Steven Arnold is one of the jockeys who could benefit most from Craig Williams’ absence from the C F Orr Stakes meeting. Williams failed in an appeal on Tuesday against …
Continue reading Blue Diamond Prelude 2016: Arnold rapt to get call-up for CalliopeMornington trainer Carlo Vidotto has aspirations of a home-town Cup victory with first-up Sandown winner Magnus Slipper. The 73-year-old has been involved in racing for more than 50 years and …
Continue reading Mornington Cup 2016 plans for first-up winnerAll 34 banned Essendon players will join the Swiss appeal in a last-ditch attempt to overturn their AFL anti-doping bans. Their Swiss lawyers will argue that the Court of Arbitration …
Continue reading AFL players take case to SwitzerlandStruggling NRL clubs have been warned: profit or perish. ARL Commission (ARLC) chairman John Grant has told clubs if they are not running at a profit by 2018 when more …
Continue reading Grant tells NRL clubs profit or perishWallabies captain Stephen Moore is among a host of Australian stars set to play their first game since last year’s World Cup in the Brumbies’ final Super Rugby trial against …
Continue reading World Cup stars back for Brumbies trialSt George Illawarra have given the strongest indication yet that NSW Origin fullback Josh Dugan will switch to the centres for the 2016 NRL season. Dugan trained at both positions …
Continue reading Dugan to play trial at centreAll Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa has opened up about an anger management problem. In an apparently unprompted posting on social media, the 13-Test All Black apologised to those he has …
Continue reading All Black Fekitoa admits anger problemsCEO Bill Pulver says the Australian Rugby Union will keep an open mind and won’t rule out any option which allows them to retain their top players. The issue of …
Continue reading ARU considers all options to retain starsTowering Wallabies lock Will Skelton wants to play in the bulk of NSW Waratahs’ two remaining trials to boost his fitness prior to a season where he’ll be hoping to …
Continue reading Giant Skelton wants more minutesPremiership or bust. That’s the all-or-nothing ultimatum Canterbury icon Terry Lamb has put on this year’s Bulldogs side, who are still without a NRL trophy under premiership-winning coach Des Hasler’s …
Continue reading NRL premiership or bust for Dogs: LambThe unheralded Jack Manski Oval in Townsville looks set to become a whole lot more prominent on Thursday night after North Queensland confirmed it would boast something the All Stars …
Continue reading Cowboys confirm Thurston to play trialTry telling Wade Graham the All Stars clash doesn’t have relevance. The Cronulla backrower says the besieged event has launched him on an unexpected but welcome journey of discovery into …
Continue reading Graham reveals All Stars journeyThe shocking treatment of Sydney AFL captain Adam Goodes should only make the All Stars match all the more relevant in the NRL’s eyes, Gold Coast hitman Greg Bird says. …
Continue reading All Stars should shine for Goodes: BirdPascal Wehrlein, reserve driver for world champions Mercedes and last year’s German Touring Car (DTM) series winner, will race for Manor this season, Formula One’s smallest team said on Wednesday. …
Continue reading Manor F1 team signs up WehrleinAll 34 banned Essendon players could join the Swiss appeal that aims to clear them of AFL doping offences. Bombers chairman Lindsay Tanner also took aim at last month’s Court …
Continue reading All 34 banned AFL players could appealIn demand five-eighth Bernard Foley expects he might get mentally drained during the coming Super Rugby season. But he’s excited by the challenge of trying to stay refreshed through a …
Continue reading Foley not worried about rugby burnoutWallabies superstar David Pocock is expected to decide within the next 10 days whether to take a sabbatical from Australian rugby in 2017 to study, with Australian Rugby Union (ARU) …
Continue reading Pocock call on future ‘within 10 days’Canterbury fullback Brett Morris is reportedly set to miss the first month of the NRL season. The Seven Network reported that the NSW and Australian star was behind schedule in …
Continue reading Dogs’ Brett Morris out of NRL for a month
