Chris Waller will rely on Loophole and Beyond Thankful in the 2000m-race at Rosehill with stablemate Dance Of Heroes earmarked for the Ipswich Cup. With Dance Of Heroes heading north …
Continue reading Chris Waller to target Ipswich Cup with Dance Of HeroesTime is running out for lightly raced Powerful Story to take full advantage of her prize money opportunities. That’s one of the reasons trainer Colin Little has elected to bypass …
Continue reading Little goes chasing bigger Moonee Valley prizeRory Hutchings has ridden one winner on his final day as an apprentice to maintain his 14-win lead over Koby Jennings in the race for the junior title. Hutchings rode …
Continue reading Rory Hutchings ends indentures with a winnerThe race for the Victorian jockeys premiership title is now down to two. Damien Oliver has conceded he can’t win as he trails Dwayne Dunn by seven with 13 meetings …
Continue reading Dunn and Williams in title shoot-outNSW captain Paul Gallen will miss the Blues’ first training session ahead of next week’s do-or-die State of Origin showdown with Queensland. Gallen twisted his ankle in Cronulla’s NRL win …
Continue reading Ankle injury to stop Gallen trainingThey may have played their beloved loyalty card again but Queensland claim they will shelve another favourite tactic ahead of State of Origin game two – underdog status. Even Maroons …
Continue reading Qld not claiming underdog statusMisfiring forward Travis Cloke can redeem himself at Collingwood this AFL season and beyond, his coach Nathan Buckley says. Buckley says he’s heartened at Cloke’s effort in the VFL on …
Continue reading Cloke can redeem himself: Magpies bossMadison Keys has shown her ability to make an impact on the new grass court season with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 victory over Timea Babos in the first round of …
Continue reading Keys beats Babos in Aegon ClassicManly chairman Scott Penn has issued his first warning to coach Trent Barrett, saying the club’s current results will be unacceptable once their star players return. The Sea Eagles have …
Continue reading Manly backing Barrett, for nowParramatta board member Geoff Gerard will call for he and his fellow directors to stand down at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday. The four remaining Eels directors – Gerard, Paul …
Continue reading Eels director calls for board cleanoutMelbourne coach Paul Roos hopes the challenge of playing Sydney at the MCG is all the motivation his improving AFL team needs. The Demons face the challenge of a six-day …
Continue reading SCG challenge awaits Demons in AFLJames Tamou has pleaded to be cleared of a shoulder charge which could see him rubbed out of State of Origin II, saying he would have been steamrolled had he …
Continue reading Tamou pleads to be cleared for OriginCronulla coach Shane Flanagan has sent a stark warning to his side about keeping their heads out of the clouds, reminding them the club’s NRL trophy cabinet is still bare. …
Continue reading Flanagan puts lid on Sharks’ expectationsAdjusting to his favoured surface is not like “flicking a switch”, according to Australia’s top-ranked male Nick Kyrgios, but his introduction to the grasscourt season could hinge on the fickle …
Continue reading Kyrgios, Tomic face rainy Queen’s ClubWest Coast coach Adam Simpson is adamant Nic Naitanui’s injury isn’t as bad as it sounds, but concedes the star ruckman’s absence will require a new set of stoppage tactics. …
Continue reading Eagles not fretting over Naitanui injuryThink the Queensland pack can now be pushed around without Nate Myles? Think again NSW, Maroons captain Cameron Smith has warned. Smith admitted losing veteran prop Myles to a knee …
Continue reading No Myles, no problem: Qld skipperTony Williams is adamant his best NRL seasons are ahead of him after returning to his barnstorming best in Canterbury’s controversial win over St George Illawarra. Williams’ bizarre role in …
Continue reading My best footy lies ahead: T-RexQueensland star Johnathan Thurston believes it would be unfair for NSW rookie Wade Graham to be robbed of a State of Origin debut for his high tackle on him – …
Continue reading Thurston backs Graham for Origin after hit

