Dual Melbourne Cup winning jockey Damien Oliver says victory on Fiorente will hold special significance if he can give trainer Gai Waterhouse her first victory after 20 years of trying. …
Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson wants to play international cricket until he’s 35, but his immediate focus is on rattling England with some fiery bouncers during this summer’s Ashes series. Johnson …
Cronulla boss Steve Noyce wants prized utility Luke Lewis to return home from the rugby league World Cup as soon as medically possible. But he refused to bite when asked …
Beware the Italian job. A Wallabies side already hit hard by their deflating loss to England is braced for a hungry and improving Azzurri outfit which will smell blood in …
Partners in crime at NRL level, Daly Cherry-Evans hopes he and Manly halves partner Kieran Foran are on course for a showdown as rivals at the Rugby League World Cup. …
French jockey Christophe Lemaire has returned to Australia as a Melbourne Cup winner, feeling like a movie star, and with a second Cup victory in sight. Two years ago he …
Punters have rejected Melbourne Cup second favourite Mount Athos in pre-race betting and thrown their weight behind the Gai Waterhouse-trained Fiorente. And the leader of the pack supporting last year’s …
What the connections think of their Melbourne Cup runners. 1: DUNADEN – Mikel Delzangles (Trainer): “I think he’s in very good form, the same as he was two years ago, …
Boom batsman Chris Lynn and cleared quick Cameron Gannon have been injected into Queensland’s Sheffield Shield squad for their clash with Tasmania starting on Wednesday. The Bulls will be without …
Simon O’Donnell helped Australia to victory over England in cricket’s 1987 World Cup but has joined forces with the enemy in a bid to win a Cup of a different …
Australian cricket is embroiled in a civil war just over a fortnight before the Test team goes into battle against an England side attempting to make Ashes history. Michael Clarke …
Poor start or not, Mark Webber admits he was probably never going to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with teammate Sebastian Vettel in red-hot form. It took less than …
Australian rugby league officials are yet to decide whether they will apply to have injured back-rower Luke Lewis replaced for the rest of the World Cup. Lewis’ tournament ended after …
Lisa Glasby came all the way from Tweed Heads in far northern NSW to watch the Melbourne Cup. She was one of the thousands who lined the city streets for …
Injured quick Mitchell Starc has backed fellow left-armer Mitchell Johnson to play a key role for Australia in the Ashes series. Starc, likely to miss the entire series due to …
Paris Masters champion Novak Djokovic is braced for a triple quickfire challenge of winning the ATP World Tour Finals, the Davis Cup and finishing the year as world No.1. The …
Like a couple of old stock horses, the heroes of the 2011 Melbourne Cup are positioned to control the herd on Tuesday. Dunaden, the narrowest Cup winner ever, and Red …
England paceman Chris Tremlett is desperate to play against former county cricket teammate Shane Watson in the Ashes series beginning this month. The Australian allrounder is in a race against …


