While the Group Two Missile Stakes is being touted as an audition for the $13 million Everest for some horses, nothing could be further from trainer Mark Newnham’s mind with …
Continue reading Lanciato takes on sprinters in Missile Stakes FieldNominations have been held open for the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown after 12 horses were entered for the 4200m-race. Unbeaten in three runs over hurdles, Self Sense is the …
Continue reading Nominations extended for the Grand National HurdleThe Sydney spring carnival has been rebranded to Everest Carnival to highlight the importance of the world’s richest race on turf. The Australian Turf Club has announced the renaming of …
Continue reading Sydney spring carnival rebranded Everest CarnivalInternational contenders for the Melbourne carnival spring have begun to arrive in Australia. Five Australian-owned Japanese imports and a Japanese-bred French horse to be trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian …
Continue reading Early arrival for international horsesHooker Dane Coles will attend an All Blacks training camp but is no guarantee to face Australia in the first two Tests of the Rugby Championship. Coach Steve Hansen included …
Continue reading Hooker Coles back in All Blacks frameInjury-cursed Sydney defender Alex Johnson is reportedly an outside chance to make his long-awaited AFL return, almost six years since his last senior game. The 26-year-old defender, who has endured …
Continue reading Unlucky Swan outside chance for AFL returnThe Sydney Roosters’ attack is now far more flexible than it was at the start of the season, according to star halfback Cooper Cronk. After seemingly struggling for cohesion in …
Continue reading NRL Roosters attack more flexible: CronkIt was already the toughest job in rugby league but a rule tweak has ensured it is now tougher for judges deciding who will join the game’s Immortals on Wednesday …
Continue reading Tough job for rugby league Immortal judgesHis neck may require more surgery but veteran prop Matt Scott is finally ready to help Jason Taumalolo carry the North Queensland pack in the NRL, coach Paul Green says. …
Continue reading Scott ready to help carry NRL Cowboys packThey may be great mates but Johnathan Thurston doesn’t plan on being a polite guest when he shares the football field with fellow NRL great Cooper Cronk for the final …
Continue reading JT plans unhappy NRL farewell with CronkFremantle coach Ross Lyon wants to give Harley Bennell a contract extension despite the midfielder’s latest calf injury. Bennell’s chances of earning an AFL recall for Sunday’s western derby are …
Continue reading Ross Lyon wants Bennell to remain a DockerWest Coast’s Jack Redden has never lost a western derby but knows the team’s midfield group need to toughen up if that streak is to continue. The Eagles’ on-ball division …
Continue reading Eagles mids vow to bounce back for derbyMal Meninga has questioned whether North Queensland have appointed the right person to lead the review into their disastrous NRL season. Cowboys chairman Laurence Lancini has tasked football manager Peter …
Continue reading Cowboys review NRL season from hellAdelaide’s All Australian defender Brodie Smith is set to return to AFL ranks after almost a year out because of a knee injury. Smith is in the selection frame to …
Continue reading Adelaide’s Brodie Smith eyes AFL returnReturning forward Jeremy Cameron feels GWS are better placed on the injury front, compared to their previous two AFL campaigns, as they seek to attack the business end of the …
Continue reading GWS hit form at right time of AFL seasonOutgoing Cronulla champion Luke Lewis has welcomed 2016 premiership teammate Chris Heighington into the NRL retirement club. Just two weeks after Lewis announced he was calling it quits at the …
Continue reading Heighington an NRL gentleman: Luke LewisSouth Africa’s rugby player drain hit Saturday’s Super Rugby finalists the Lions hardest at the end of the last campaign, but the Johannesburg-based side have overcome defections and injuries to …
Continue reading Defections don’t worry Super Rugby’s LionsCooper Cronk insists he and fellow Queensland great Cameron Smith remain on speaking terms. Eyebrows were raised when the Roosters halfback briefly shook his former Melbourne teammate’s hand but embraced …
Continue reading Cam and I good from where I stand: Cronk

