Group One options will be weighed up by trainer Anthony Cummings after Fontelina returned with a narrow win at Canterbury on Saturday. Fontelina ($9) was racing for the first time …
Trainer Brian Smith had double cause for celebration after former crock Za Magic broke a 2-1/2 year drought at Doomben on Saturday. Smith, 70, announced his engagement to local Brisbane …
Australia captain Michael Clarke says his team’s 4-0 series sweep of India has sent a message to the superpowers of world cricket. “We’ve shown a lot of people around the …
Novak Djokovic is banking on his “mental edge” over Rafael Nadal to carry him to more Australian Open glory after suffering through a “physical crisis” to reach Sunday night’s final. …
India’s ageing batting core shouldn’t be culled because of their dismal Australian tour, stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag says. And Sehwag has pleaded with angry Indian fans to support the battered …
Jade Marauder took a big step towards qualifying for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper with an impressive win at Canterbury on Saturday. The filly finished third on debut in the …
He was in their humiliated shoes last summer, but don’t expect Australian captain Michael Clarke to offer any advice to India’s beaten cricketers. After last summer’s Ashes debacle, Clarke recalls …
A beach environment has breathed new life into promising mare Spirit Song who posted her third win in four starts for her trainer Aaron Purcell when she scored at Sandown. …
Australian Jay McCarthy has taken over the yellow jersey after the penultimate stage of the New Zealand Cycle Classic in Manawatu. The time bonus that McCarthy (Jayco-AIS) received for his …
Pony-sized mare Placement claimed just her second win from 28 starts at Sandown following a succession of minor placings. The four-year-old appreciated the light weight (51.5kg) after the claim for …
AC Milan have signed Argentine striker Maxi Lopez on loan from Catania, signalling that the club has given up on signing Carlos Tevez – at least until the end of …
Gabon and Tunisia became the latest teams to seal their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final places on Friday as Morocco and newcomers Niger were knocked out. Day seven at the …
Nocturnelle will follow the path taken by stablemate Red Tracer and challenge Sydney’s best fillies after an impressive return at Canterbury on Saturday. Nocturnelle overcame a tardy getaway to swamp …
Jockey Damian Browne joked about returning his winning fee after Gold Coast filly Lady Colours made a one-act affair of the opening event on a rain-sodden Doomben on Saturday. Lady …
Harry Redknapp took his place on the Tottenham bench as his English Premier League side squeezed past Watford 1-0 to advance to the last 16 of the FA Cup on …
Zimbabwe are facing a massive Test defeat against New Zealand in Napier after going into tea on the third day at 3-12 in their second innings. Forced to follow on …
An upbeat Andy Murray feels closer than ever to landing his long overdue maiden major after almost pulling off a miraculous Australian Open semi-final triumph over Novak Djokovic. Murray rallied …
After two years in the wilderness, Australian golfer Lindsey Wright has rocketed back into favour with a six-under-par 66 to take the clubhouse lead at the mid-way point of the …
