Michael Clarke provided the strongest indication yet he will play the first Test, running and batting without incident on Saturday. Clarke joined the squad on Friday evening, seeking to return …
Continue reading Clarke bats, shapes up for first TestWild weather has forced V8 Supercars to suspend race two of the season-ending Sydney 500. Sydney Olympic Park was pelted by heavy rain about 15 laps into the 37-lap race …
Continue reading Wild Sydney storm stops V8 Supercars raceAustralia’s men were unbeaten to top Pool C on the opening day of the Dubai Sevens and will play surprise qualifiers Scotland in the quarter-finals of the rugby tournament on …
Continue reading Australia unbeaten in Dubai SevensChampion-elect Jamie Whincup has notched up his 88th V8 Supercars win – and lucky 13th for the year – in the opening race of the season-ending Sydney 500. The Red …
Continue reading V8 champ Whincup opens Sydney 500 with winBrad Haddin won’t complicate things when he crouches down behind the stumps in readiness for the first of many emotional deliveries in next week’s first Test. “I don’t think you …
Continue reading Aussies won’t complicate Test: HaddinBrad Haddin is yet to contemplate captaining Australia’s Test side, with all signs pointing to Michael Clarke taking the field at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Clarke joined the squad on …
Continue reading Clarke shaping up well for Test: HaddinSam Burgess has made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut coming off the bench for English side Bath in a 30-5 win over Montpellier in France. The former South Sydney …
Continue reading Burgess makes European Cup debut for BathV8 Supercars star Will Davison has broken through for Erebus Motorsport’s first pole position in a dramatic qualifying for the Sydney 500. The Mercedes driver will start the first of …
Continue reading Davison scores V8 pole as Ambrose crashesIndia offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin routed Australia last year and is unfazed by the challenge of being asked to do it again on less-friendly pitches. Ashwin was a crucial part of …
Continue reading India’s Ashwin ready for Aussie pitchesA four-under-par 68 has moved Australia’s Minjee Lee into prime position to secure her card on the LPGA in 2015. Lee, who started the third round in a tie for …
Continue reading Lee in the hunt for LPGA cardAn ill Tiger Woods has made his first eagle in 16 months on his way to a two-under-par 70 in the rain-hit second round of the Hero World Challenge. The …
Continue reading Tiger shows progress as Spieth leadsTrainer Jason Warren is counting on a massive swing in the weights in a truly run sprint as the edge Danger Close needs to beat Lord Of The Sky in …
Continue reading Christmas Cup 2014: Tempo, weight suits Danger Close: WarrenDouglas Whyte is poised to capitalise on the unavailability of three Hong Kong jockeys’ room rivals when he rides Moriarty in the Kingston Town Stakes. Whyte snapped up the Group …
Continue reading Kingston Town Stakes 2014: Waller banking on Whyte’s Perth experienceWith a racing gait more suited to a rower than a racehorse, it is little wonder Zin Zan Eddie is partial to wet tracks. The Matthew Smith-trained five-year-old is poised …
Continue reading Wet tracks a boost for Smith-trained pairTulloch Lodge claims a healthy appetite for racing gives Pheidon an undeniable chance of causing a Kingston Town Classic upset. Pheidon goes into the $500,000 race at Ascot on Saturday …
Continue reading Kingston Town Classic 2014: Pheidon hungry for more success in westRacing NSW doesn’t have an established threshold for cobalt but the levels returned by one of trainer Darren Smith’s racehorses has far exceeded any calculations. Testarhythm was found to have …
Continue reading Darren Smith fronts RNSW cobalt inquiryNot so long ago, Darius Boyd did not have the time to tolerate a press conference. But Broncos veteran Justin Hodges says Boyd’s new-found maturity has him primed to overcome …
Continue reading Boyd mindset will aid comeback: HodgesFormer world champion Jenson Button will have to wait a few more days before discovering whether he has a future with McLaren, the team indicated on Friday. A spokesman revealed …
Continue reading Button still waiting on McLaren


