Japanese rider Hiroshi Hoketsu, the oldest competitor at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has won an individual dressage slot at the upcoming London Games and will take part aged 71. Hoketsu, …
Premier trainer Chris Waller said he was likely to shy away from the Group One Coolmore Classic with Red Tracer despite the mare’s effortless victory in Saturday’s Millie Fox Stakes …
Captain Michael Klinger scored a double-century as South Australia salvaged a draw against Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. The Redbacks were 2-421 in their second innings on …
Undermanned Hawthorn have surprised no-one by annihilating GWS in the second round of the AFL’s pre-season cup at Launceston’s Aurora Stadium. Missing five huge names, the Hawks toyed with Kevin …
They welcomed the win, but trainer Peter Snowden and the Darley team weren’t in a mood to cheer too loudly as Raspberries raced to the line to claim a second …
The AFL pre-season match between Essendon and St Kilda in Wangaratta, scheduled for Saturday night, has been cancelled. Essendon tried to fly to the north-east Victorian city on Saturday afternoon …
Punters’ cheers turned to wails after Sydney pin-up Manawanui won then lost the Hobartville Stakes on Saturday after a rough-house final 100 metres in the Group Two race. After a …
A brilliant spell of pace bowling from Queensland quick Steve Magoffin on Saturday gave the Bulls renewed hope of a Sheffield Shield final spot. With NSW on target to build …
The hand of fate – or more specifically Clint Bolton – denied Brisbane Roar a chance to reclaim the A-League ladder lead. But after watching from the best seat in …
New Zealand fell well short of an imposing England total in a rain-shortened women’s one-day cricket match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval near Christchurch on Saturday. Opener Charlotte Edwards scored her …
In a thrilling race which came down to a last lap passing move, Holden’s Jamie Whincup has started his V8 Supercar title defence a winner. Whincup mowed down Ford driver …
A tearful Roger James rated Silent Achiever among the best horses he’s trained after she became the first filly since 1993 to win the New Zealand Derby (2400m). Silent Achiever …
Jockey Danny Nikolic plucked a career-best ride from the widest gate to land an emotional win on Mosheen in the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington. Trained by Robert Smerdon, …
Gold Coast United’s much-publicised ownership woes offer no guarantee of an easy game for Wellington Phoenix when the two teams meet in Sunday’s A-League clash at Westpac Stadium. Football Federation …
Gai Waterhouse declared after the Breeders Plate in October that we had seen the Golden Slipper winner in Pierro. On Saturday at Rosehill, Pierro took another step towards living up …
South Africa will chase 207 for victory and a 3-0 sweep of their one-day international cricket series against New Zealand after the home side made hard going of trying to …
An NFL probe has found up to 27 New Orleans Saints defenders were involved in a “pay for performance” scheme that included “bounty” payments to those who injured opponents. The …
Tierqualo no longer has a wet-track duffer tag following his narrow victory in the Listed Falvelon Handicap at Eagle Farm. Tierqualo ($10) led all the way to record his first …
