JustHorseRacing

All Alistair Presnell’s mother Fiona asked her son for her birthday was a nice score in his major championship debut. She received it – and then some. On a day …

Allan McNish targets a third Le Mans 24 Hour Race victory this weekend, insisting last year’s horror crash at the circuit has not dampened his enthusiasm. The British driver, who …

French winger Yoann Huget insists he will have nothing to prove when he returns to international duty for the first time since a doping storm which cost him a place …

South Africa will be better prepared and have an altitude advantage when they seek a series-clinching second Test win over England at Ellis Park on Saturday. Super Rugby commitments meant …

With co-captain Adam Goodes primed to return from injury and the club’s Melbourne hoodoo broken, Swans coach John Longmire says his team have provided themselves with the ideal launching pad …

With six rugby league appearances for NSW under his belt, few in England understand the importance of Origin rivalries as well as Brett Hodgson. And the former Wests Tigers and …

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said both England and Kevin Pietersen himself could end up regretting the star batsman’s retirement from international limited overs cricket. The South Africa-born Pietersen …

Chris Gayle is set to put more than a year in the international wilderness behind him when West Indies face England in the opening match of their one-day series at …

Michael Thompson refused to buy into the tension of the US Open atmosphere, and his laid-back approach paid dividends as he seized the first-round lead at The Olympic Club on …

Carlton coach Brett Ratten has finally admitted star AFL midfielder Chris Judd is carrying an injury, but says he’ll keep the exact nature of the ailment in-house. Judd looked well …

American Nick Watney holed his second shot on the par-five 17th hole at The Olympic Club on Thursday for an albatross in the opening round of the US Open. Watney …

Pre-tournament buzz surrounding Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson and their marquee pairing with Tiger Woods faded quickly on Thursday as their opening rounds unravelled at the US Open. Mickelson was …

Chinese teenager Andy Zhang saw his US Open dream rapidly turn into a nightmare when he teed off at San Francisco’s Olympic Club on Thursday. At 14 and 1/2 years, …

Tiger Woods showed the poise that has made him a 14-time major champion on Thursday, adapting to a treacherous Olympic Club course to get his US Open challenge off to …

Tiger Woods’ charge towards a 15th major championship is on track after an impressive opening round in the US Open at the Olympic Club. Woods fired a one-under par 69 …

Newly-crowned French Open champion Rafael Nadal made a winning return to grass courts on Thursday, defeating Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the Halle ATP tournament. …

The All Blacks are vowing to produce something special in the first Test match to be played in Christchurch since the city was ravaged by a series of damaging earthquakes. …

Rafael Nadal leapt to the defence of embattled Andy Murray on Thursday after the British star was accused of faking injuries on court. German veteran Tommy Haas said world No.4 …