Port Adelaide expect an answer next week from the AFL about its appeal to be allowed to recruit top-up players like Essendon. Two former Essendon players now at Port, Paddy …
Continue reading Port expect top-up player answer soonSerena Williams is in lockdown mode and feeling the weight of history, but says she wouldn’t have it any other way heading into a potentially career-defining Australian Open final. Already …
Continue reading Serena shuts down before Open finalGreater Western Sydney chief executive David Matthews expects rising star Cameron McCarthy to return to the club after being granted indefinite leave due to personal issues. McCarthy will head back …
Continue reading Giants expect homesick McCarthy to returnDisgraced Sydney Roosters NRL captain Mitchell Pearce has admitted he has needs help for an alcohol problem and says it is being arranged. A clearly shaken Pearce fronted reporters briefly …
Continue reading Apologetic Pearce admits alcohol issueGreater Western Sydney say they have granted key forward Cameron McCarthy indefinite leave from the AFL club to deal with “personal issues”. One of the club’s leading goalkickers in 2015, …
Continue reading AFL Giants give McCarthy indefinite leaveDisgraced Sydney Roosters co-skipper Mitchell Pearce has admitted he has a problem with alcohol which he needs to address. Pearce apologised for his actions when he addressed media briefly in …
Continue reading Apologetic Pearce admits alcohol problemUnder-fire Sydney Roosters co-skipper Mitchell Pearce is to speak publicly for the first time after video footage of him simulating a sex act with a dog was aired. Pearce’s lewd …
Continue reading Roosters’ Pearce to break his silenceChristian Lealiifano will join fellow Wallaby Stephen Moore as the Brumbies’ co-captains for the 2016 Super Rugby season. Moore, who took the reins last year, has retained his leadership role …
Continue reading Lealiifano, Moore to co-captain BrumbiesIntent on proving the doubters wrong, Roger Federer is convinced more grand slam glory awaits despite his frustrating title drought continuing at Melbourne Park. Turning 35 in August, Federer has …
Continue reading Fed era not over, says champion SwissThe Sydney Swans have signed AFL premiership-winning player Nick Smith for another two years, keeping the 2014 All-Australian at the club until 2018. The 27-year-old defender has played 142 games …
Continue reading Smith extends contract at SwansShaun Johnson will make his comeback from injury at the NRL Nines tournament in Auckland while the Warriors will also field star signing Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for the first time. Warriors …
Continue reading Johnson to return for Warriors at NinesChris Waller is about to welcome highly regarded former French stayer Spiritjim to his star-studded stable. Good enough to run in the past two editions of the Prix de l’Arc …
Continue reading Spiritjim adds more depth to Waller stableTrainer Paul Murray has been charged with eight offences relating to cobalt found in Group Two winner Alma’s Fury. A bottle later found to contain a high level of cobalt …
Continue reading Paul Murray charged over cobalt offencesAlmighty Girl will meet more experienced fillies at her introduction to city racing at Flemington but trainer Mitchell Beer says she won’t be out of place on the score of …
Continue reading Mitchell Beer has high hopes for Almighty GirlThe Light Fingers Stakes in Sydney has been pinpointed as the return race for Thousand Guineas winner Stay With Me. The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained filly campaigned solely in …
Continue reading Light Fingers Stakes 2016: Stay With Me to step out in Sydney trialA substance found in trainer Paul Murray’s stable fridge contained cobalt at a level previously not seen by Racing NSW stewards. Murray faces eight charges relating to high levels of …
Continue reading Paul Murray to answer eight cobalt chargesIntergaze, best remembered as the horse which beat Octagonal in the crowd favourite’s farewell race, has died aged 22. In a career spanning five seasons, Intergaze won 12 races and …
Continue reading Popular Aus racehorse Intergaze dead at 22Inheriting a Group One winner during the twilight of its career is a challenge that sits comfortably with River Lad’s new trainer Kris Lees. Not much phases the Newcastle horseman …
Continue reading Expressway Stakes 2016: River Lad back in arena


