Newcastle trainer Ben Smith has welcomed a change of venue for the Stradbroke Handicap with impressive mare In Her Time having already developed a liking for Doomben. Racing Queensland confirmed …
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Sonny Bill Williams is among half a dozen Blues topliners who will miss the Super Rugby clash with the Queensland Reds in Apia, Samoa on Friday. Coach Tana Umaga has …
Continue reading SBW among Blues to miss Qld Reds clashNSW will continue to adopt a low-key approach to Wednesday night’s State of Origin series opener against Queensland at Suncorp Stadium. Desperate to avoid the hype of pre-match favouritism, Blues …
Continue reading NSW stay low-key for Origin openerEnglish racing fans were disappointed to hear that Michelle Payne is not going to ride in the Epsom Derby this Saturday, having been proposed some weeks ago as a potential …
Continue reading Australia well represented in Epsom DerbyThanasi Kokkinakis has fallen short in a valiant attempt to reach the French Open second round in his long-awaited comeback to grand slam tennis. Contesting just his third singles match …
Continue reading Kokkinakis goes down fighting in ParisHe craves another grand slam charge, but Nick Kyrgios has declared the French Open all but over – saying claycourt colossus Rafael Nadal is nigh-on unbeatable. “Nadal, I don’t think …
Continue reading Nadal unbeatable in Paris, says KyrgiosWorld No.1 Andy Murray fears tennis players trying to boycott Margaret Court Arena at the Australian Open would cause scheduling chaos and wants the issue brought to a head sooner …
Continue reading World No.1 wants Court furore resolvedRomanian third seed Simona Halep has moved smoothly into the French Open second round with a 6-2 6-3 win over Slovakia’s Jana Cepelova, showing no ill effects from the ankle …
Continue reading Halep cruises through as Konta bundled outWith intimations of his Roland Garros demise appearing greatly exaggerated, world No.1 Andy Murray played it straight by the French Open form book with a mostly regulation 6-4 4-6 6-2 …
Continue reading Unfazed Murray clears Kuznetsov hurdleAll shook up. That summed up ninth seed Alexander Zverev after a dizzying 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 defeat by Fernando Verdasco. Because not since 1957, when Elvis Presley’s hit of …
Continue reading Zverev all shook up by Verdasco thrashingFrench tennis player Maxime Hamou has been banished from the French Open after he kissed and cuddled a TV journalist following his first-round exit, the French tennis federation (FFT) says. …
Continue reading Hamou out of Open after kissing journalistCanberra players admit they are under the pump from their NRL rivals’ illegal ruck tactics but insist it is up to them to find a way to counter them. Raiders …
Continue reading Raiders need to overcome NRL ruck tacticsConceding it is “time to knuckle down”, Nick Kyrgios has credited his new coach Sebastien Grosjean for bringing calm and positivity to the tennis court. In his first grand slam …
Continue reading Kyrgios admits it’s time to knuckle downA week after tearing up at the prospect, Queensland coach Kevin Walters says he is at peace with his bold decision to overlook Billy Slater for the State of Origin …
Continue reading Walters more at peace with Slater callTeammates may think Dylan Napa is a “bit mad” but Queensland don’t believe the fiery redhead will do something silly when finally he is finally unleashed on the State of …
Continue reading Maroons ready to unleash “mad” Napa on NSWLukhan Tui’s penchant for the “rough stuff” has catapulted him into Wallabies reckoning and coach Michael Cheika has urged snubbed second-rowers Rob Simmons and Kane Douglas to follow his lead. …
Continue reading Rookie Tui overtakes Simmons, DouglasKarmichael Hunt is set to become Australia’s 48th dual-code international but he may have to be content with a bench utility role in next month’s Test matches. After a string …
Continue reading Hunt bound for bench role, Folau stays putTom Hawkins vividly remembers walking into Geelong’s AFL locker room for the first time as a wide-eyed 18-year-old. Hawkins, a father-son recruit in the 2006 AFL draft, was struck by …
Continue reading Hawkins’ 200th a team effort for Geelong
