Henry Frayne and Fabrice Lapierre have put themselves in the frame for Olympic long jump selection but will have an anxious wait until Australia’s preliminary athletics team is named this …
Resurgent Craig Mottram provided the perfect denouement to the Australian Olympic track and field trials, booking his place on a fourth successive Games team. By blowing away former training partner …
Australia have won the toss and will bat in the opening one-day finals clash with Sri Lanka at the Gabba on Sunday. Australian captain Michael Clarke returns from injury and …
Victoria have set Western Australia a target of 367 for victory in the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the WACA Ground. The Bushrangers batted on briefly this morning …
Manly have held off a New Zealand Warriors’ comeback to start their NRL title defence under new coach Geoff Toovey with a 26-20 win in a thriller in Auckland. Lock …
Ford has given the strongest possible indication it will support the V8 Supercar Championship beyond this year. Struggling with sluggish sales figures and with question marks about its long-term manufacturing …
Defending trans-Tasman netball league champions Queensland Firebirds carried on from where they left off last year, overwhelming the Melbourne Vixens 50-30 to win the pre-season tournament in New Zealand. The …
Reading manager Brian McDermott believes his gritty side are ready to mount a serious promotion challenge after battling to a 2-1 win at Millwall. The Royals moved to within a …
Autumn plans for Group One winner Ilovethiscity are up in the air following a perplexing barrier trial performance. Trainer Grahame Begg had been considering taking Ilovethiscity to Melbourne for a …
Lee Freedman is confident Lucas Cranach is at his peak for the Australian Cup after his stunning first up weight-for-age win in the Peter Young Stakes. Freedman, who works alongside …
Queensland lost four wickets in their pursuit of first innings points in the Sheffield Shield clash with NSW at the SCG on Sunday. Requiring 270 to pass the Blues’ first …
Star recruit Jamal Idris’ two-try debut for Gold Coast got the headlines but Titans captain Scott Prince was equally impressed by his team’s defence in their 18-0 NRL win over …
Team Vodafone’s Craig Lowndes has had an early setback to his V8 Supercar championship hopes after being docked points for an incident in Saturday’s Clipsal 500 opener. Stewards said Holden …
Brazil’s relationship with FIFA took a turn for the worse on Saturday, with both sides escalating a war of words which could further complicate the country’s preparations for the 2014 …
Football chiefs edged closer to bringing in goal-line technology after the idea was approved in principle by the sport’s law-makers on Saturday. Calls for technology to help officials decide if …
Rory McIlroy moved within one round of seizing golf’s world No.1 ranking on Saturday as he claimed a two-shot lead at the US PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. The 22-year-old from …
Roger Federer treasured the 72nd title of his career after completing a near-perfect week with a victory over Andy Murray in the Dubai Open final. The 16-time grand slam champion …
St Kilda say they won’t formally request the four points from Saturday night’s abandoned AFL pre-season game in Wangaratta, despite Essendon admitting the Saints deserve them. The Bombers failed to …


