Queensland are bracing for a more potent Melbourne Rebels backline with the injection of star fullback Kurtley Beale, who is set to play in their Super Rugby clash on Saturday …
Trackwork and weather will be key factors in deciding the depth of trainer Peter Moody’s Chipping Norton Stakes day team. Moody’s Rosehill satellite stable posted a breakthrough Sydney win at …
Having played under triple-premiership skipper Michael Voss at Brisbane, North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has a good handle on what makes a strong leader. And Scott says young Kangaroos midfielder …
Former Australian netball coach Norma Plummer says a draw with champions Queensland has given her young Fever team a big shot of confidence ahead of the trans-Tasman competition which gets …
NSW Waratahs coach Michael Foley says the signs are promising for Berrick Barnes to return to Super Rugby action against the Highlanders, but is resigned to losing back-up hooker Damien …
Canberra NRL winger Reece Robinson will be sidelined for four weeks after scans revealed a fractured cheekbone. Robinson was injured in the final play of Saturday night’s 24-19 NRL loss …
Retired All Blacks rugby star Jonah Lomu has been released from an Auckland hospital after a week of treatment for a kidney ailment. A spokeswoman for Auckland City Hospital said …
Reigning world champion Luke Durbridge is an early casualty as the powerful Australian track cycling squad prepares for the London Olympics. Durbridge has pulled out of the men’s track endurance …
Promising young Melbourne Rebels flanker Luke Jones could find himself switched to the second row to match the might of Wallabies duo James Horwill and Rob Simmons in their Super …
The second race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ended in heartbreak for Australian Marcos Ambrose as mechanical problems cruelled his hopes of a podium finish. The former V8 …
While top team Red Bull battled, returning world champion Kimi Raikkonen emerged the surprise pace-setter in final testing for the 2012 Formula One season. The moody Finn was smiling after …
Jared Maxwell has been dumped for round two of the NRL season, with referees’ coach Bill Harrigan admitting the whistleblower dudded Cronulla in Sunday’s 17-16 golden-point loss to Wests Tigers. …
Plans to give Bel Sprinter a familiarisation gallop at Flemington ahead of the Newmarket Handicap have been scrapped after he suffered a minor leg injury in a stable accident. Trainer …
Jockey Mark Zahra has had a small win after appealing the severity of 27-meeting suspension for failing to ride out a horse at Ballarat. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board …
Brisbane Roar have ruled attacking midfielder Mitch Nichols out of Tuesday night’s ACL Champions League soccer clash with FC Tokyo at Suncorp Stadium. Olyroos playmaker Nichols suffered a groin injury …
Ronaldinho converted a late penalty to give Flamengo a 2-1 win over Duque de Caxias in a match in which goalkeeper Felipe had to leave the field in an ambulance …
Gold Coast have secured utility back William Zillman through until the end of the 2017 NRL season. He re-signed with the wooden-spooners to a five-year contract in a major boost …
Rory McIlroy has won the Honda Classic with a performance worthy of the new No.1 player in world golf. Right when it looked as though McIlroy had no serious challenge …
