Chris Waller can’t rule out adding to an already formidable team of stayers in the running for the Group One Metropolitan if results go his way in a lead-up race …
Mick Price expects nothing less than a return to the winner’s circle for star sprinter Lankan Rupee in the Moir Stakes. Lankan Rupee was narrowly beaten first-up in the McEwen …
In a blow for the Queensland breeding industry, champion sire Sequalo has been euthanased on humane grounds. His death comes just two weeks after he was crowned Queensland’s Sire of …
Immature Hazard Bay has passed a stewards’ test and connections are confident the gelding will be on his best behaviour at Doomben on Saturday. Hazard Bay has tossed his jockeys …
Promising galloper Harada Bay may have his campaign redirected to Sydney if suitable open-class races in Brisbane continue to fall away. The Meagher training combination of John Meagher and his …
Gregory Benoist has chosen Ectot over Avenir Certain as his mount in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. The Elie Lellouche-trained Ectot burst into the picture for the …
Rafael Nadal returned to public tennis for the first time since Wimbledon on Thursday and admitted he is trying to forget the wrist injury which forced him to skip his …
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is tipping his defenders will share the Lance Franklin workload in Saturday’s AFL grand final. In Franklin’s two clashes with his old side this season, Josh …
Recalled Wallabies rake Saia Fainga’a has attributed complacency to his freefall to No.6 in Australia’s hooking ranks this season. But the 29-cap front-rower has the hunger of a rookie again …
Retired Canterbury premiership-winning captain Andrew Ryan rates James Graham as one of the most complete footballers to ever pull on a Bulldogs jersey. Ryan, who captained the NRL club to …
British prosecutors on Thursday charged New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns with perjury. The charge relates to a 2012 libel action that Cairns successfully brought against former Indian Premier League …
World No.1 golfer Rory McIlroy will have a chance to show Phil Mickelson how strong European teamwork can be in Friday morning’s opening fourball matches at the 40th Ryder Cup. …
World number three Petra Kvitova powered into the semi-finals of the $US2.4 million ($A2.6 million) WTA Wuhan Open Thursday, joining Eugenie Bouchard and Caroline Wozniacki in the last four, while …
World No.3 Petra Kvitova overcame Caroline Garcia to power through to the semi-finals of the WTA Wuhan Open on Thursday, while Canadian sixth seed Eugenie Bouchard also made it into …
AFL club Geelong has announced five delistings. The Cats revealed on Thursday that George Burbury, Jordan Schroder, Jackson Sheringham, Jesse Stringer and Nick Bourke will not be offered new contracts. …
On the face of it, Europe are ideally placed to extend their domination over the United States when the 40th staging of the Ryder Cup gets underway at Gleneagles on …
The Adelaide Crows have denied approaching Hawthorn’s Alastair Clarkson to coach the AFL club. Former Adelaide stalwart Andrew Jarman on Thursday said Clarkson will sign a five-year deal to coach …
The end is nigh for at least one of the NRL’s biggest names when South Sydney take on the Sydney Roosters in Friday’s preliminary final. The do-or-die encounter has more …


