NSW State of Origin skipper Boyd Cordner says suggestions he should be dropped as captain hurt, but his form is good enough to retain the Blues leadership. Cordner has come …
Continue reading Cordner responds to Gould’s NSW criticismFelise Kaufusi is relieved to have sorted out his NRL future but the Melbourne backrower would be finding it hard to fully relax as he closes in on a State …
Continue reading Kaufusi re-signs with Storm, eyes OriginSydney Roosters firebrand Dylan Napa has defended his controversial tackle on Korbin Sims and explained why he reacted the way he did. Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett blasted the tackle as …
Continue reading I wasn’t showboating over head clash: NapaBeing captain may not be Billy Slater’s favourite job right now but the veteran fullback says he will be a leader for Queensland regardless of who takes over the Maroons …
Continue reading I will stand up for Queensland: SlaterNick Kyrgios must get fit or risk falling short of his potential, according to French Open winner and Australian tennis great Ken Rosewall. On the 50th anniversary of his second …
Continue reading Tennis great Rosewall’s warning to KyrgiosA draft steal and late bloomer could snap an AFL Coleman medal stranglehold. North Melbourne’s Ben Brown and West Coast’s Jack Darling are laying claims to pry Lance Franklin and …
Continue reading Brown could snap AFL Coleman strangleholdManly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans has encouraged serial niggler Dylan Walker not to change despite the fractured eye socket he copped. The Sea Eagles will be without Walker for up to …
Continue reading Cherry-Evans backs Walker’s NRL niggleDaly Cherry-Evans denies 2018 is his final roll of the dice for Queensland and that his State of Origin career will be dead and buried if his name isn’t read …
Continue reading Cherry-Evans keeps Origin dream aliveThe second foal of unbeaten champion Black Caviar is close to making his racecourse debut. Prince Of Caviar has been nominated for a 1000m two-year-old race at Cranbourne on Friday …
Continue reading Black Caviar’s son Prince Of Caviar set to make debutToowoomba trainer Mark Currie has been disqualified for two years after being found guilty of 16 charges involving race day treatment of his son Ben Currie’s horses. Mark Currie is …
Continue reading Ben Currie’s father Mark banned for two yearsTom Barker, the long-time foreman for the late TJ Smith, Tom Barker has died aged 82. Known to most as “Spider”, Barker worked for Smith for more than 40 years …
Continue reading Racing identity Tom “Spider” Barker diesHaving farewelled stable star Terravista, Joe Pride is turning his attention to another veteran, Destiny’s Kiss. Dual Group One-winning sprinter Terravista has been retired at the age of eight following …
Continue reading Destiny’s Kiss to stay the distance in McKell CupQueensland’s toughest mare Plucky Girl is set to step up for her first black-type assignment in the Group Three Glenlogan Park Stakes at Doomben. Plucky Girl took her career statistics …
Continue reading Plucky Girl chasing stakes win in Glenlogan Park StakesPlay That Song will press on to a start in the Queensland Oaks despite baffling her trainer with her latest performance. The three-year-old finished seventh of the 16 runners in …
Continue reading Play That Song on Queensland Oaks pathFrench Open organisers say they will not be giving three-time champion Serena Williams a seeding for this year’s tournament but several of her biggest rivals believe the American great deserves …
Continue reading No French Open seeding for Serena WilliamsBernard Tomic and Thanasi Kokkinakis are safely through to the second round of French Open qualifying in Paris. After a dismal 2017 and fleeting appearance on reality TV, Tomic continued …
Continue reading Tomic, Kokkinakis post French Open winsAustralia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis has taken his first step towards qualifying for the French Open with victory over Jaimee Floyd Angele. The South Australian battled back from a set down to …
Continue reading Kokkinakis wins French Open qualifierTop-seeded Australian Ashleigh Barty has powered into the second round of the Strasbourg Open after beating Thai lucky loser Luksika Kumkhum in straight sets. The Aussie No.1 struck 21 winners …
Continue reading Top seed Barty eases through in Strasbourg

