Pint-sized batsman Jon Wells stood tall before paceman Sam Rainbird’s heroics sealed Tasmania’s 132-run, bonus point one-day win over Victoria in Brisbane on Wednesday. Days after featuring in Hobart’s Champions …
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Trainer Clinton McDonald is bullish about the Thousand Guineas prospects of Tahni Dancer, convinced the filly can give Saturday’s Group One race a shake. The three-year-old steps up to 1600m …
Continue reading Thousand Guineas 2014: McDonald upbeat about Tahni DancerJapan’s Caulfield Cup 2014 contenders Bande and Admire Rakti will be heading in different directions once they clear quarantine on Saturday. Hong Kong-based jockey Zac Purton, in town to partner …
Continue reading Different Caulfield Cup 2014 build-ups for Japanese duoInspired by Cameron Boyce, Adam Zampa believes he is only a few good performances away from becoming Australian cricket’s next leg-spin bolter. But Zampa, 22, nearly pulled off something almost …
Continue reading Zampa can’t stop SA one-day lossThe Australian Rugby Union has been criticised for not dealing with the Kurtley Beale mid-air drama quickly enough as their integrity unit started their investigations on Wednesday. Former Wallabies back …
Continue reading Kafer takes aim at Wallabies’ probeSpin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has backed the ICC’s system of dealing with suspect bowling actions because it removes the on-field umpires from the roles of judge and jury. The Sri …
Continue reading Ajmal will return for World Cup: MuraliMuttiah Muralitharan’s relationship with Australia became so bitter that he threatened to never tour the country again. Now at 42, Test cricket’s leading wicket-taker is taking on spin-coaching roles including …
Continue reading Murali puts bitterness behind himGeelong midfielder Allen Christensen is seeking an AFL trade and preliminary talks have been held with Brisbane. Geelong said on Wednesday 23-year-old Christensen had expressed a desire to continue his …
Continue reading Cats’ Christensen seeks AFL tradeJohnathan Thurston’s withdrawal from the Kangaroos’ squad for the Four Nations campaign has again turned the focus squarely onto the issue of NRL player burnout. The North Queensland playmaker has …
Continue reading Thurston injury draws focus on NRL burnoutSam Burgess’ facial surgery has proved more complicated than expected and raised questions about him playing out the NRL grand final win over Canterbury with the injuries. Burgess suffered a …
Continue reading Burgess undergoes complicated surgeryIf Ireland thought they dodged a bullet by avoiding a match-up against Lance Franklin, they better think again. Franklin (knee), dual Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett (shoulder) and Collingwood captain Scott …
Continue reading Cream of the AFL crop to take on IrelandA five-wicket haul by left-arm quick Sam Rainbird has helped Tasmania seal a convincing 132-run bonus-point one-day cup win over Victoria at Brisbane’s Allan Border Field on Wednesday. Man-of-the-match Jon …
Continue reading Tasmania seal bonus point one-day cup winWestern Australia have held their nerve against leg-spinner Adam Zampa to claim a three wicket, bonus point one-dayn cup win over South Australia at the Gabba on Wednesday. The Warriors …
Continue reading WA hold on for three wicket one-day winA star-studded field boasting 10 individual Group One winners has been assembled for Saturday’s Caulfield Stakes, a race that will have a major bearing on Cox Plate markets. The top …
Continue reading Top-class G1 field for Caulfield Stakes 2014THE CAULFIELD GUINEAS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HISTORY: First run 1881 when won by Wheatear. Twice decided by a protest: 1979 Bold Diplomat relegated to second to Runaway …
Continue reading Caulfield Guineas 2014 – What you need to knowJames Packer could join Russell Crowe as a co-owner of NRL club South Sydney as soon as this week, as the billionaire seeks to take advantage of the Rabbitohs’ first …
Continue reading Packer keen on Souths’ premiership pieAustralia’s Rugby Sevens coach Geraint John won’t consider luring the nation’s top players to his team until after next year’s Rugby World Cup. Australia begins its quest to qualify for …
Continue reading Sevens not on radar for WallabiesA family link has helped deliver Queensland a Super Rugby recruit who looms as more influential than James O’Connor and Karmichael Hunt – former All Blacks flanker Adam Thomson. Thomson, …
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