New Zealand rugby league coach Stephen Kearney is resigned to being without star hooker Issac Luke for the Kiwis’ opening Four Nations match against Australia later this month. Luke received …
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Billionaire businessman James Packer is on the verge of finalising negotiations to buy Peter Holmes a Court’s stake in the premiership-winning South Sydney Rabbitohs, it’s been reported. The move would …
Continue reading Packer tipped to buy into RabbitohsThe Dubai pitch for Sunday’s Twenty20 game was a “bunsen burner” and Tuesday’s deck for the opening one-dayer in Sharjah was also a delight for spinners. However Australia’s left-arm quick …
Continue reading Pace plays role in UAE seriesIt was fitting that Steve Smith reached his maiden one-day century in Sharjah with Dean Jones, the scorer of one of Australian cricket’s most talked-about hundreds, looking on. Jones’s 210 …
Continue reading Steve Smith beats heat for fine centuryPakistan’s batsmen have crumbled to 162 all out as Australia scored a crushing 93-run in their opening one-day clash in Sharjah. Steve Smith scored 101, his maiden ODI hundred, in …
Continue reading Aust power to strong win over PakistanSteve Smith scored his maiden one-day international century as Australia overcame a slow start to post a competitive total of 8-255 in Tuesday’s clash with Pakistan. Smith’s superb knock of …
Continue reading Steve Smith hits 101 against PakistanBen Melham is growing in confidence by the day that multiple Group One winner Dissident will be strong over the Cox Plate distance. His opinion will be put to the …
Continue reading Cox Plate 2014: Dissident to face 2000m test at CaulfieldSteve Englebrecht is as thankful as he is relieved to have Blake Shinn continue an association with his stable at Warwick Farm. Confirming he is one of Sydney most sought-after …
Continue reading Shinn rides luck with Englebrecht stayerConnections of Bring Me The Maid are hoping the addition of blinkers will spark the filly back into winning form in the Thousand Guineas. Bring Me The Maid is the …
Continue reading Blinkers go on Bring Me The Maid in 2014 Thousand Guineas FieldMichael Rodd was gutted to lose the ride on a leading Cox Plate hope but is convinced he is on the right horse to land another feature in the Caulfield …
Continue reading Rodd remains confident after Caulfield Guineas 2014 drawJockey Padraig Beggy has been suspended for 15 months for a positive swab and giving false evidence relating to the sample. Racing NSW stewards handed down the hefty ban on …
Continue reading Jockey Padraig Beggy outed for 15 monthsJoao Moreira’s influence on the Epsom Handicap meeting will be extended to the final Group One race of the Sydney spring carnival. Moreira was the toast of Sydney racing when …
Continue reading Spring Champion Stakes Field: Hampton Court confirmed for Gr1 back-up inCobalt has been confirmed in samples taken from 13 horses trained by Darren Smith and one from the Paul Murray stable. Racing NSW stewards said on Tuesday they had received …
Continue reading Cobalt confirmed in Smith, Murray horsesNash Rawiller will be reunited with Silent Achiever in the Cox Plate. Trainer Roger James has confirmed the New Zealand mare will have her next start in the weight-for-age feature …
Continue reading Silent Achiever to run in Cox Plate FieldYoung quick Sean Abbott will make his one-day international debut in Tuesday’s opening clash with Pakistan in Sharjah. Abbott has been presented with his yellow cap by Australia one-day great …
Continue reading Aust to bat first against PakistanSamantha Stosur began the defence of her Japan Women’s Open title with a hard-fought 6-4 7-5 victory over home hope Misa Eguchi. The top-seeded Australian won 84 per cent of …
Continue reading Stosur wins through at Japan OpenYorkshire captain Andrew Gale expressed remorse over his abuse of Lancashire batsman Ashwell Prince in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday, but insisted that he is not a racist. Gale …
Continue reading Yorkshire cricketer says he’s not a racistWestern Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has dismissed reports coach Brendan McCartney went within a whisker of losing his job last month. McCartney is contracted until the end of the 2016 …
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