Less than two years ago Outback Joe was rated 53 and coming last Albury. Wind the clock forward and he’s just won a listed race at Flemington and is now …
Group One winner Gondokoro is back and expectations are high with trainer Pat Carey nominating the four-year-old mare for some major autumn races. The Queensland Oaks winner begins her 2014 …
Wigan coach Shaun Wane is expecting former North Queensland fullback Matt Bowen to make a big impact in Super League after making a “mind-blowing” impression during pre-season training. The 31-year-old …
Australia face a great challenge to keep their Ashes hopes alive by winning Thursday’s second one-dayer against England, allrounder Ellyse Perry says. The home side are in a desperate situation, …
Australian batsman Steve Smith knows his World Cup hopes are dangling by a thread, but he hopes some more dominant performances against England will help revive his one-day career. Smith …
The NRL Auckland Nines can become rugby league’s answer to Twenty20 cricket says Kangaroos back-rower Anthony Watmough. Cricket’s shortest format has exploded in popularity worldwide in recent years and Australia’s …
It is a toss-up whether Stanislas Wawrinka has had the easiest path through the Australian Open of any of the semi-finalists, or the toughest. Either way, he faces a match …
Agnieszka Radwanska has ensured this year’s Australian Open will crown a first-time female winner by snapping a seven-match losing streak against Victoria Azarenka. Radwanska maintained her self-belief after gifting the …
Australian batsman Steve Smith hopes some strong performances against England in the final two one-dayers will boost his chances of securing a spot for the 2015 World Cup. Smith hasn’t …
Feeling more like a spectator than a two-time defending champion, Victoria Azarenka conceded she had no answers to Agnieszka Radwanska’s cunning and craft at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Playing …
History may be repeating in the Big Bash League but Brisbane Heat’s Ben Cutting still reckons he is surprised after being named in the Australian Twenty20 squad. Just like last …
NRL head of football Todd Greenberg hasn’t closed the door on a possible return to rugby league for jailed Newcastle prop Russell Packer once he completes his prison sentence. Earlier …
Fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska snapped a seven-match losing streak against Victoria Azarenka to send the two-time defending champion crashing out of the Australian Open quarter-finals on Wednesday. After meekly losing …
After midnight, after four hours of extraordinary effort, after losing something precious and probably irreplaceable, Novak Djokovic had a quick shower and gave a lesson in humility. “This is sport,” …
Former Australia Prime Minister Paul Keating used to warn people to back self-interest in a race because you knew it was always trying. Self-interest is set to raise its ugly …
After a successful Australian summer Jason Day is aiming to convert home form into a winning habit on the US PGA tour. Despite being a regular contender in the US, …
Wales lock Ian Evans will discover this week if he will miss the Six Nations as he faces a European Rugby Cup disciplinary hearing. The Ospreys second-row was sent off …
Cronulla are yet to give the NRL any official indication whether they will appeal the $1 million fine handed down over the ASADA scandal. Last month the Sharks were hit …
