Roger Federer has revealed how Lleyton Hewitt dumped him as a junior doubles partner at the Australian Open way back when. Career-long friends who first clashed as 15-year-olds at the …
Continue reading Federer’s special memories of HewittFrance’s Alize Cornet has ended Eugenie Bouchard’s perfect week with a straight sets win in the final of the Hobart International. Cornet delivered a polished performance on Saturday, thrashing Bouchard …
Continue reading Alize Cornet wins Hobart InternationalSerena Williams insists she is “120, 130 per cent” ready to defend her Australian Open crown despite suffering another apparent injury scare. After withdrawing from the Hopman Cup with knee …
Continue reading Williams plays down injury scareHis game face well and truly on, Lleyton Hewitt says he can “absolutely” make a fairytale deep run in his Australian Open swansong. Hewitt’s immediate focus is firmly on seeing …
Continue reading Hewitt out to cause some Open damageWe take a look at today’s Flemington meeting on Chester Manifold Stakes 2016 day and give our tips for each of the nine races on the card as well as …
Continue reading Chester Manifold Stakes 2016 day Tips – Flemington 16/1/2016The AFL put “spin” first and fairness last as it tried to control the ASADA investigation into Essendon, former coach James Hird says. He also said his trust was broken …
Continue reading AFL put spin first, fairness last: HirdPremier jockey Hugh Bowman makes his return to Sydney racing with six rides at Randwick. Bowman, who won the Epsom Handicap and Cox Plate on Winx in October, took up …
Continue reading Hugh Bowman returns at RandwickThe Melbourne Racing Club and Racing Victoria are at odds over the funding for the Blue Diamond Stakes. Last October, RV announced a $500,000 prize money increase for Victoria’s only …
Continue reading Blue Diamond Stakes 2016 to be run for $1.5millionEugenie Bouchard and Alize Cornet will put their Australian Open ambitions aside when they contest the final of the Hobart International on Saturday. Former world No.5 Bouchard from Canada is …
Continue reading Bouchard v Cornet in Hobart tennis finalToby Price is one stage away from becoming the first Australian to win the Dakar Rally, holding a huge lead in the motorbike category going into the final day. The …
Continue reading Price edges closer to Dakar winEUTERS – Lamenting the “boring” state of the women’s game, Australian tennis legend Margaret Smith Court says she expects Serena Williams to break her all-time grand slam singles record. Smith …
Continue reading Smith Court backs Serena for major recordSpaniard Roberto Bautista Agut is reading little into his one previous match against American Jack Sock in Auckland on the ATP Tour. Bautista Agut won their quarter-final in 2014, but …
Continue reading Bautista Agut looking beyond historyNew Fremantle Dockers captain David Mundy says this year’s pre-season has been a massive learning curve as the team focuses on improved ball movement and skills. And he said that …
Continue reading Fyfe and Bennell to play catch up at FreoAustralian plans for Xtravagant will become clearer after the colt runs at Trentham with trainer Stephen Autridge to be guided by his performance in the Levin Classic. Xtravagant is the …
Continue reading Levin Classic 2016: Xtravagant plans to become clearerVlad Duric will chase a second Australia Stakes with Mourinho before taking up a short-term Singapore contract. Duric will ride the gelding in the Group Two sprint at Moonee Valley …
Continue reading Duric, Mourinho to defend Australian Stakes titleThe promising Hellbent will be out to make amends for a last-start defeat when he runs in the lucrative Inglis Dash at Flemington, a race not originally on his program. …
Continue reading Hellbent to show his class in Inglis Dash 2016The systems Chris Waller has in place have taken him to the top of Australian racing. But his methods don’t include rushing two-year-olds into the Magic Millions or Golden Slipper …
Continue reading Miss Ballantine an early 2YO for WallerSvetlana Kuznetsova has denied “being back”. In her mind, she never left. The dual grand slam champion wound back the clock with an almost flawless 6-0 6-2 shutout of Puerto …
Continue reading Kuznetsova claims Sydney title


