Wales coach Warren Gatland on Tuesday named a well-tested 34-man squad to contest the four-match November Test series with 20-year-old Ospreys prop Nicky Smith the only uncapped player involved. A …
Continue reading Nicky Smith gets Wales rugby call-upAs Gai Waterhouse fine tunes her Cox Plate three-year-olds Almalad and Wandjina, an almost forgotten Tulloch Lodge star is ready to make a comeback after a throat surgery. Spurtonic, a …
Continue reading Filante Handicap 2014: Spurtonic takes first steps in comebackMourinho is likely to get his Group One chance in the Mackinnon Stakes after connections’ hopes of a Cox Plate start fell flat. The Moonee Valley Racing Club committee used …
Continue reading Mackinnon Stakes 2014 likely for MourinhoThe horse that gave Lloyd Williams his first Caulfield Cup remains a solid favourite to break the prominent owner’s Cox Plate hoodoo. Fawkner has drawn perfectly in barrier four for …
Continue reading Fawkner remains Cox Plate 2014 favourite after drawHugh Bowman is free to ride Irish visitor Mutual Regard in the Melbourne Cup after having a lengthy suspension reduced on appeal. Bowman was outed for 20 meetings after he …
Continue reading Bowman to return on Melbourne Cup 2014 dayRobert Heathcote is convinced the Manikato Stakes barrier draw has played out in favour of his defending champion Buffering. But the Queensland trainer still rates Lankan Rupee as the horse …
Continue reading Buffering primed for G1 Manikato Stakes defenceHe played in Australia’s two Rugby World Cup victories, captained his country during one of the Wallabies’ most successful eras and even earned the nickname ‘nobody’ – because nobody’s perfect. …
Continue reading Alan Jones calls Eales overratedHe may be in a makeshift Kangaroos line-up but Greg Inglis sounded like a man who wanted a permanent hold on the Australian No.1 jersey on Tuesday. Five rookies are …
Continue reading Inglis eyes No.1 Roos jerseyWallabies coach elect Michael Cheika was scrambling to finalise his support team on Tuesday night after Brumbies mentor Stephen Larkham ruled himself out of the end-of-year tour. Cheika’s anticipated appointment …
Continue reading Larkham knocks back Wallabies roleOne look at the pitch for the first Test was enough to convince Australian captain Michael Clarke it’s going to be a challenging week against Pakistan’s spinners. Clarke’s side trained …
Continue reading Pakistan’s spinners to challenge AustInsight gained by their NRL-based contingent has England confident of being “one step ahead” at the Four Nations tournament despite losing their captain on Tuesday. Bulldogs enforcer James Graham will …
Continue reading Graham named England captainPakistan coach Waqar Younis is hopeful star spinner Saeed Ajmal will soon be cleared to return to the side following his controversial chucking ban. “The last thing I’ve heard was …
Continue reading Saeed Ajmal to be tested soon: coachAustralian cricket’s strongest states have been assured they won’t lose their top talent to rivals under a proposed draft system to improve talent pathways around the country. Cricket Australia high …
Continue reading Draft won’t cost top states: CAAfter a five-month layoff battling a calf injury, Watson returns to the international scene in Australia’s Twenty20 clash with South Africa in Adelaide early next month. Before then, Australia will …
Continue reading I’m in a fight for my Test spot: WatsonMost golfers hate spending time in the sand, but for one-time major winner Geoff Ogilvy, it’s proven to be the perfect tonic. Ogilvy was in danger of burning out earlier …
Continue reading Sand, surf help golfer Ogilvy regain mojoSamoan trio Reni Maitua, Tautau Moga and Sauaso Sue have not been considered for selection for Saturday’s Four Nations opener against England due to an NRL integrity unit investigation into …
Continue reading Samoa fight trio not named for league TestParramatta great Peter Sterling has urged club bosses to splurge the salary cap cash made available by the exit of Jarryd Hayne on a gun halfback. Speaking on radio station …
Continue reading Use Hayne cash on a half for Eels: SterloSkipper AB de Villiers and JP Duminy have guided South Africa to a comfortable six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening one-day cricket international in Mt Maunganui. The pair …
Continue reading Proteas beat Black Caps by six wickets
