A post-mortem examination has determined Melbourne Cup favourite Admire Rakti died from acute heart failure and had no prohibited substances in his system. The Japanese Caulfield Cup winner finished a …
A quarter of a century after she won the Villiers Stakes with Spot The Rock, Helen Page believes she has the horse to give her another victory in the summer …
The last time a meeting was held at Flemington, South Australian trainers had a field day. It was the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival and Phillip Stokes collected …
Chad Schofield is optimistic he can be back riding at next month’s Magic Millions meeting at the Gold Coast with injuries suffered in a fall not as serious as feared. …
He was everywhere, yet painfully nowhere. His closest mates were dressed in cricket whites rather than funeral black as they paused again to remember him. “What is most important and …
Australia will bat first in the opening Test against India, with Michael Clarke winning the toss at Adelaide Oval. “The wicket looks fantastic … we’re ready to go and the …
HONG KONG – Trainer David Hayes is upbeat about the prospects of Criterion in the Hong Kong Cup after overseeing an exercise gallop at Sha Tin. Both Criterion and Buffering, …
Sean Abbott will return to the bowling crease in the first session of NSW’s Sheffield Shield clash at the SCG after Queensland won the toss and elected to bat. The …
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says Cameron Smith will undergo an ankle operation on Tuesday and likely miss the start of the 2015 NRL season. “He’s gone in for an …
Clarry Conners’ hopes of a fifth Golden Slipper have diminished with his leading contender Aegean Sea sidelined for six months with a leg injury. The Warwick Farm trainer had identified …
Fast bowling great Brett Lee says some of Australia’s players are “still struggling” as they prepare to take to Adelaide Oval for the first Test on Tuesday. Speaking on the …
World No.1 Novak Djokovic says after a bumper 2014 he has his eye on the only major trophy missing from his cabinet – the French Open title. The 27-year-old Serb …
New Zealand driver Scott McLaughlin has been named best-and-fairest driver of the year at the V8 Supercars awards ceremony, beating out series champion Jamie Whincup. Volvo driver McLaughlin, 21, became …
NSW and South Australia’s cricketers will on Tuesday take an important step in moving on with their lives in the wake of Phillip Hughes’ death when Sheffield Shield fixtures resume. …
Australia plan on batting first in the opening clash of their four-Test series against India – if Mitchell Johnson has anything to do with it. Grief-stricken captain Michael Clarke was …
The landmark Essendon hearing at the AFL anti-doping tribunal will go ahead behind closed doors. Tribunal chairman and former County Court judge David Jones has ruled that the media and …
Kevin Pietersen’s Test cricket exile eats at him and he has not ruled out a surprise return. The England star has been in exile since February, following the disastrous 5-0 …
How do you impress a NASCAR-loving, beer-drinking, pig-hunting extrovert American? For laidback Australian golfer Steven Bowditch, the answer was simple when he arrived back home with best mate Boo Weekley. …


