It has been a while for Steve Smith, almost three years in fact. The 25-year-old allrounder is set to play his 21st Twenty20 International match in Sunday’s game against Pakistan …
Australia captain Michael Clarke has begun his Dubai campaign to prove his fitness for the first Test against Pakistan by completing a series of light run-throughs at Friday’s training session. …
Sydney Swans AFL games record-holder Adam Goodes has confirmed he will play on next year, declaring it was a simple decision. Goodes chose the club’s best and fairest dinner in …
Essendon and Port Adelaide are predictably at odds over what it might take for Patrick Ryder to change AFL clubs. Ryder is disgruntled because of the Bombers’ long-running supplements scandal …
Gold Coast have opened talks with Sydney’s AFL All Australian defender Nick Malceski. The 30-year-old is an unrestricted free agent and Suns recruiting manager Scott Clayton has confirmed he is …
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-2 6-4 to reach the China Open semi-finals and extend his winning streak at the tournament to 22 matches on Friday. Djokovic …
Tapestry has emerged a possible challenger for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Coolmore planning to pay a late entry to put her in Europe’s most prestigious race. The …
The old racing adage of booking local jockeys for certain racetracks will get a test when trainer Robert Heathcote tries to end a run of Gold Coast outs on Saturday. …
Gold Coast trainer David Kelly hopes top jockey Craig Newitt proves a good judge in two states on Saturday. Kelly has smart sprinter Final Crescendo in the Gilgai Stakes at …
There is no ducking and weaving from James McDonald regarding expectations for New Zealand mare Rising Romance in Saturday’s Craven Plate at Randwick. On the third line of Caulfield Cup …
Lenny Hayes has received one last AFL playing honour, winning the Madden Medal. The ex-St Kilda star polled the most votes in the AFL Players Association honour ahead of Brisbane’s …
The four-horse European team of trainer Marco Botti in Melbourne for the spring carnival have settled in well following their arrival last Saturday. The quartet are undergoing quarantine at Werribee …
AP – Australian Daniel Ricciardo says he is confident of a strong showing at the Japanese Grand Prix despite crashing out of the second practice session. The Red Bull driver …
THE TURNBULL STAKES – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HISTORY: First run 1948 when won by Beau Gem. Handicap until 1963. Weight-for-age 1964-70. Now set weights and penalties * Group …
It’s tough having a three-time Melbourne Cup winner for a sister. It’s harder still to manage expectations when you’re training her younger sibling. That is the challenge that has faced …
A tumultuous era ended for John Thompson this week but in filly First Seal he might already have the horse to underpin his future. The dispersal sale of Patinack Farm …
Former French galloper Gris Caro takes on Group One company for the first time when he contests the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. The 2000-metre contest will be his …
Star sprinter Lankan Rupee is being treated for a problem to his off-fore hoof. A quarter crack was detected earlier in the week, ruling the gelding out of the Group …
