Melbourne coach Tony McGahan has his eye on the main prize, refusing to get carried away with his team’s move to the top of the Australian Super Rugby conference. Ahead …
Continue reading Rebels coach looking at big Super pictureThe NSW Waratahs are backing their new-found stability to help deliver a potentially season-defining Super Rugby win over the high-flying Stormers in Cape Town. For the first time in 21 …
Continue reading Waratahs plot hit-and-run win in SAfricaSt George Illawarra will attempt to put coach Paul McGregor’s brush with the law behind them when they take on Warriors in Auckland on Sunday. McGregor is believed to have …
Continue reading Dragons move on from McGregor incidentCarlton coach Brendon Bolton has hailed the club’s decision to bid for a women’s AFL side. Friday is the deadline for clubs to submit applications to join the new national …
Continue reading Bolton excited by Blues AFL womenSydney midfield dynamo Dan Hannebery loves doing more inside grunt work, but says AFL players are feeling the pinch because of reduced rotations. Hannebery, who plays his 150th senior game …
Continue reading Swan Hannebery loves inside work in AFLBoasting a new-found sense of confidence and calm, Melbourne have a golden chance to record a third-straight AFL win. It is not a big number. But to a club that …
Continue reading Demons seek third straight AFL winDoomben can’t come soon enough for trainer Desleigh Forster. She has been ticking off her calendar until the day the stable’s trio of three-year-olds – Too Good To Refuse, I’m …
Continue reading Triple treat for Forster in Gunsynd ClassicPinch River has been disappointing this campaign, but trainer Robert Heathcote hopes the stable has solved the problem by adding new race gear. Heathcote admits on paper it appears he …
Continue reading Heathcote tips Pinch River to improve in Victory StakesMick Price will saddle up two of the best supported runners in early betting for a stakes race at Caulfield. Debutant Epic Moment and the previously raced Oregon’s Day will …
Continue reading Price pair well tried to win Thoroughbred Club CupAustralian sprint star Chautauqua has drawn a middle barrier for the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong. Chautauqua will jump from barrier six in the 14-horse field while …
Continue reading Chautauqua and Buffering draw well in Chairman’s Sprint PrizeMiss Cooper will be out to keep Australasian Oaks plans alive when she runs at Caulfield. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Miss Cooper, a city winner at Sandown over …
Continue reading Miss Cooper on trial for Australasian OaksUnity is not a word you’d associate with fallen AFL giants Carlton of previous years. But coach Brendon Bolton says last week’s win over Fremantle has taught him the club …
Continue reading Blues see AFL green shoots in recoveryBarring the addition of an AFL franchise in Hawaii, Melbourne mentor Paul Roos can’t see himself coaching beyond this season. Roos’ three-year tenure at the Demons ends this year, with …
Continue reading Roos unlikely to coach third AFL teamTrent Barrett is adamant the doping saga that has engulfed Manly won’t impact his team’s 2016 NRL campaign. The Manly coach fronted the media on Friday morning, a day after …
Continue reading Drug saga won’t affect us: BarrettSuper Rugby’s three expansion sides have performed as well as expected this season as they struggle to adapt to regular travel requirements and the higher intensity of games, according to …
Continue reading New Super Rugby teams need time: SANZAARJust three days after leaving Townsville, Matthew Wright will be rushed into Manly’s depleted backline for Saturday’s NRL clash against North Queensland. Injuries to Brett Stewart (hamstring), Tom Trbojevic (ankle), …
Continue reading Eagles’ Wright certain to face former clubSpaniards Nicolas Almagro and Pablo Carreno Busta have reached the quarter-finals at the Estoril Open claycourt tennis tournament in Portugal. Almagro advanced on on Thursday at the expense of Portugal’s …
Continue reading Spanish pair reach Estoril tennis quartersSam Stosur is through to the semi-finals of the Prague Open after seeing off local favourite Barbora Strycova in three sets. The fourth-seeded Australian prevailed 6-3 6-7 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) …
Continue reading Stosur through to Prague Open semis

