One-time US Open champion Marin Cilic has given Croatia a 1-0 lead over Belgium in their first round Davis Cup tie with a 7-5 6-3 7-5 win over Kimmer Coppejans …
Continue reading Cilic gives Croatia 1-0 lead over BelgiumWaratahs hooker Silatolu Latu has been cited for allegedly striking Brumbies centre Matt Toomua during the Brumbies 32-15 Super Rugby victory over the Waratahs. The incident occurred in the 57th …
Continue reading Latu faces striking chargeReborn Sydney Roosters star Blake Ferguson has declared his desire to be the club’s long-term fullback ahead of wonderkid Latrell Mitchell. Mitchell, who has been compared to Greg Inglis, has …
Continue reading Ferguson wants to keep Roosters No1 jumperAnthony Cummings is keen to dispute the theory that winning streaks in the middle of summer have little relevance to what happens when the stakes are raised in the autumn. …
Continue reading Challenge Stakes 2016: Rule The River over the odds says trainerProgressive three-year-old Quatronic heads a team of four Matt Dunn will send into the Grafton heat of the Country Championship. Quatronic goes to Sunday’s $100,000 race off successive wins at …
Continue reading Dunn four-handed going to GraftonTrainer Mick Price is concerned an inside draw could bring about the downfall of Australian Guineas second favourite Tarzino. Price says Tarzino will need to be ridden closer from barrier …
Continue reading Australian Guineas 2016: Tarzino’s draw not idealNew Zealand colt Xtravagant is the firming favourite for the Australian Guineas following his delayed arrival in Melbourne. Xtravagant was the $3.50 favourite when he left New Zealand on Thursday …
Continue reading Australian Guineas 2016: Xtravagant’s odds firmIt might be premature to say the balance of AFL power in Sydney is changing, but Swans coach John Longmire has been given plenty of food for thought after his …
Continue reading Swans need to get better: LongmireThe emerging GWS Giants are showing they can win without their “mummy” and contest better and for longer against leading AFL sides. An impressive 34-point win on Friday over local …
Continue reading Giants prove they can win without ‘mummy’Des Hasler has some advice for fans of his former club after Canterbury easily brushed aside Manly 28-6 at Brookvale on Friday night – the Sea Eagles will become a …
Continue reading Manly will be tough to beat: HaslerPaolo Lorenzi let slip a two-set lead and was forced to save three match points before beating Marco Chiudinelli to put Italy 1-0 up Friday in its Davis Cup first-round …
Continue reading Italy leads Switzerland in Davis CupThe Triple Eight V8 Supercars triple threat comes to life on Saturday at the Clipsal 500, but neither drivers nor team boss Roland Dane is predicting sparks to fly. Shane …
Continue reading Red Bulls begin new V8s eraA bye couldn’t have come at a better time for a battered and bruised NSW Waratahs, after losing two Wallabies and a new recruit to injury in a costly Super …
Continue reading Polota-Nau among trio of injured WaratahsAndy Murray and Kei Nishikori both won their 12th straight match in the Davis Cup to leave titleholder Britain and Japan tied at 1-1 in the first round on Friday. …
Continue reading Nishikori levels Japan, Britain Cup tieBack-to-back wins to open the season isn’t enough for coach Stephen Larkham to get too excited about the Brumbies’ prospects of a breakthrough Super Rugby title. The Canberra-based outfit followed …
Continue reading We won’t get ahead of ourselves: BrumbiesFormula One’s governing body has voted in favour of a new elimination-style qualifying format that will be implemented from this month’s Australian season-opener, a well-placed source said on Friday. Speaking …
Continue reading F1 gets new qualifying formatThe State of Origin cauldron may pale in comparison to the heat NSW halfback Trent Hodkinson is feeling ahead of his NRL debut for Newcastle. But the ice cool playmaker …
Continue reading Hodkinson soaks up Origin like pressureMature aged Brisbane recruit Dayne Zorko never thought he’d be a Lion – let alone one for life. But after realising his AFL dream, Zorko is now aiming for something …
Continue reading Zorko believes Lions finals dream

