He’s slipped down the pecking order, but Adam Reynolds hasn’t given up hope of earning a State of Origin recall and will rarely get a better chance to showcase his …
Continue reading Reynolds still clinging to Origin hopesA NSW State of Origin series win and not a maiden Blues’ starting jersey is driving Andrew Fifita ahead of this month’s opening game. Fifita has never started for NSW …
Continue reading Fifita sets sights on Origin series winNorth Melbourne are bemused over what they see is an inconsistency in how the AFL match review panel operates. A week after coach Brad Scott blasted the MRP about Jarrad …
Continue reading North Melbourne upset with AFL MRP rulingsJarryd Hayne is 80 minutes away from returning to the State of Origin stage he was dominating when a flirtation with American football so rudely interrupted. After a overcoming a …
Continue reading Hayne 80 minutes away from Origin returnBrisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan says it is not right that young players like Josh Schache are forced to make decisions over their future so early in their career. Teenager …
Continue reading AFL draftee contracts ‘ridiculous’: FaganSt Kilda coach Alan Richardson says full-forward Paddy McCartin couldn’t be in better form as he returns to the AFL against the resurgent Sydney Swans. The former No.1 draft pick …
Continue reading McCartin ready for Swans AFL challengeThe third of trainer Darren Weir’s Doomben Cup runners has arrived safely in Brisbane from Melbourne after some tense times with travel delays. Amelie’s Star and her stablemates Kenedna and …
Continue reading Three more Weir horses arrive in BrisbaneRobert Heathcote is one of the few trainers hoping the predicted heavy rain arrives at Doomben for the Cup meeting. Heathcote has noted wet tracker Hopfgarten in the Group Three …
Continue reading BRC Sprint: Rain to determine Hopfgarten’s raceMore than eight years after making his racetrack debut, veteran Extra Zero is preparing to step out for his 100th race. Extra Zero reaches the milestone in Saturday’s Archer Hall …
Continue reading Extra Zero poised for his 100th race startFirst emergency Lucky Liberty has gained a start in the $1 million Group One Goodwood in Adelaide and trainer Henry Dwyer expects the talented gelding can run a big race. …
Continue reading Lucky Liberty gains start in The Goodwood Handicap FieldGodolphin gelding Demonstrate gets another chance at a stakes breakthrough in the Listed Straight Six at Flemington. The four-year-old has been placed in four black-type races and returns for another …
Continue reading Demonstrate’s second crack at The Straight SixNew Zealand studmaster Rodney Schick admits he is a little anxious with two Windsor Park recruits attempting to enhance their credentials in Australian Group One features. Vanbrugh and Rageese will …
Continue reading Windsor Park eyeing G1 success in Goodwood Handicap/Doomben CupThe Western Force have the chance to restore some pride in Australian rugby on Saturday night, and they’ll be banking on a South African to get the job done. Australian …
Continue reading Force turn to Grant to topple HighlandersCasey Stoner has sent his best wishes to MotoGP racer Nicky Hayden who is in a critical condition with severe brain damage. “So many great memories with @NickyHayden as a …
Continue reading Aussie racer sends best wishes to HaydenSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire says Greg Inglis is in good spirits as he wages his battle with depression. Inglis, who is out for the rest of the NRL season …
Continue reading GI in good spirits, says Souths’ MaguireParramatta coach Brad Arthur believes centre Michael Jennings is playing better football now than when he was selected for NSW Origin last year. Jennings, the left centre incumbent, has largely …
Continue reading Jennings won’t let NSW down: ArthurAdelaide have re-signed cult figure Sarah Perkins for the next AFL women’s season. Perkins and the club’s co-captain Chelsea Randall have inked new deals with the Crows, who won the …
Continue reading Sarah Perkins re-signs for Crows in AFLWFour-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson says the AFL must make up its mind what it wants from any change to the fixture. The Hawks coach is a fan of the …
Continue reading Clarkson wants clarity on AFL fixture talk

