Leotie has booked a trip to Sydney for the Golden Rose following a soft win at Caulfield. However a start in the Group One race at Rosehill on September 10 …
Continue reading Golden Rose 2016 decision pending for LeotieDavid Hayes is convinced He’s Our Rokkii is a bigger and better racehorse for a spring campaign that has been launched with a Caulfield win. He’s Our Rokkii won back-to-back …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup carnival 2016 targets for He’s Our RokkiiEvacuation has stamped himself as a major contender for the Group One Caulfield Guineas with a dominant first-up win at Rosehill. Sent out the $1.90 favourite, Evacuation hit the line …
Continue reading Caulfield Guineas 2016 looms for EvacuationThe Snowden Racing team has struck in another early-season sprint for three-year-olds in Melbourne, with Defcon winning the McNeil Stakes at Caulfield. Defcon’s 1-1/4 length win first-up in Saturday’s Group …
Continue reading Danehill Stakes 2016 next stop for DefconAs a jockey James McDonald can’t bet on horses, but he can back his own judgment. He proved spot-on with his choice to ride Astern over Impending in the Run …
Continue reading Astern stamps himself on Golden Rose 2016Darren Weir has declared Black Heart Bart the benchmark horse in his stable after the six-year-old made emphatic spring statement in winning the Memsie Stakes. “He’s the best horse I’ve …
Continue reading Cox Plate 2016 target for Black Heart BartFor a young woman in a hurry, New York ought to be Daria Gavrilova’s kind of place. But Australia’s former US Open junior champion is both uneasy and realistic about …
Continue reading No New York state of mind for GavrilovaHull FC ended a 74-year wait for a Wembley victory as they came from behind in dramatic fashion to beat favourites Warrington 12-10 in a classic Challenge Cup final. It …
Continue reading Hull FC win thrilling Challenge Cup finalWallabies coach Michael Cheika says he will persist with Quade Cooper and Bernard Foley as the team’s playmaking axis despite Saturday’s crushing second Bledisloe Cup Test defeat to New Zealand. …
Continue reading Cheika to stick with Cooper, Foley comboPaul Gallen claims all-in scuffles are a worse look for the NRL than two players punching, and offenders should be condemned to the sin bin. The veteran forward expressed the …
Continue reading Scuffles worse than punching: GallenHawthorn and Geelong are one result away from conjuring the perfect tonic to the AFL’s long wait – a meeting of the arch-rivals in week one of the finals. Cats …
Continue reading Cats eye MCG date with HawksGreater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron admits he didn’t believe a top-four finish was possible at the start of the season, but now the Giants have snared a double chance …
Continue reading Giants can go all the way: CameronIt’s the game that decides the minor premiership, but according to Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan it’s not the major prize. The Sharks set up a final-round blockbuster with Melbourne next …
Continue reading Home semi bigger than minor prize: SharksLance Franklin looks to be hitting top form at the right time, as he prepares to return to the AFL’s biggest stage.. A mental health issue meant the gifted forward …
Continue reading Buddy lifting as AFL finals loomPenrith’s red-hot run to the NRL finals has been soured by a serious back injury sustained by key forward Reagan Campbell-Gillard in Saturday’s thrilling late win over Gold Coast Titans. …
Continue reading Campbell-Gillard out for three monthsAngelique Kerber says she is ready to deal with the increasing pressure as she targets US Open glory and the world No.1 ranking. Victory for the Australian Open champion and …
Continue reading Kerber vows to handle pressureGreater Western Sydney have sewn up a top-four spot with a 37-point win over North Melbourne in what could be Brent Harvey’s last AFL game on Victorian soil. The Kangaroos …
Continue reading GWS beat Roos to snare top-four AFL spotRichmond coach Damien Hardwick says the Tigers’ season has been a kick in the backside after their miserable 2016 campaign ended with the biggest AFL loss of his seven-year tenure. …
Continue reading Tigers must learn from ‘kick in backside’

