St Kilda have created a unique mentoring role for veteran midfielder Lenny Hayes, rather than include him in their eight-man leadership group for the coming AFL season. The Saints confirmed …
Australia coach Mickey Arthur is holding out hope star all-rounder Shane Watson and paceman James Pattinson will be fit to return at some point during the triangular one-day series. And …
Danny O’Brien believes So You Think’s half-brother Now You Know is a stakes-class horse in the making after he led all the way for his first metropolitan win at Sandown. …
New Central Coast import John Sutton plans to take full advantage of a rare chance to win some silverware with the A-League front runners. Acquired by the Mariners on loan …
Harry Kewell says Melbourne Victory don’t believe in pressure, and is confident the A-League’s slumbering powerhouse can flick the switch and play the quality soccer they’re capable of. Despite being …
England international prop James Graham will make his Canterbury debut on Sunday when the club returns to its spiritual home of Belmore Oval for the NRL trial clash with the …
Jockey Craig Williams says Black Caviar’s first test over 1400 metres against last year’s Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed sets up one of the most exciting contests for the unbeaten …
Mitchell Marsh has led a Western Australia couter attack as Queensland stumbled with the bat in the Sheffield Shield clash at the Gabba on Wednesday. Marsh (2-14) broke a 53-run …
In a sport notorious for irrelevant comparisons between champions of different eras, an exception has emerged that helps answer the one slight knock on the unbeaten sprinter Black Caviar. As …
Peter Snowden is on the lookout for one of his many juveniles to step up to the mark for the two-year-old features and at this stage Applegate looks the one …
Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk believes former Test prop Jason Ryles could give the Storm the physical edge they’ve been missing this NRL season. Ryles, who has joined from the Sydney …
South Korean prosecutors have arrested four people over alleged match-fixing in professional volleyball, officials said on Wednesday. A former player with the KEPCO45 team allegedly took bribes from a gambling …
Berrick Barnes will get first crack at captaining the NSW Waratahs in the absence of Rocky Elsom in their opening trial, but isn’t yet guaranteed to lead them into the …
Suzann Pettersen aims to start bridging the chasm to record-breaking world No.1 Yani Tseng when the US LPGA Tour season begins at the Women’s Australian Open on Thursday. Long a …
Tasmanian captain George Bailey has notched a quickfire half-century as the Tigers try to breathe some life into the rain-disrupted Sheffield Shield match against NSW at Bellerive. Bailey has 71 …
Trainer Ron Leemon has stuck to his original plan to kick off Manawanui’s autumn campaign in Saturday week’s Royal Sovereign Stakes. Connections had toyed with running the three-year-old against the …
Newcastle have announced plans to launch a hall of fame this season to mark the NRL club’s 25th anniversary. Supporters will be invited to select a list of the club’s …
When Misbah-ul-Haq was appointed Test captain in the midst of Pakistan cricket’s darkest days, only the most ardent supporters could have imagined the dramatic transformation that culminated this week in …


