South African rugby has put a lid on simmering racial tensions but the Wallabies are incensed by on-field dramas as they chase a monumental Test victory at Newlands. Australia start …
Canterbury’s Trent Hodkinson has declared himself a certain starter for Saturday night’s preliminary final against Penrith. Hodkinson has been battling the knee injury he picked up in last week’s thrilling …
Spearhead Mitchell Johnson is still battling a rib injury and won’t be released to join his Champions League side in the lead-up to Australia’s tour against Pakistan in the UAE. …
Hawthorn have confirmed parts of a razor blade were found on their training oval ahead of Saturday’s AFL grand final. The potentially dangerous items were found an hour before players …
Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi says Jack Miller is “very brave” to make the jump to MotoGP next season. The experienced italian rider has warned the Australian to pace himself …
The Queen’s horse Estimate has been stripped of its second place finish in this year’s Gold Cup following a positive drugs test, a British Horseracing Authority (BHA) disciplinary hearing has …
Pale Mimosa has entered quarantine in Ireland but trainer Dermot Weld says a decision on whether she makes the trip for the Melbourne Cup has not been finalised. The two-time …
Popular Tasmanian galloper The Cleaner has emerged as one of the stories of the spring carnival as he takes another step towards his Cox Plate mission in the JRA Cup. …
A deferment of a suspension will allow ace jockey Joao Moreira to fulfil Epsom Handicap day commitments. Moreira, who leads the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership, was suspended for three meetings …
Five months ago Andrew Noblet set his sights on winning the Sir Rupert Clarke Charity Cup with Sistine Demon. On Sunday at Caulfield, he hopes one of the revelations of …
It’s a painful thing, but fervent Swans supporter Tony Abbott is going to have to hand his AFL grand final tickets to a West Coast Eagles fan. The prime minister, …
Lankan Rupee could have a race added to his Melbourne spring carnival campaign in between Group One assignments. The star sprinter is an odds-on favourite to post his fourth Group …
Rock Sturdy will give Joe Pride some cause to reconsider Epsom Handicap plans if he can deliver a stakes win on Saturday – seven days later than his trainer had …
The Group Two Bill Stutt Stakes is the preferred weekend option for talented three-year-old Zebulon. Zebulon is entered for Friday night’s 1600m race as well as the Caulfield Guineas Prelude …
Clarry Conners has been taken to hospital after he was kicked in the face by a horse at Hawkesbury racecourse. The trainer suffered swelling to his right cheek and eye, …
Black Caviar was never upstaged on the racetrack but a horse named after another Australian icon is challenging her in the motherhood stakes. A week after Black Caviar gave birth …
Jake White strolled into the Wallabies team hotel in Newlands on Thursday and his “reappearance” was perfectly timed for Joe Tomane. The World Cup-winning coach, who controversially and mysteriously walked …
Essendon star Dyson Heppell hasn’t given up hope of keeping discontent teammate Paddy Ryder at the AFL club. Ryder recently requested a trade to another side, with Port Adelaide considered …
