JustHorseRacing

2015 US OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP BY THE NUMBERS 1. Major title needed by Phil Mickelson to complete a career grand slam. But it has to be the US Open where …

Greater Western Sydney youngster Jack Steele is one of two young debutants who will help plug the Giants’ major injury gap on Saturday against North Melbourne. The 19-year-old midfielder from …

Tiger Woods looked anything but the greatest player of his generation when he shot a career-high 85 at The Memorial, but he says in golf he has learned to accept …

AUSSIES AND LEADING OTHERS AT 2015 US OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP ADAM SCOTT (Aus) Age: 34 World Ranking: 12 Worldwide wins: 24 Best in a major: Won (2013 Masters) US Opens …

Adam Scott hopes reuniting with hard-edged master caddie Steve Williams will reignite his spark and set him on the path to US Open glory. Scott will go in the Open …

As a child, Mitchell Pearce was once given a pair of Andrew Johns’ football shorts as a keepsake. On Wednesday night at the MCG, he has the chance to finally …

Simona Halep, who revealed herself as a serious Wimbledon challenger last year, has suggested she may be even more dangerous this time around after an impressive start to her grass …

Fullback Sam Tomkins is enduring something he hasn’t experienced much in his rugby league career – watching from the sidelines because of injury. Tompkins will again be absent when the …

Cronulla hotshot Valentine Holmes says he’s been closely following the rapid rise of Roosters gun Roger Tuivasa-Sheck in anticipation of a move to fullback next season. Tuivasa-Sheck spent most of …

Claims by NSW captain Paul Gallen that Billy Slater won’t be targeted in State of Origin II appear to have been taken with a grain of salt by Queensland skipper …

St George Illawarra have resorted to bruising and bashing each other in an effort to rediscover their defensive resolve. The Dragons are aiming to get their NRL premiership campaign back …

NSW firebrand David Klemmer has declared the Blues won’t cop any Queensland “cheap shots” in State of Origin II, as the war of words between the two sides continues to …

Thanasi Kokkinakis has turned a 33,000km whirlwind round-the-world visit to his ailing grandmother into an emotional defeat of French veteran Jeremy Chardy at Queen’s Club. Kokkinakis flew back home to …

Long odds aside, Marc Leishman is shaping up as a serious contender at the US Open. The bookmakers must have missed the memo on the affable Victorian who enters Chambers …

Pakistan’s cricket chief says former national team captain Salman Butt has confessed to his role in a spot-fixing scandal, potentially paving his way for a return to international cricket. The …

Thanasi Kokkinakis has saved Australia’s blushes with a stirring win at Queen’s Club after fellow rising stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic suffered swift first-round defeats in a worrying Wimbledon …

Rafael Nadal has suffered a shock first-round exit from the Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen’s Club as the Spanish star was beaten 6-3 6-7 (6/8) 6-4 by unheralded Ukrainian Alexandr …

A mentally weary Nick Kyrgios says he will switch off tennis completely ahead of Wimbledon after admitting he “didn’t want to be out there” for his first-round loss to Stan …