North Queensland were dealt a blow on Friday, with coach Neil Henry confirming star centre Brent Tate had not recovered from a rib injury before the start of the NRL …
Melbourne Victory may have to start Harry Kewell in Saturday night’s vital A-League match against the in-form Newcastle Jets, regardless of his fitness. The Victory are hanging over the precipice …
Ford has set the stage for a fascinating qualifying session at the Clipsal 500, sweeping the first three spots in final practice on Friday for the V8 Supercar season-opener. Ford …
Having found out exactly what went on in Zurich last week, Australia’s head swimming coach has upgraded his assessment of Ian Thorpe from “terrible” to “I wouldn’t rule him out.” …
Victoria made an important breakthrough just before lunch on Friday on the second day of the crucial Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth. Having …
Andy Roddick defeated Denis Istomin 6-4 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach ATP tournament, avenging his loss to the Uzbek a fortnight earlier. Roddick, the …
West Coast have the potential to create an extended premiership window if the club’s older tier can maintain their high levels for the next few AFL seasons, according to coach …
Former Australian sprinter Soul has capped his first start for Godolphin with a strong victory in Dubai on Thursday night. The gelding by Commands won three of his 12 starts …
Greater Western Sydney will leave no stone unturned as they seek to find Israel Folau’s best fit on the AFL field. Folau was expected to play predominantly as a key …
A heavy track won’t deter Grahame Begg from kicking off Kyria’s autumn campaign in the Group Two Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. While Begg would prefer not to …
Unheralded paddler Joel Simpson did Olympic champion Ken Wallace and his K1 1000m rivals a massive favour on Friday by qualifying a solo kayaking position for Australia at the London …
Star St Kilda forward Justin Koschitzke will miss Saturday’s NAB Cup clash with Essendon at Wangaratta through injury. Saints coach Scott Watters said that Koschitzke had been withdrawn from the …
Jockey Danny Nikolic says he would not swap VRC Oaks winner Mosheen for any other runner in the Australian Guineas despite the filly drawing the outside barrier. Nikolic said that …
An interstate trip still beckons for Queensland sprinter Essington despite his last-start defeat with trainer Toby Edmonds making crucial gear changes for the Listed Falvelon Handicap at Eagle Farm. Essington, …
Canberra skipper Terry Campese says the Raiders’ defence will be on high alert to stop Melbourne’s Billy Slater-led attack in their opening NRL match on Saturday. Slater has been at …
St George Illawarra winger Jason Nightingale believes the Dragons’ 15-14 season-opening NRL win went some way towards extinguishing any doubts that might have crept into the squad. The departure of …
Barrier trials at Wyong were abandoned after five heats on Friday but not before Hay List produced a pleasing hit-out ahead of his shot at an historic win in the …
Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro has called Clive Palmer’s dispute with the FFA a “by-play” and says the A-League is in good shape. The Victory boss has issued a …


