Richmond assistant coach Mark Williams admits is surprised he was not been offered a contract by the AFL club for the 2017 season. Williams was one of three support …
Andrassy is the first horse Allison Sheehan bred and the mare could become the trainer’s first black-type winner when she runs in the How Now Stakes. The five-year-old returns to …
The Listed Heritage Stakes shapes as a Group One acid test for some of Sydney’s fledgling three-year-olds. Trainer James Cummings has Hair Trigger in Saturday’s 1100m-race at Randwick and believes …
A breathtaking performance from Voodoo Lad denied Keen Array a first-up win at Moonee Valley but the sprinter’s co-trainer Tom Dabernig is confident about his chances in the Testa Rossa …
Novice ruckman Reilly O’Brien has joined Adelaide’s travelling squad to Sydney, but the Crows insist there’s no alarm over their regular ruck duo for their AFL semi-final. O’Brien isn’t among …
Group One winner Le Romain is almost certain to sidestep Winx and run in the Cameron Handicap on his home track at Newcastle. Trainer Kris Lees said only rain would …
Group One wins don’t come easily as Ciaron Maher can attest and of his five victories to date, four have been with mares. One of them Srikandi has been retired …
Wet tracks are usually a help to horses with feet problems but trainer Colin Little doesn’t want a track too badly rain-affected for talented mare Miss Softhands. Little has Miss …
There are few scenarios where an interstate trip for a Group One race against a superstar is an easier option than a Group Three event on your home track. But …
Punters may be praying for a winner during the day but will be Living on a Prayer later that night as Epsom Day adds Bon Jovi’s former guitarist to the …
GEORGE MAIN STAKES Group One, $500,000, 1600m, weight-for-age HISTORY * A weight-for-age race over the famous Randwick mile first run in 1945. Traditionally an important lead-up race to the Epsom …
Bigger, stronger but not necessarily any faster – that’s the new mantra for Ardie Savea. A reputation built on speed and energy goes out the window when Savea makes his …
Mike Brown suspects the septicaemia that forced him to miss the start of the season may have been the result of the punishment absorbed during England’s summer tour of Australia. …
AFL veteran Brent Harvey has reportedly attracted interest from four clubs as he mulls his future. Harvey still remains undecided on whether he will continue his playing career after he …
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson believes AFL umpires need to better protect star onballer Sam Mitchell from off-the-ball treatment from opposition taggers. But he’s not optimistic that will happen. Mitchell was …
