Monica Puig gazed out at her fellow Puerto Ricans jamming the parade route, and in their eyes she saw hope. They hailed her with “a sense of satisfaction,” she recalled …
A week after letting a winning chance slip through their fingers, Argentina beat South Africa 26-24 in the Rugby Championship to claim only their second-ever victory over the Springboks. Replacement …
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska completed a dominating week at the Connecticut Open, beating Elina Svitolina 6-1 7-6 (7-3) in the final then spraying her coaches and friends with champagne. The Polish …
Leotie has booked a trip to Sydney for the Golden Rose following a soft win at Caulfield. However a start in the Group One race at Rosehill on September 10 …
David Hayes is convinced He’s Our Rokkii is a bigger and better racehorse for a spring campaign that has been launched with a Caulfield win. He’s Our Rokkii won back-to-back …
Evacuation has stamped himself as a major contender for the Group One Caulfield Guineas with a dominant first-up win at Rosehill. Sent out the $1.90 favourite, Evacuation hit the line …
The Snowden Racing team has struck in another early-season sprint for three-year-olds in Melbourne, with Defcon winning the McNeil Stakes at Caulfield. Defcon’s 1-1/4 length win first-up in Saturday’s Group …
As a jockey James McDonald can’t bet on horses, but he can back his own judgment. He proved spot-on with his choice to ride Astern over Impending in the Run …
Darren Weir has declared Black Heart Bart the benchmark horse in his stable after the six-year-old made emphatic spring statement in winning the Memsie Stakes. “He’s the best horse I’ve …
For a young woman in a hurry, New York ought to be Daria Gavrilova’s kind of place. But Australia’s former US Open junior champion is both uneasy and realistic about …
Hull FC ended a 74-year wait for a Wembley victory as they came from behind in dramatic fashion to beat favourites Warrington 12-10 in a classic Challenge Cup final. It …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he will persist with Quade Cooper and Bernard Foley as the team’s playmaking axis despite Saturday’s crushing second Bledisloe Cup Test defeat to New Zealand. …
Paul Gallen claims all-in scuffles are a worse look for the NRL than two players punching, and offenders should be condemned to the sin bin. The veteran forward expressed the …
Hawthorn and Geelong are one result away from conjuring the perfect tonic to the AFL’s long wait – a meeting of the arch-rivals in week one of the finals. Cats …
Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron admits he didn’t believe a top-four finish was possible at the start of the season, but now the Giants have snared a double chance …
It’s the game that decides the minor premiership, but according to Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan it’s not the major prize. The Sharks set up a final-round blockbuster with Melbourne next …
Lance Franklin looks to be hitting top form at the right time, as he prepares to return to the AFL’s biggest stage.. A mental health issue meant the gifted forward …
Penrith’s red-hot run to the NRL finals has been soured by a serious back injury sustained by key forward Reagan Campbell-Gillard in Saturday’s thrilling late win over Gold Coast Titans. …
