South Australian sprinter Gytrash recently made the long road trip to Sydney via Broken Hill and Dubbo but his journey to the $15 million The Everest began 12 months earlier. Trainer Gordon …
Continue reading Concorde Stakes test for GytrashBrandon Paenga-Amosa’s rise from garbage man to Wallabies representative came and went in a flash but, two years on, his Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn believes he has earned another …
Continue reading Paenga-Amosa ready for Test recall: ThornWayne Bennett has seen a few goalkickers in his 850-plus matches as a coach but he hasn’t seen better than his South Sydney captain Adam Reynolds. The Rabbitohs veteran will …
Continue reading Bennett hails Reynolds as NRL super bootCaught up in the prime-time hype before a heavy Easter Thursday loss to Collingwood last season, Brisbane coach Chris Fagan is playing it cool ahead of a Gabba rematch on …
Continue reading Low-key Lions learn from Pies Easter lossBrisbane coach Chris Fagan says the prospect of playing in an AFL grand final on home soil adds “a little bit more spice” to his side’s premiership hunt. But the …
Continue reading Fagan narrows Lions’ AFL focusThe NRL will launch a case study into Brisbane this summer to decide if and when the competition can expand to include a second team in the city. Expansion will …
Continue reading QLD NRL expansion study set for off-seasonWayne Bennett says he’d happily sign unwanted Wests Tigers veteran Benji Marshall if South Sydney had room for him. Bennett coached Marshall at Brisbane in 2017, with the Rabbitohs mentor …
Continue reading Bennett would sign Marshall if he couldPeter V’landys has declared Andrew Abdo will be the NRL’s greatest ever CEO, insistent he can now take a back seat as ARL Commission chairman with a full-time boss in …
Continue reading Abdo can be NRL’s best ever CEO: V’landysRound 15 of the 2020 AFL home-and-away season continues later this afternoon with Melbourne and Greater Western Sydney favoured to win against Sydney and Carlton respectively. The Demons ($1.32) have …
Continue reading Melbourne Demons heavily backed to beat Sydney SwansMatthew Williams is approaching the Feehan Stakes as a line in the sand run for his smart galloper Harbour Views. Williams believes everything is in order for Harbour Views to …
Continue reading Cox Plate audition for Harbour Views in the Feehan StakesThe tight track and middle-distance won’t be in favour of Raheen House in the Wyong Gold Cup but trainer Kris Lees expects class to carry him a long way. The …
Continue reading Raheen House the class horse in the Wyong Cup fieldWest Coast will consider asking the AFL to play ‘home’ finals at Adelaide Oval this season if circumstances don’t allow the matches to be hosted in Perth. Western Australia’s tight …
Continue reading Eagles eye ‘home’ AFL finals in AdelaideJohn Millman believes ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has copped “the rough end of the stick” in tennis’s political war being waged at the instigation of world No.1 Novak Djokovic. Millman …
Continue reading ATP chief deserves more time: MillmanAndrew Abdo will be the NRL’s chief executive on a full-time basis, after acting in an interim capacity since April. Abdo had been favourite for the role since Todd Greenberg …
Continue reading Abdo confirmed as full-time NRL CEONic White has shot back into the Brumbies’ starting side for the first time in five years while Hunter Paisami will return from injury to start on the bench for …
Continue reading Brumbies elevate White to face RedsFlying under the radar no more, Australian tennis journeyman Chris O’Connell has been thrust into the sport’s spotlight for a US Open showcourt showdown with 2019 finalist Daniil Medvedev. After …
Continue reading Aussie tennis battler in US Open spotlightCronulla coach John Morris wants to believe his side have finally turned a corner in defence, knowing any more blowouts could kill off their NRL finals charge. Friday night’s clash …
Continue reading Defensive change must come for SharksOlympic Sevens hopeful Lachie Anderson is set to make his Super Rugby AU debut in Melbourne’s must-win last-round clash with the Western Force in Newcastle on Saturday. Anderson has been …
Continue reading Rebels to give Sevens star a Super debut


