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 …

South Africa are caught between two playing styles, which All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says explains their fitful form in the Rugby Championship. Hansen believes counterpart Allister Coetzee faced a …

Dyson Heppell has declared himself ready to take over as Essendon captain, saying it would be the realisation of a childhood AFL dream. But the star onballer added there are …

He stood up for the Western Bulldogs when it mattered in their AFL elimination final victory over West Coast. And coach Luke Beveridge reckons Liam Picken will deliver under pressure …

Outstanding Penrith rookie Nathan Cleary concedes his father Ivan would never have given him his NRL debut this season if he was still coaching the Panthers. However, the young halfback …

Sudden death football has taken on a whole new meaning for North Queensland veteran forward Ben Hannant ahead of Friday night’s NRL must-win semi-final against Brisbane in Townsville. The 31-year-old …

Richard Gasquet will face Borna Coric in the opening singles of the Davis Cup semi-final between injury-hit France and hosts Croatia in Zadar. Rising French star Lucas Pouille then takes …

Andy Murray will miss his grandfather’s funeral to play in Great Britain’s Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina this weekend. Gordon Murray, the father of Andy and Jamie’s father Willie, died …

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo missed out on victory in Monaco this season when a botched pit stop handed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton the win but he is hoping the streets …

Essendon star Dyson Heppell admits teammate Jobe Watson has returned to Melbourne looking like he is ready to resume his AFL career. Watson is the last of the 17 banned …

The Giants’ first home AFL final will start at 5.15pm (AEST) to maximise the TV audience. They will host Hawthorn or the Western Bulldogs on Saturday week in a preliminary …