A teary Naomi Osaka admits she’s struggling to cope with the attention she’s received since splitting with her coach just weeks after winning the Australian Open and becoming world No.1. …
Continue reading Teary Osaka struggling with ‘attention’Beauden Barrett says the savaging of former All Blacks teammate Julian Savea by Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal would make him think twice about joining the French club. The unrepentant French …
Continue reading Barrett wary of Toulon after owner’s blastBrisbane star Payne Haas has been suspended for the first four rounds of the NRL premiership and fined $20,000 for failing to co-operate fully with the NRL integrity unit. The …
Continue reading Broncos’ Haas banned for four NRL matchesWorld tennis No.1 Naomi Osaka has been beaten in her first match since winning last month’s Australian Open then splitting with her coach last week. The Japanese star went down …
Continue reading Aust Open champion Osaka in shock lossStar colt The Autumn Sun is officially out of contention for the $5 million All Star Mile and has been withdrawn from the vote. With 10 of the 14 runners …
Continue reading The Autumn Sun out of All Star Mile 2019Multiple Group One-winning mare Shoals will launch her autumn campaign in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield despite some concerns over the big weight she will carry. The Anthony Freedman stable …
Continue reading Shoals set for 2019 Oakleigh Plate returnStar mare Alizee has been in stunning form in Sydney and will now be out to showcase her considerable talent in Melbourne when she heads south for the Group One …
Continue reading Alizee heads odds for Futurity StakesGary Portelli has put Time To Reign’s recent defeat down as a learning experience for both horse and trainer. The winner of his first two starts in the spring, Time …
Continue reading Time To Reign to bounce back in Silver Slipper StakesImposing filly Loving Gaby retains her grip on Blue Diamond Stakes favouritism and her co-trainer Ciaron Maher remains bullish about his stable’s prospects despite wide draws for his two runners. …
Continue reading Loving Gaby heads Blue Diamond Stakes oddsA less-than-capacity field of 14 has been declared for the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes for two-year-olds at Caulfield. Saturday’s $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes will feature five colts and …
Continue reading Field of 14 for Blue Diamond Stakes 2019Favourite Loving Gaby has drawn barrier 12 in the 14-horse field for Victoria’s premier two-year-old race, the Blue Diamond Stakes. Loving Gaby emerged as favourite for Saturday’s race following an …
Continue reading Favourites draw poorly in Blue Diamond StakesTrainer Tony McEvoy has accepted the challenge to tackle Victoria’s premier two-year-old race with Game Keeper instead of a midweek option at Sandown. Game Keeper is one of 14 acceptors …
Continue reading Game Keeper bypasses Sandown for Blue Diamond StakesAfter being in danger of cancellation, the two-year-old race at Eagle Farm has received an additional four entries taking the nominations to eight. A field of five is needed to …
Continue reading Alligator Blood to stamp 2019 Golden Slipper claimsEngland have confirmed lock Maro Itoje will miss their upcoming Six Nations clash with Wales because of knee ligament damage. Itoje sustained the injury in England’s opening weekend victory over …
Continue reading England lock Itoje to miss Wales clashWorld No.1 Naomi Osaka has been beaten in her opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, losing to France’s Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-3 after winning last month’s Australian …
Continue reading Osaka stunned by Mladenovic in DubaiKalyn Ponga’s Maori All-Stars showing is irrelevant to the style of football he’ll play for Newcastle at five-eighth this year, Knights coach Nathan Brown insists. Ponga played in the No.6 …
Continue reading Ponga’s real five-eighth initiation beginsWest Coast premiership midfielder Elliot Yeo has revealed he struggled to walk at times last year as he battled a toe injury, but is confident he’ll hit the ground running …
Continue reading Eagle Yeo endured toey flag ride in AFLIncumbent Wallabies prop Scott Sio thinks his demotion to the Brumbies’ Super Rugby bench will help him become a better player. The 27-year-old is locked in fierce competition with former …
Continue reading Scott Sio backs Brumbies’ prop competition

