Cricket Australia wants to reduce the number of players with central contracts as part of the new Memorandum of Understanding with the players’ association. Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said …
British Honda rider Jonathan Rea had the fastest time in Friday’s opening qualifying for the first round of the World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island. The past four months of …
Hobart Cup winner Geegees Blackflash will have to cope with a wide barrier and a modern-day weight-carrying record of 60kg if he is to win next Wednesday’s $225,000 Launceston Cup. …
GreenEDGE-AIS cycling team leader Judith Arndt has won stage three of the Tour of New Zealand and reduced the deficit to overall race leader Kristin Armstrong. The German star capitalised …
Angry Australian Rugby League Commissioner John Grant says he’ll make an urgent phone call to “fix up” payments of $500,000 still owing to the Kangaroos who won last year’s Four …
When Dean Heffernan missed the 2007/08 A-League grand final with a broken leg, then-Mariners assistant coach Ian Ferguson assured the speedy defender he would get another crack. If all goes …
A super fit Justin Hodges wants to re-establish himself as rugby league’s premier centre in 2012. Dogged by a chronic hamstring injury last year, which restricted him to 17 games, …
Sydney FC’s Nick Carle isn’t letting an impending Socceroos return distract his focus from a potentially season-defining A-League match against Wellington on Saturday. Carle, 30, is set to end more …
Tony Sergi says it will be Sydney over Canberra for On Our Selection this weekend when the Queanbeyan trainer hopes to gauge the two-year-old’s autumn prospects. On Our Selection finished …
Nervous Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson doesn’t expect to learn a great deal about his players in his first official outings as an AFL head coach against Port Adelaide and Carlton …
Coach Ricki Herbert is hoping the return of two pivotal players will help turn around back-to-back A-League losses when Wellington Phoenix travel to meet Sydney FC on Saturday. Losses to …
Trainer Mike Moroney is confident that a first-up assignment over 1800 metres after a throat operation won’t affect the chances of Glass Harmonium in the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield. …
South Australian captain Michael Klinger expects to break domestic cricket’s longest drought by toppling Tasmania in Saturday’s one-day cup final. “We are the best team in the competition. We finished …
Auckland trainer Stephen McKee isn’t expecting miracles from former top Irish galloper Eagle Mountain when he resumes on Saturday. Eagle Mountain was brought back into training after fertility problems at …
Top-seeded John Isner beat fellow American Donald Young 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 on Thursday to move into the quarterfinals of ATP tournament in Memphis. World No.14 Isner used his trademark big …
Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith assured veteran stars Anthony Minichiello and Braith Anasta on Friday if they deliver results on the field, they’ll be rewarded with new NRL contracts. Smith …
Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou believes his A-League champions have a great opportunity to dispel lingering doubts they can’t win without linchpin Thomas Broich in Saturday night’s pivotal away clash …
A return to Rosehill might just be the key to Ofcourseican in Saturday’s Listed Triscay Stakes. The mare has shown an affinity for the western Sydney circuit where she has …



