Britain’s champion apprentice Tom Marquand has edged out one of Australia’s best in a close finish at Flemington. But the visiting rider had to survive a protest from Damien Oliver, …
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Top apprentice James Orman will be riding more often for the Robert Heathcote stable after winning on Dream Choice at Doomben on Saturday. Former Sydney galloper Dream Choice ($5.50) cemented …
Continue reading Heathcote, Orman partnership to flourishWayne Bennett is keeping mum on Brisbane’s next skipper but he might have provided an insight after handing Sam Thaiday the Broncos’ reins for this weekend’s Auckland Nines. Thaiday appears …
Continue reading Thaiday named Broncos Nines skipperDamien Hardwick won’t be handed a new coaching deal at AFL club Richmond unless he can meet key benchmarks. Hardwick has entered his seventh year as coach of the Tigers, …
Continue reading Tigers not locking in Hardwick for 2017A reformed Russell Packer has vowed to make amends to his family for the heartache his jailing put them through and not to waste his second chance at the NRL. …
Continue reading Packer’s NRL road to redemptionAnother booze-inflicted hangover looms for the NRL, with Cronulla’s Valentine Holmes identified as the player at the centre of an Emerging Origin squad controversy that might embroil up to six …
Continue reading QRL Origin bans for Holmes and MunsterManly fans will have to wait a little longer to see their big-name recruits in action after coach Trent Barrett named a low-key squad for the Auckland Nines. Former Wests …
Continue reading Low-key Manly Nines squad namedBilly Slater has been picked to feature for Melbourne at this weekend’s Auckland Nines – but not as a player. The recovering Test fullback will travel to New Zealand as …
Continue reading Slater picked by Storm – as assistantAnother booze-inflicted hangover looms for the NRL, with Cronulla’s Valentine Holmes identified as the player at the centre of an Emerging Origin squad controversy that might embroil up to six …
Continue reading Holmes, Munster banned by QRLWallaby forward Dave Dennis will leave the NSW Waratahs at the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season, signing with English Premiership club the Exeter Chiefs for three years. The …
Continue reading Dennis to leave Tahs for English rugbyThe mercifully small cut on AFL star Brent Harvey’s left knee is a stark reminder that a chainsaw and multi-tasking do not mix. Somehow, Harvey did not even need stitches …
Continue reading AFL star Harvey has close chainsaw shaveShifting St George Illawarra superstar Josh Dugan from fullback might be a high-stakes gamble but the NSW State of Origin No.1 says it could be a cure for the Red …
Continue reading Dragons mulling over Dugan NRL shiftQueensland Rugby League has confirmed two players will not be considered for selection this year after breaking curfew at the Emerging Origin squad camp. QRL boss Peter Betros said the …
Continue reading Origin ban for misbehaving Qld hopefulsGrand slam greatness already assured, Novak Djokovic says he’s hungry like a wolf to stay ahead of his challengers as he eyes career-defining French Open glory in Paris. At the …
Continue reading Djokovic hungry for career slam in ParisIt took Russell Packer two years of soul searching, a 12-month prison sentence which included four weeks in solitary confinement and having his NRL career pulled from under him to …
Continue reading Russell Packer lends advice to PearceGreg Eastwood has been named captain of Canterbury’s Auckland Nines squad. The Kiwi international will take over the NRL club’s reins for the first time, headlining a squad also featuring …
Continue reading Eastwood to lead Dogs at NinesWhatever fate awaits Mitchell Pearce, NSW State of Origin skipper Paul Gallen admits the disgraced halfback’s video nasty will “live with him forever”. Gallen said NRL bad boys had been …
Continue reading Video will live with Pearce forever: GalEx-Sydney Roosters chief executive Brian Canavan hopes disgraced NRL star Mitchell Pearce can overcome his demons. Pearce was forced to make a tearful apology last week after a video was …
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