For Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, it was a happy anniversary. For Stan Wawrinka, it was not a happy birthday. Federer and Nadal – playing back-to-back on stadium court on …
Continue reading Federer, Nadal win in Miami, Wawrinka outA relaxed Liam Messam is set to become the eighth man in Super Rugby history to play 150 matches when he takes to the field for the Chiefs this weekend. …
Continue reading Chiefs landmark looms for evergreen MessamA mentally recuperating Aaron Smith will raise his Super Rugby century when the Highlanders host the Rebels in Dunedin. All Blacks halfback Smith will become the fifth player from the …
Continue reading Smith’s Super milestone for HighlandersAs Wests Tigers players await the impending arrival of the club’s fifth coach in six years, veteran Chris Lawrence has admitted he can’t recall a more tumultuous time at the …
Continue reading Toughest time in Tigers’ history: LawrenceRafael Nadal has stepped up his quest for his first career title at the Miami Open as the fifth seed accounted for Nicolas Mahut in their round of 16 encounter. …
Continue reading Nadal powers to Miami Open quarter-finalsCanterbury coach Des Hasler remains confident he will ink an extension to stay at the Bulldogs, despite the intense scrutiny placed on him in the past week. The club’s board …
Continue reading Hasler confident NRL contract will be doneThe Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova has never found Miami exactly to her liking, until now. The second-seeded Pliskova reached the Miami Open semi-finals after beating 26th-seeded Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-3 6-4. …
Continue reading Pliskova reaches Miami Open tennis semisA horse Mike Moroney had hoped would be a Caulfield Guineas prospect last spring is ready for a bold showing at his stakes debut in the Listed Bendigo Guineas. But …
Continue reading Bendigo Guineas 2017 option for MilwaukeeUK-based Australian trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam has booked Melbourne Cup- winning jockey Michelle Payne to ride her new Italian recruit Kaspersky at Royal Ascot in June. The six-year-old was previously trained …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup winning Michelle Payne to ride at Royal AscotNewcastle will be the scene of the final heat of the Provincial Championship series with a strong field vying to get to the $400,000 final. But much of Wednesday’s attention …
Continue reading First Australian runner for FrankelRebel Dane will stand the next breeding season at Victoria’s Swettenham Stud but first he will attempt to add another Group One win to his record. The Gary Portelli-trained seven-year-old …
Continue reading Rebel Dane finds a studManly’s Martin Taupau won’t curb his aggressive style, despite returning from a two-game NRL shoulder charge suspension. Taupau has been suspended by the NRL four times since the start of …
Continue reading Taupau vows to keep aggressive NRL styleAFLW star Erin Phillips will meet with Basketball Australia in the coming weeks as she weighs up the Tokyo Olympics. The 31-year-old has plenty to consider after she became the …
Continue reading AFLW star to make call on Opals and TokyoPort Adelaide’s Hamish Hartlett is at peace again. Hartlett endured a tumultuous AFL off-season, when he was shopped around last October and considered leaving the club. But the 26-year-old says …
Continue reading Port’s Hartlett at peace again in AFLThe worst attack in the NRL over the opening month will be put in the hands of a rookie after Canterbury named little-known Matt Frawley to take on Brisbane on …
Continue reading Bulldogs hand attacking keys to NRL rookieCollingwood have received some good news on the injury front with Levi Greenwood making better-than-expected progress in his recovery from hip surgery. The Pies’ chances of getting off to a …
Continue reading Greenwood’s recovery is good news for PiesBelieving it’s all a storm in a teacup, Canterbury captain James Graham wants the Bulldogs board to consult him before making any decision on besieged coach Des Hasler. Graham said …
Continue reading Canterbury captain backs embattled coachGold Coast chief executive Graham Annesley is happy Titans skipper Ryan James was cited for a shoulder charge, even if he did successfully defend him at the NRL judiciary. James …
Continue reading Titans boss glad James cited, then cleared
