The widely-recognised branding of the Super Rugby champion Crusaders is to be scrapped and their name will come under close scrutiny in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. New …
Continue reading Crusaders imagery to change after attackBrisbane coach Anthony Seibold is hopeful James Roberts’ nagging achilles tendon injury won’t require surgery after opting to spell the representative ace indefinitely. Troubled for several months now, Roberts aggravated …
Continue reading Broncos’ Roberts sent for a spellAshleigh Barty sees no reason why the clay season will slow her down as she sets her sights on “doing some damage” at the French Open. The Queenslander was back …
Continue reading Confident Barty eyes French Open runRookie winger Jack Hardy is the beneficiary of Brad Thorn’s backline reshuffle at the Queensland Reds, earning a maiden Super Rugby start against the Stormers in Brisbane. Thorn has made …
Continue reading Reds winger Hardy to make debut startWests Tigers coach Michael Maguire has sought to take the emotion out of what shapes as a fiery clash with Penrith, denying his troops have extra motivation coming up against …
Continue reading Maguire takes emotion out of Cleary clashFor 23 years the name Crusaders was a source of nothing but pride in Christchurch. It was the uncontroversial identity of a franchise that claims, with some justification, to be …
Continue reading Crusaders may rebrand following shootingsChapada remains favourite for the Australian Derby with his Mike Moroney-trained stablemate Arrogant a market drifter after a less than flattering gallop at Randwick. But Moroney admits he may have …
Continue reading Chapada heads markets for Australian DerbyJapanese visitor Kluger will start from gate four in the $3 million Doncaster Mile, a barrier that has his trainer Tomokazu Takano happy and relieved. Takano said he did not …
Continue reading Japanese galloper ready for $3m Doncaster MileTrainer Tony McEvoy says star three-year-old Sunlight will face her biggest test yet in the TJ Smith Stakes, but he’s confident she’s got what it takes. The filly is coming …
Continue reading Sunlight set for 2019 TJ Smith StakesEmerging AFL forward Harry Himmelberg has signed a four-year extension with Greater Western Sydney. The Giants Academy graduate was pick 16 in the 2015 AFL Draft and debuted as a …
Continue reading Young Giant signs on for four more yearsGold Coast forward Kevin Proctor says the game management of Ashley Taylor and Tyrone Roberts will be invaluable against the Warriors as they aim to secure their maiden win of …
Continue reading Titans cross fingers for halves’ returnEssendon are yet to kick a first-quarter goal this AFL season but it’s not just his team’s starts that are of concern to John Worsfold. The Bombers found themselves behind …
Continue reading Worsfold focus on Bombers AFL bounce backA full field of 20 plus four emergencies has been declared for the $3 million Doncaster Mile on the first day of The Championships at Randwick. Saturday’s meeting also features …
Continue reading Quality Field for the $3m Doncaster MileSuper League side Wigan have announced that former South Sydney prop Gabriel Hamlin has been charged with a UK anti-doping violation and provisionally suspended by the Rugby Football League. The …
Continue reading Wigan’s ex-Souths prop fails doping testGetting Adam Keighran and Chanel Harris-Tavita up to NRL speed has been described as an ongoing project by Warriors coach Stephen Kearney as the absence of Shaun Johnson begins to …
Continue reading Kearney rolls dice with young five-eighthsErin Phillips stands at the top of one mountain, knowing she is at the bottom of another. Two days after co-captaining Adelaide to the AFLW premiership, she capped her outstanding …
Continue reading Phillips unsure about AFLW playing futureThe Hurricanes will lose another leading forward to Europe after former Waratahs lock Sam Lousi announced his pending departure for Welsh club Scarlets. Powerful second-rower Lousi will join his former …
Continue reading Hurricanes lose Lousi to Welsh clubMore than 12 years after Formula One great Michael Schumacher drove his last race for Ferrari, his son showed he might be ready to carry on the family legacy. Mick …
Continue reading Schumacher shines on his F1 testing debut

