Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says fans will risk being viewed as racist if they boo Sydney veteran Adam Goodes in Saturday’s qualifying final at Domain Stadium. Goodes will return to …
Continue reading Boo Goodes at your own peril: LyonTwo-time runner-up Victoria Azarenka has reached her fourth US Open quarter-final with a 6-3 6-4 win over Varvara Lepchenko of the United States. Former world number one Azarenka, the 20th …
Continue reading Azarenka into fourth US Open quartersAfter the Sydney Roosters saved some of their worst football of the season for last year’s NRL finals, captain Jake Friend says the minor premiers are determined to avoid another …
Continue reading NRL finals nightmare drives RoostersLightly raced filly Payroll will launch her three-year-old campaign in a Listed race up the straight at Flemington. The Richard Laming-trained filly will contest the Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m) on …
Continue reading Cap D’Antibes Stakes 2015: Payroll kicks off campaign at FlemingtonNSW Premier Mike Baird was followed into Bart Cummings’ state funeral by a couple in well-worn coats and shoes – the old gent carrying a green shopping bag, his wife …
Continue reading Final applause as Bart’s race finishesNew Zealand jockey Opie Bosson will make a rare trip to Melbourne to ride high class four-year-old Mongolian Khan at Flemington. The New Zealand and Australian Derby winner will have …
Continue reading Makybe Diva Stakes 2015: Mongolian Khan lures Bosson to MelbourneThe decision to run Speak Fondly in the Golden Rose might have been a late one but punters have been quick to latch on to the Gai Waterhouse-trained filly. Speak …
Continue reading Punters warm to Speak Fondly in Golden Rose 2015Western Bulldogs tall Jack Redpath is confident the Dogs’ pinch-hitting approach to ruck contests can pay dividends against in-form Adelaide big man Sam Jacobs. The unheralded former rookie Redpath is …
Continue reading Dogs like smaller but quicker AFL rucksDon’t ask Damien Hardwick to compare this season’s Richmond AFL side with last year’s because as far as the Tigers coach is concerned there’s just no comparison. Having failed to …
Continue reading Tigers unconcerned by past AFL finals formFremantle midfielder Nathan Fyfe feels like a million dollars as he attempts to prove his fitness for Saturday’s qualifying final against Sydney at Domain Stadium. But ruckman Jon Griffin has …
Continue reading Million-dollar Fyfe on track for SwansWest Coast coach Adam Simpson doesn’t think his recent stint at Hawthorn will be an advantage when the Eagles attempt to topple the defending premiers on Friday night. Simpson spent …
Continue reading Fledgling Eagles aim to take down HawksMad Monday has turned into sad Monday for Gold Coast with the AFL club losing patience with midfielder Harley Bennell. On the first official day of the club’s off-season, chief …
Continue reading Suns to punt troubled star BennellSouth Sydney’s NRL premiership defence is in a tailspin with prop George Burgess facing a two-week ban for throwing a water bottle at an opponent. If found guilty Burgess will …
Continue reading Burgess facing NRL ban for bottle throwIf their record against NRL finals rivals over the 26 premiership rounds this season is anything to go by, Melbourne Storm are the team to beat in the battle for …
Continue reading Storm have the wood on NRL finals rivalsBrisbane are bracing to face North Queensland’s strike weapon Michael Morgan in Saturday’s NRL qualifying final with statistics showing he shapes as their winning edge. The Cowboys playmaker is rated …
Continue reading Morgan likely to start against BroncosSt George Illawarra skipper Ben Creagh insists his unfancied side aren’t about to waste their first NRL finals opportunity in four years, despite conceding opponents Canterbury have a big experience …
Continue reading Dragons won’t waste finals chance: CreaghTroubled AFL star Harley Bennell will be offered for trade by Gold Coast after his latest off-field misdemeanour. Bennell was charged with public nuisance on Sunday night after an alleged …
Continue reading Suns to ditch troubled star BennellSerena Williams, chasing a calendar grand slam, advanced to a dramatic US Open quarter-final showdown with sister Venus on Sunday while a concussion forced Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard out of the …
Continue reading Serena to meet Venus in US Open quarter

