The 2012 Australian Cup may be light on numbers, but it is definitely not lacking in quality. The European imports have been lambasted by some, but there is no doubt …

Australia will send a diverse squad of seasoned veterans and young up-and-comers to London in July for the fierce Olympic table tennis competition. Six Australians – three men and three …

The Melbourne Festival of Racing hits its peak on Saturday at Flemington. Nine blacktype races, two group ones and world class horses will be racing for their share in more …

2012 Group One racing in Sydney kicks off this weekend at Warwick Farm for the Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m). After bumping in to Rain Affair in his first two starts …

Britain’s ambitious swimming team has set it sights on topping Australia for the first time in an Olympic pool in 36 years. Not since the disastrous 1976 Montreal Games have …

Australian Olympic sprinting champion Betty Cuthbert is among 12 athletes who have been announced as inaugural members of the newly-created IAAF Hall of Fame. Cuthbert, who at the age of …

2012 marks the beginning of a new era in Moto GP, with the grid moving to a 1000cc capacity and expanding to include Claiming Rule Teams (CRT). Kicking off in …

The Tirreno-Adriatico is a week-long stage race covering some 1,060 kms over seven stages, beginning with a team time-trial and concluding with an individual time-trial (ITT). Last year’s winner of …

One of the most talked-about questions in Australian sport is about to be answered. The Australian swimming championships beginning next week in Adelaide signal the moment of reckoning for Ian …

Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Zara Phillips boosted her slim hopes of making the Olympics when she rode Silver Lining V to an eventing victory on Thursday. Phillips, the world champion …

Jesse Owens was posthumously made an inaugural member of the IAAF Hall of Fame on Thursday, more than 75 years after he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin …

Groupama’s lead in the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race was sliced to less than 100 nautical miles on Thursday after the French team hit a “brick wall” of …

At the absolute height of his powers a couple of years ago, Steve Hooker became the first athlete in history to hold the big five major track and field titles …

American architect Gil Hanse will design the 2016 Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro, after winning selection over Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. Organisers picked Hanse Golf …

The Hockeyroos have defeated Korea 5-0 in the second game of their four-match series in Perth, turning around the previous day’s loss. The Hockeyroos got off to a good start …

Two of Australia’s veteran table tennis stars have fended off a tough field to qualify for the London Olympic Games. William Henzell and Jian Fang Lay both won their respective …

Little more than a week out from the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide, Ian Thorpe says the most likely result of his comeback will be failure. The five-time Games gold …

Kayak great Clint Robinson has slammed the state of the weed-infested multi-million dollar Sydney International Regatta Centre (SIRC) which has made a “shambles” out of sprint canoeing’s Olympic selection trials. …