Another overseas trip is in the wind for Chautauqua with Japan and Hong Kong heading the list. The gelding lived up to his ranking as the world’s highest-rated sprinter with …
Continue reading Chautauqua’s spring could include JapanOaks hopeful Tavi Bay has arrived in Queensland and her trainer believes the filly is still on an upward spiral heading towards her Group One target. Tavi Bay was flown …
Continue reading Tavi Bay on track for Queensland OaksGary Portelli has a couple of Group One performers in his Warwick Farm stable but it is the unassuming Straturbo who is flying the flag. The trainer’s two runners at …
Continue reading Straturbo flying the Portelli stable flagManu Tuilagi’s fate will be decided in the next 48 hours when the severity of the hamstring injury that threatens to rule him out of England’s tour to Australia is …
Continue reading Tuilagi in doubt for Australia tourSteady rain has stopped play midway through the opening day of the French Open in Paris. Play was able to get underway on Sunday morning, with Australian Nick Kyrgios winning …
Continue reading Rain stops play at French OpenA pair of Czech threats loom for men’s title hopes Andy Murray and defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka when the French Open plays catch-up on Monday. After a damp squib of …
Continue reading Murray and Wawrinka face Czech threatsAP – Canada’s James Hinchcliffe turned in a fearless performance to grab pole for the Indianapolis 500 one year after being critically injured in a crash during practice at the …
Continue reading Hinchcliffe grabs 100th Indy 500 poleWomen’s 10th seed Petra Kvitova was among the early starters on the first day of the rain-hit French Open and was nearly sent packing in the opening skirmish on Philippe …
Continue reading Kvitova gets tight win at French OpenAustralia’s Nick Kyrgios did his best to enliven a damp and dismal Parisian day with eye-catching play and habitual rants as the French Open began without some of its familiar …
Continue reading Kyrgios lights up damp French OpenJarryd Hayne’s Olympic ambition still burns brightly after the weekend’s London Sevens tournament, but he faces a near-impossible task to force his way into Fiji’s 12-man Rio squad. On current …
Continue reading Hayne faces uphill battle for Rio dreamSt Kilda coach Alan Richardson’s concerns after a 103-point AFL loss to West Coast were clear. Contest and pressure. Richardson asked for an improvement in both areas and the Saints …
Continue reading St Kilda make statement after shockerPort Adelaide defender Tom Jonas is set to be sent straight to the AFL Tribunal for a crude hit that knocked out West Coast midfielder Andrew Gaff. The severity of …
Continue reading Jonas to be hit with hefty AFL banNick Kyrgios swept into the French Open second round before most of the opening day at Roland Garros was washed away. Caught up in the weather dramas on a wet …
Continue reading Aussies caught in French washoutWhile jokingly conceding he “sucks on clay”, Australian star Bernard Tomic admits he very nearly chose skip the claycourt season this year to focus on his grass court preparations. Tomic …
Continue reading Tomic considered skipping clay seasonScotland’s Dougie Fife scored two tries in the final two minutes as they snatched a thrilling 27-26 victory over South Africa to claim their first World Rugby Sevens Series Cup …
Continue reading Scotland clinch World Sevens CupWorld Rugby Sevens Series rookie-of-the-year nominee Henry Hutchison looks to have all but sealed his place at the Rio Olympics in August. Hutchison was a shining light for Australia in …
Continue reading Hutchison stands out for Aust at sevensEnigmatic tennis star Nick Kyrgios says it would be “a circus” if he shoved an umpire in the manner world No.1 Novak Djokovic did last week. But he insists he’s …
Continue reading It’d be a circus if I shoved ump: KyrgiosStan Wawrinka has never arrived so late for a grand slam, but believes his extended stay in Geneva where he won the claycourt title on Saturday was perfect preparation for …
Continue reading Late Wawrinka ready to defend title
