A freak accident means All-Australian Harry O’Brien will be the latest Collingwood star to miss the opening round of the AFL pre-season cup. O’Brien put his hand through some glass, …
He’s not quite a local boy made good, but he’ll do: NBA sensation Jeremy Lin, born and bred in America, is inspiring a feverish following in his ancestral home of …
Connections have Golden Slipper aspirations for the Gerald Ryan-trained Snitzerland who resumed with an impressive victory in the $250,000 Inglis Premier at Mornington. Snitzerland continued the good fortune of Sydney-based …
A teenager playing his first A-League match will captain Gold Coast United against Melbourne Heart on Friday night. Australian under 17 striker Mitch Cooper will lead what will be one …
Brisbane Roar can thank 20-month-old Amar Berisha for securing the services of goal-scoring genius Besart Berisha for another two years. The defending A-League champions added some security to their future …
Karloo Kix, a stablemate of top pacer Karloo Mick, has become the second horse in a week to return a positive test to the banned substance boldenone. Harness Racing NSW …
Russian government officials have brushed off concerns over corruption and delays to insist the venues hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will be completed well ahead of schedule. …
Champion South African jockey Jeff Lloyd is quitting Hong Kong to continue his riding career in Queensland from next month. Lloyd, 50, will ride for the last time in Hong …
Melbourne Heart defender Michael Marrone has declared it’s time for the underperforming A-League side to deliver or risk squandering the finals platform they have built. Winless in eight games and …
Adelaide United say they’re entering the unknown in Thursday’s Asian Champions League qualifier against Indonesia’s Persipura Jayapura. The Reds thought they’d already qualified for the lucrative tournament. Last December, Adelaide …
AFL star-turned-boxer Barry Hall says he felt as nervous as a child starting school as he began life as a Western Bulldogs ambassador on Wednesday. The 35-year-old, who co-captained the …
Jeremy Lin scored a game-high 27 points and a career-high 11 assists as the New York Knicks extended their win streak by rallying in the fourth quarter to beat Toronto …
Western Bulldogs defender Bob Murphy wants people to lose their “sick fascination” with which AFL footballers might be gay. While no AFL player has yet come out, the 29-year-old said …
Fresh from dominating pre-season testing, Casey Stoner will use criticism from key rival Valentino Rossi as motivation to defend his MotoGP world title. Stoner said his second championship, on a …
The Detroit Red Wings set the National Hockey League record for most consecutive home wins by beating the Dallas Stars 3-1 with the help of the eventual game-winning goal from …
Shane Watson will aim to prove to Australian selectors he can still manage the burden of opening and being an allrounder when he plays for NSW in a rare Sheffield …
South Africa open hostilities on Friday against New Zealand on a six-week tour they hope will climax with a 3-0 sweep that would topple England from the top of the …
Underrated sprinter Steel Zip will test his winter carnival credentials with a trip to Newcastle for next month’s Group Three Newmarket Handicap if he performs satisfactorily at Doomben. Trainer Pat …
