Group One-winning mare Miss Cover Girl will need to improve in a trial this week if she is to head to Sydney for the Premiere Stakes. Trainer Kelly Schweida had …
Continue reading Premiere Stakes likely for Miss Cover GirlHenry Dwyer believes the decision to bypass one Group One race with Leotie will give her the best chance to make a significant impact in another. Leotie is on the …
Continue reading Leotie to stamp her Thousand Guineas credentialsForm lines will converge in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude with the field set to include Group One winners Astern and Sacred Elixir who will both be making their Melbourne debuts. …
Continue reading Sacred Elixir begins campaign in Caulfield Guineas PreludeAustralian Derby winner Tavago has caused some headaches for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young as they plan his program to the Caulfield Cup. Tavago furthers his preparation towards next …
Continue reading Underwood Stakes the 2016 Caulfield Cup lead-up for TavagoCaulfield Guineas favourite Astern will miss his scheduled lead-up to the Group One race because of an elevated temperature. Trainer John O’Shea said the Golden Rose winner was treated for …
Continue reading Astern to miss Caulfield Guineas 2016 lead-upHe rates Cameron Smith the best in the NRL, but Josh Papalii reckons Canberra teammate Josh Hodgson will give the Melbourne hooker a run for his money in Saturday’s grand …
Continue reading Papalii backs Hodgson to match SmithGeelong defender Harry Tayor has praised Jimmy Bartel’s ability to stand tall in the biggest of matches amid suggestions the veteran midfielder could be a shock omission for Friday night’s …
Continue reading Bartel a big-game AFL player: TaylorAFL legend Kevin Sheedy reckons the “sooks and whingers” complaining about Greater Western Sydney’s meteoric rise need to get a life. The Giants have benefited from a vast array of …
Continue reading Get a life, Sheedy tells Giants knockersAFL legend Kevin Sheedy reckons the “losers and sooks” complaining about Greater Western Sydney’s meteoric rise need to get a life. Sheedy, who served as the Giants’ inaugural coach in …
Continue reading Get a life, Sheedy tells GWS knockersDrew Hutchison hasn’t wasted any time trying to land Benji Marshall’s No.7 jersey at St George Illawarra, with the youngster to play in a reserve grade grand final on Sunday. …
Continue reading Hutchison starts 2017 audition on SundayAdelaide powerbroker Mark Ricciuto has signalled the club is hunting for more midfielders after being knocked out of the AFL finals. Ricciuto, a board member and chairman of the Crows’ …
Continue reading Crows hunt for AFL midfielders: RicciutoAdelaide powerbroker Mark Ricciuto has signalled the club is hunting for more midfielders after being knocked out of the AFL finals. Ricciuto, a board member and chairman of the Crows’ …
Continue reading Crows hunt for midfielders: RicciutoSydney’s injured stars will be put through their paces on Wednesday, with ruckman Kurt Tippett shaping up well in his bold bid to play Friday night’s AFL preliminary final. Swans …
Continue reading Swans to assess injured stars on WednesdayTwo-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will play at this summer’s Hopman Cup, but 22-time grand slam winner Serena Williams won’t be appearing at the mixed-teams tennis event. Kvitova will partner …
Continue reading Kvitova to play at Perth’s Hopman CupStar Geelong defender Harry Taylor says long-time teammate Jimmy Bartel has a long and proud history of standing tall in the biggest of AFL games. There have been suggestions that …
Continue reading Bartel a big-game player: TaylorIt’s the most damning record in rugby league finals history and now Cronulla must smash a 43-year hoodoo to qualify for their first premiership decider since 1978. No club since …
Continue reading Cronulla’s prelim final hoodooSydney still hold some hope for Gary Rohan, Jarrad McVeigh and Kurt Tippett turning out in Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against Geelong. Rohan hurt his leg and was taken …
Continue reading Rohan, McVeigh a chance for prelim finalRugby World Cup winner Schalk Burger has given Eddie Jones’ England a seal of approval, suggesting they are a lot like the Springboks he won the 2007 showpiece with. Burger, …
Continue reading Schalk impressed by Eddie Jones’ England

