Blake Shinn has never ridden his Cox Plate mount Humidor, but the Sydney jockey knows exactly what he’s up against in Australia’s weight-for-age championship. Shinn has benefited from Damian Lane’s …
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More than 40 past or present State of Origin and tier-one Test players are set to become available on the open market next week as the NRL’s 2018 silly season …
Continue reading Rep stars headline NRL free agentsMax Verstappen remains unrepentant about his driving moves and choice of words. Speaking ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix on Thursday, Verstappen insisted his pass on Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen on …
Continue reading Verstappen insists he deserved US podiumRoger Federer eased into the Basel Open quarter-finals with a dominant 6-1 6-3 victory over Frenchman Benoit Paire at his hometown event. The 36-year-old Swiss took the first set in …
Continue reading Federer, del Potro into Basel quartersGary Ablett’s return to Geelong may see him play in a Sunday showdown at the MCG, in round one against the emerging Melbourne Demons. Ablett returned to the club he …
Continue reading Gary Ablett’s Cats return could be at MCGFormer world No.1 Martina Hingis has retired from tennis, saying this time she gets to walk away from the sport on her own terms. It’s the third time the 37-year-old …
Continue reading Martina Hingis to retire from tennisMcLaren’s Fernando Alonso will compete in next January’s Daytona 24 Hour sportscar race as preparation for an eventual tilt at Le Mans. The United Autosports team owned by McLaren executive …
Continue reading Fernando Alonso to race Daytona 24 HourIsrael Folau never dreamed he would enjoy such a spectacularly successful rugby union career but he still yearns for a Bledisloe Cup series win. On Thursday, Folau became the first …
Continue reading Bledisloe Cup quest drives Folau onAshleigh Barty says her time off from tennis showed her that she is good enough to compete at the highest level. The 21-year-old quit the game in September 2014, and …
Continue reading Barty finds confidence in her abilityVenus Williams has secured herself a place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Singapore with a 7-5 6-4 win over Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza. The 37-year-old veteran joins …
Continue reading Venus shines as she eliminates MuguruzaWallabies fullback Israel Folau has become the first player to win the John Eales Medal for a third time, achieving the feat in just his fifth season of professional rugby. …
Continue reading Folau’s record 3rd John Eales rugby medalJelena Ostapenko has dispatched Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-1 at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Thursday. It doesn’t make any difference to the final Red Group results however, after the …
Continue reading Ostapenko scores dead-rubber winNew Zealand forward Martin Taupau has joined forces with the Kiwis’ opening-round opposition to echo the chorus of calls for equal pay across the Rugby League World Cup. Players from …
Continue reading Give Pacific RLWC players same pay: TaupauEngland rugby coach Eddie Jones has selected uncapped back-rower Sam Simmonds but there is no place for James Haskell in a largely predictable 34-man squad for the November internationals. Simmonds, …
Continue reading Haskell dropped for England rugby TestsFormer Wallabies grand slam winning coach Alan Jones believes Australia can win the next Rugby World Cup, but has warned the country runs the risk of losing players unless the …
Continue reading Talk rugby up or lose players: JonesOff-contract NRL star Cooper Cronk deserves the right to do what he wants with his NRL future, insists long-time teammate Billy Slater. Cronk’s future has overshadowed the build-up to the …
Continue reading Cronk deserves to do what he wants: SlaterFormer Collingwood premiership player Sharrod Wellingham will look to revive his career at a third AFL club after being delisted by West Coast. The 29-year-old is one of five Eagles, …
Continue reading Delisted Eagle to seek new AFL homeThe pure elation of Richmond’s AFL grand final win hasn’t faded for Jack Riewoldt a month after the Tigers’ drought-breaking victory over Adelaide. And he’s counting on that feeling to …
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