Master trainer Bart Cummings will try to win his 14th Australian Cup at Flemington on Saturday with two runners in German import Illo and second string Precedence. Sydney-based Cummings, 84, …
Melbourne Rebels coach Damien Hill has warned not to expect too much from star recruit Kurtley Beale in his debut for the Super Rugby team against the Queensland Reds on …
Tulloch Lodge apprentice Adam Hyeronimus might be the key to reviving the fortunes of 2010 Metropolitan winner Herculian Prince. Hyeronimus was in the saddle when the former Kiwi stayer made …
Maria Sharapova beat Caroline Wozniacki in an exhibition match at Madison Square Garden on Monday – though she lost the only point she played against Wozniacki’s boyfriend, top-ranked golfer Rory …
Canterbury’s Frank Pritchard will appear before the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night after pleading not guilty to a careless tackle on Penrith winger David Simmons. If he loses, Pritchard will …
Manly centre Steve Matai has been ruled out for up to six weeks after breaking his thumb in the Sea Eagles’ 26-20 NRL win over the Warriors on Sunday. Eagles’ …
Star New Zealand three-year-old stayers Silent Achiever and Planet Rock could be headed for another showdown in next month’s Group One Australian Oaks at Randwick. Trainer Roger James has confirmed …
Australia will bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in Tuesday’s one-day international final in Adelaide. Left-hander David Warner passed a fitness test on a groin injury and will …
Belgium’s Tom Boonen on Monday won the 185-kilometre second stage of the Paris-Nice cycling classic in Orleans but Britain’s Bradley Wiggins moved up from second to take the leader’s yellow …
Geelong are likely to regain several premiership players including James Podsiadly and Steve Johnson for Saturday’s round-three pre-season cup match against Richmond. Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Paul Chapman and veteran …
There will be a sense of urgency surrounding the return to racing of promising sprinter-miler Somepin Anypin. Somepin Anypin, high up in Doncaster Mile betting, starts his run towards the …
Wallabies centre Pat McCabe could find himself on the wing when he makes his long-awaited return from injury for the Brumbies on Saturday. Brumbies backs’ coach Stephen Larkham hinted on …
An impressive jumpout win has the connections of top sprinter Toorak Toff buoyant about his prospects in Saturday’s $1 million Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. The Rick Hore-Lacy-trained four-year-old, ridden by …
New Australian pole vault world record holder Alana Boyd and 2009 discus world champion Dani Samuels were among 12 Australians added on Tuesday to the track and field squad for …
With Real Madrid crushing virtually all before them and holding a ten-point lead over Barcelona in Spain the Champions League has assumed greater importance for the Catalan side, who are …
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke apologised to Brazil on Monday after the country’s government officially informed FIFA that it would no longer deal with him because of his remarks about …
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith hopes to knock the New Zealand cricketers’ confidence back to pre-Hobart days as his team seeks a clean sweep in the Test series to claim …
High-profile jockey Blake Shinn was taken to hospital for X-rays on an ankle injury after a fall at Tuesday’s Rosehill barrier trials. Fellow top jockey Kerrin McEvoy was able to …
