Perth trainer Chris Gangemi says his sprinter Rock Magic is capable of one day winning a big Group One sprint. Whether that is in Saturday’s Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington …
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Frolic’s calm demeanour is in contrast to her new trainer’s nerves leading into the Golden Slipper runner-up’s comeback in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. Edward O’Rourke took over training …
Continue reading Frolic poised for comeback in Light Fingers StakesThe prize money for the $6 million Melbourne Cup will increase this year, although the Victoria Racing Club insists there is no competition with The Everest in Sydney. VRC chairman …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup prize money set to increaseJohn Thompson hopes he has a treat in store when Republic launches an ambitious bid to qualify for the Golden Slipper. The Randwick trainer rarely has a runner by Snitzel …
Continue reading Republic to launch 2018 Golden Slipper bidIf you want to know what drives Mahe Fonua, you only have to look at the two golden letters engraved into his front teeth. M and F. At the age …
Continue reading Family driving Fonua on his NRL returnVeteran Sam Thaiday reckons Kiwi international Kodi Nikorima isn’t given enough credit as Brisbane halfback and will be out to prove his critics wrong in 2018. Thaiday didn’t mince his …
Continue reading Nikorima out to silence critics: ThaidayThe long wait is finally over for ex-NRL bad boy Matt Lodge. And veteran Brisbane forward Sam Thaiday can’t wait to see the once-troubled enforcer make up for lost time. …
Continue reading Long wait over for ex-NRL bad boy LodgeAustralia will attempt to rise back into the Fed Cup’s World Group for the first time since 2015 with a home tie against the Netherlands in April. The play-off draw …
Continue reading Australia draw home Fed Cup tie in AprilRoger Federer believes he has benefited from a lighter schedule and players shouldn’t be afraid of taking breaks from tennis to improve their game. The 36-year-old was sidelined for a …
Continue reading Tennis breaks can be beneficial: FedererTransgender footballer Hannah Mouncey has hit out at the AFL over its handling of her issue, calling it a circus that could have been avoided. On Tuesday, the AFL announced …
Continue reading AFL clears Mouncey for local leaguesFremantle star Nat Fyfe and St Kilda’s Jack Billings are out of the AFLX competition as teams continue to focus on youngsters for the new format. The Dockers originally named …
Continue reading Fyfe, Billings ruled out of AFLX matchesTop-10 AFL draft pick Aaron Francis has taken personal leave from Essendon. Teammate Orazio Fantasia has revealed Francis had sought time away from the club. There was also bad injury …
Continue reading Bombers’ Francis takes time out from AFLKieran Foran has been named to make his Canterbury debut but Bulldogs fans will have to wait a little longer to see Aaron Woods in the blue and white this …
Continue reading Foran, Maloney named for NRL trialsDamien Hardwick wants to see Dusty fly. The Richmond coach nominated big marks as an area where Dustin Martin could potentially improve on last year’s stellar AFL season. Martin had …
Continue reading Hardwick hopes to see Dusty fly in AFLJames Maloney has been named to make his Penrith debut against former club Sydney Roosters in their home NRL trial at Panthers Stadium. The NSW and Test playmaker will combine …
Continue reading Maloney named for Penrith debut in trialVeteran Brisbane forward Sam Thaiday has not given up on playing another NRL season. The former Broncos skipper had claimed 2018 would be his 16th and final season after coach …
Continue reading Thaiday hopeful of another NRL seasonThe “big four” are no more and now Luke Brooks has been given the keys to the kingdom at Concord. After a tumultuous 2017 which culminated in the departures of …
Continue reading Brooks given keys to Tigers’ NRL kingdomThe AFL remains unconvinced on introducing mid-season trades despite premiership-winning coach Damien Hardwick labelling the current transfer policy “farcical”. AFL operations manager Steve Hocking says he is concerned about player …
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