The odds of owner Lloyd Williams winning that elusive Sportingbet Cox Plate are firming, with Fawkner shortening in betting forSaturday’s Group 1 weight-for-age classic at Moonee Valley after drawing favourably at …
Continue reading Punters come for favourites odds to win Cox Plate 2014Key administrator Chris Pelchen is leaving St Kilda after a post-season review of the AFL club’s football program. The Saints said that their head of football had resigned. Pelchen, who …
Continue reading Pelchen leaves Saints in AFLBoom Western Bulldogs recruit Tom Boyd is putting no timeframe on how long he will take to become a regular AFL player. The 19-year-old has also backed his new club …
Continue reading Boyd wary of predicting his AFL futureFor all his troubles, Bernard Tomic is set to end the year as Australia’s top-ranked men’s tennis player. The biggest rankings riser of the week, Tomic has soared 20 spots …
Continue reading Tomic in line for Australian No.1 spotFormer Australian player Luke Ronchi has fallen agonisingly a shot off his first one-day international century after leading a New Zealand fightback that took them to 230 in the opening …
Continue reading Ronchi leads Black Caps fightback with 99After a brilliant Bathurst, Nissan Motorsport is out to prove they’ve arrived as a major player on the V8 Supercars scene at this weekend’s Gold Coast 600. Nissan came away …
Continue reading Nissan aims to build on Bathurst successAfter an injury-hit start to his career, exciting young quick Pat Cummins is finally ready to play for Australia on home soil in next month’s Twenty20 series against South Africa. …
Continue reading Cummins ready to impress on home soilAn ongoing appendix problem didn’t affect Spanish former world No.1 Rafael Nadal as he breezed through 6-2 6-2 in his first round match with Italian journeyman Simone Bolelli at the …
Continue reading Swiss win just the medicine for NadalShane Watson says five months out battling a calf injury has him primed for a huge summer of international cricket. Watson will make his international return from a calf injury …
Continue reading Fit Watson ready for Indian summerAn all-action Serena Williams has eased concerns over her injured knee as she opened the WTA Finals with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Ana Ivanovic. The world No.1 withdrew from …
Continue reading Serena, Halep get early wins at WTA FinalsCox Plate favourite Fawkner has drawn barrier four as he attempts to give leviathan owner Lloyd Williams his first win in the weight-for-age championship. A capacity field of 14 will …
Continue reading Favourite draws barrier 4 in 2014 Cox Plate FieldRory McIlroy says he will skip his next two tournaments in China to prepare for a long-awaited lawsuit against his former management company. McIlroy will not play in the BMW …
Continue reading McIlroy to skip events to focus on lawsuitThe All Blacks’ season-ending tour will provide a road test for their World Cup title defence as they seek to stay one step ahead of a closing pack. Coach Steve …
Continue reading All Blacks treat tour as World Cup warm-upPakistan coach Waqar Younis says some of Australia’s weaknesses were exposed in their loss to Pakistan A and he plans to exploit them in the first Test starting on Wednesday. …
Continue reading Aust’s tour-game loss boosts PakistanNot even rugby league great Darren Lockyer could convince Karmichael Hunt to return to the Brisbane Broncos. Code hopper Hunt confirmed he did not leave on ideal terms with his …
Continue reading I said no to Lockyer, say KarmichaelPride in the Australian jersey? Not a problem, says veteran Robbie Farah thanks to 11 excited new faces in the Kangaroos’ Four Nations camp. However, the wily utility admits more …
Continue reading Defence, not pride concern for RoosEngland international Eoin Morgan is adamant perennial Big Bash League easybeats the Sydney Thunder won’t roll over again this summer. The Thunder have been the big disappointment throughout the infancy …
Continue reading Thunder won’t be BBL easybeats: MorganSteroids have been found in supplements given to players on Kenya’s fast-improving rugby sevens team, according to a report that calls for disciplinary proceedings against head coach Paul Treu and …
Continue reading Kenyan rugby caught up in doping scandal

