New Zealand champion Melody Belle will take on stablemate Te Akau Shark in the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes, a week after her gallant fourth in the Doncaster Mile. The …
Continue reading Melody Belle to back up in G1 Queen Elizabeth StakesCaloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick is hoping the decision to scrap the winter carnival can be overturned to allow Eric The Eel another chance at a Group One win. Racing Queensland …
Continue reading Stuart Kendrick hopes Queensland Derby goes aheadMcLaren chief executive Zak Brown has warned Formula One is in a “very fragile state” due to coronavirus. The escalating COVID-19 pandemic has brought the sport to a halt with …
Continue reading F1 teams could disappear: McLaren bossWacky rules and experimental formats will breathe life back into the NRL if it’s cleared to return in 2020, according to Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson. The three-time premiership winner, …
Continue reading NRL to experiment on return: RobinsonGeelong superstar and AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield isn’t convinced that 16 minute quarters will be here to stay when the AFL competition finally resumes. The league adopted abbreviated quarters – …
Continue reading Dangerfield not sure about short quartersAxed Wallaby Israel Folau’s multi-million payout from Rugby Australia could reportedly take a major hit if the sport’s governing body is forced into insolvency. The former fullback ace was sacked …
Continue reading Folau payout at risk if RA folds: reportNRL players will need to make sacrifices such as moving away from their families to restart the 2020 season, and it’s a price Cronulla skipper Wade Graham is prepared to …
Continue reading Graham ready to sacrifice for NRL startWhile sidelined long term for the second time in his AFL career, veteran Essendon defender Michael Hurley has gifted a Bombers fan suffering hardship their membership costs for the year. …
Continue reading Bombers’ Hurley helps out AFL fan in needRugby Australia says it has made good progress in negotiating an emergency interim pay deal with the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA). The two groups met on Sunday, with a …
Continue reading Good progress in pay talks: Rugby AustWallaby great Nick Farr-Jones believes voluntary administration is the likely next step for the embattled Rugby Australia. While backing former teammate Phil Kearns to take over as RA boss and …
Continue reading Rugby – administration likely: Farr-JonesAustralian Rugby League commissioner Wayne Pearce has told players they will have to make sacrifices such as moving away from their families in order to restart the NRL season. The …
Continue reading Players face sacrifices for NRL: PearceAt a time when NRL players are being forced to train alone, Newcastle captain Mitchell Pearce has taken to social media to run drills for fans also missing rugby league. …
Continue reading Pearce keeping rugby league fans activeNew Zealand prop Braden Hamlin-Uele has revealed he almost quit the NRL 16 months ago but has the likes of Andrew Fifita to thank for salvaging his career. Hamlin-Uele enjoyed …
Continue reading Sharks’ Hamlin-Uele almost quit NRLFirst it was Roger Federer feeling the devastation of Wimbledon’s cancellation and now tennis greats fear the effects the coronavirus pandemic may have on Serena Williams’ place in history. Like …
Continue reading Serena’s shot at Court’s record stallsFormer Queensland coach Graham Lowe wants State of Origin expanded to include New Zealand and a combined Pacific Islands team, rejecting a proposal for looser eligibility in the interstate series. …
Continue reading NZ and Pacific teams proposed for OriginWallabies great Will Genia says he’s “incredibly sad” about the state of Australian rugby and has called on the warring factions to come together for the sake of the game. …
Continue reading Genia calls for peace in Aust rugby warWith his real Indycar series debut on hold, Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin is giving the Indycar drivers a lesson in virtual racing. Invited as a guest driver and watched by …
Continue reading McLaughlin gives Indycar virtual lessonNRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says he’s fully committed to seeing out the game’s coronavirus-enforced crisis but admits there could be more than 40 jobs cut at headquarters. In an …
Continue reading Greenberg has no plans to quit as NRL boss

