Forget defending champion Simona Halep, grand slam greats have declared Ashleigh Barty the most feared player left in the French Open draw. “She’s definitely the player that nobody wants to …
Continue reading Barty the most feared player in ParisDespite sounding more salesman than State of Origin supremo, Queensland mentor Kevin Walters has stood by his use of a ‘Coach Whisperer’ declaring: “I haven’t lost the plot”. An animated …
Continue reading Qld’s Walters defends ‘Coach Whisperer’NSW hierarchy have threatened to refer the State of Origin sex tape saga to police after vowing the ugly episode would not derail the Blues ahead of the series opener. …
Continue reading Origin video saga a possible police matterMelbourne Storm fullback Scott Drinkwater is closing in on a mid-season switch to North Queensland as the Cowboys face a backline injury crisis. With Jordan Kahu (shoulder) unlikely to play …
Continue reading Cowboys closing in on Drinkwater dealIt’s not often Allan Langer is lost for words. But the larrikin playmaker had to stop and collect himself in an emotional address after being immortalised in bronze outside Suncorp …
Continue reading Alfie latest league statue at SuncorpParramatta star Mitchell Moses insists he wants to remain at the NRL club but knows the decision will be one of the biggest calls of his career. After re-signing skipper …
Continue reading This could be my second last deal: MosesThe AFL Tribunal won’t be needed this week after Geelong forward Tom Hawkins was among four players to accept their sanctions. Hawkins was slapped with a $3000 fine for his …
Continue reading Hawkins accepts AFL fine for clumsy hitGWS admit there is simply no like-for-like replacement for Lachie Whitfield, who will miss at least a month of AFL because of a broken collarbone. Whitfield, who was part of …
Continue reading GWS star Whitfield out for 4-6 weeksLeading Perth owner Bob Peters has put prize money ahead of prestige in selecting the Sydney spring carnival for Arcadia Queen. Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller will take over the …
Continue reading Arcadia Queen to target The Everest or The Golden EagleQueensland coach Kevin Walters says the Maroons will play the game of their lives in the State of Origin series opener on Wednesday night. Walters has raised eyebrows by ditching …
Continue reading Qld will play game of their lives: WaltersIn-form jockey John Allen has put Mr Quickie through his paces in a last piece of serious work ahead of the Queensland Derby. Allen went to Pakenham on Monday to …
Continue reading Mr Quickie ready to go in Queensland DerbyNewcastle and Kembla Grange are to get $1 million races in the spring in conjunction with stand-alone Saturday race meetings. Racing NSW has announced the $1 million The Hunter (1300m) …
Continue reading $1 million dollar races The Hunter and The Gong announcedThe new Anderson-Heathcote training partnership is looking forward to its first Group One runner with growing confidence. Chris Anderson and Robert Heathcote will have Ballistic Boy in Saturday’s Group One …
Continue reading Ballistic Boy to run in JJ Atkins Stakes FieldBrisbane hooker Andrew McCullough is in line to return from his knee injury in Sunday’s NRL derby against Gold Coast. McCullough came through a skills session with his Broncos teammates …
Continue reading McCullough poised for Broncos NRL returnCanterbury have secured Melbourne forward Joe Stimson on a three-year deal. The 23-year-old will leave the Storm at the end of the current NRL season and move to Belmore until …
Continue reading Storm forward Stimson to join BulldogsIn a challenge to Melbourne spring racing, Sydney will host an expanded Everest carnival over six weeks with a race worth at least $1 million every week. The $14 million …
Continue reading Sydney’s Spring Carnival gets a massive boostSenior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes is hoping a step up in distance might be the spark Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time needs to stave off retirement. Boom Time has …
Continue reading Caulfield Cup winner given one last chanceCorey Norman has declared himself ready to return from injury and help St George Illawarra end their spiralling slide down the NRL ladder. Norman hasn’t played since fracturing his cheekbone …
Continue reading Norman ready to help stem Dragons slide
