Mongolian Khan has been officially taken out of the Melbourne Cup because of a colic attack. A dominant winner of the Caulfield Cup, the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained four-year-old …
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Russell Packer’s announced return to the NRL is in serious doubt, with the immigration department yet to decide whether to cancel his visa and send him back to New Zealand. …
Continue reading Packer’s NRL return doubt: ministerGeoff Toovey believes the NRL’s next CEO requires a far deeper background in the game of rugby league than their predecessors. The former Manly mentor, who last week put his …
Continue reading Toovey wants league-type as CEOAll credit to South Africa and Argentina. Nobody would have blamed them if they had promoted their reserves and gone through the motions for the grandly titled bronze final of …
Continue reading Boks and Pumas lift for RWC15 playoffThe AFL have announced a bye round between the regular season and the finals for 2016. Round 23 was struck by controversy this season after a number of teams pulled …
Continue reading Bye round to precede AFL finalsThird-seeded Rafael Nadal battled back from a break down in the final set to defeat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 4-6 6-3 to reach the Swiss Indoors quarter-finals. But second seed Stan …
Continue reading Nadal scores comeback win in BaselFrench Open champion Stan Wawrinka suffered his eighth first round defeat at the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday when he slumped to a 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 loss to Ivo Karlovic. …
Continue reading Karlovic sends Wawrinka crashingRoger Federer has never been much of a rebel, but at next year’s Australian Open he is encouraging ballkids to break their golden rule. In a video message sent to …
Continue reading Friendly Federer open to ballkidsFive reasons why the rivalry between the Aussies and Kiwis runs so deep: CHAPPELL UNDERARM SPARKS FURY One of the most infamous moments in sporting history took place in 1981 …
Continue reading Great rivals clash in RWC15 finalSam Burgess has reportedly been granted leave from English club Bath to consider his future in rugby union. The former South Sydney NRL star is due to make a decision …
Continue reading Burgess given leave to consider futureIt’s one of the great fallacies that Richie McCaw is your archetypal, down-to-earth Kiwi male. Raised on a farm, loves his rugby and has humility by the spade-load. But that’s …
Continue reading Curtain comes down on storied McCaw careerThe AFL will unveil its 2016 fixture on Thursday morning, with several important elements still unclear. Richmond and Carlton will open the season with their traditional MCG blockbuster on Easter …
Continue reading AFL to unveil 2016 fixtureFremantle superstar Matthew Pavlich has announced he’ll play on for a 17th season in 2016. The Dockers skipper, who is the club’s record appearance holder with 335 games, took time …
Continue reading Dockers star Pavlich to play on in 2016Stephen Larkham insists Australia will face the greatest five-eighth of all time when they clash with New Zealand in Saturday’s World Cup final at Twickenham. Dan Carter will make his …
Continue reading Larkham hails Carter as greatest everTensions continue to simmer between NRL clubs and the ARLC, with a number of club chairmen reportedly walking away from a meeting with John Grant on Wednesday. Nick Politis (Sydney …
Continue reading Clubs at loggerheads with Grant and ARLCVeteran hooker Keven Mealamu says there might be a bit more buzz this week, but the All Blacks are out to ensure it doesn’t hinder their preparations for the Rugby …
Continue reading Mealamu out to ensure preparation is rightThe man who kicked the NSW Waratahs to their drought-breaking Super Rugby title win says ending a 16-year wait for World Cup glory would be an achievement of an even-greater …
Continue reading World Cup final a ‘new magnitude’: FoleyThe dynamic tag-team duo of David Pocock and Michael Hooper have the potential to decide the Rugby World Cup final, but New Zealand believe it would be unwise to devise …
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