North Melbourne veteran Brent Harvey hopes he will be greeted by high-fives instead of the usual boos when he runs out onto Patersons Stadium next month. Harvey has become enemy …
Continue reading Boomer hopes for Intl Rules warm receptionChasing a first Group One win has been causing trainer Ken Keys some sleepless nights ahead of the Caulfield Guineas 2014 on Saturday where Rich Enuff heads the odds. Keys …
Continue reading Odds suggest Rich Enuff the horse to beat in 2014 Caulfield Guineas FieldInternational Cox Plate entry Guest Of Honour has drawn barrier five for his Australian debut in Saturday’s Group One Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. Trained by Marco Botti, the English galloper …
Continue reading Quality Field of 15 for Toorak Handicap 2014Online bookmaker sportsbet is taking no chances with First Seal opening the filly at $1.70 for Saturday’s Spring Champion Stakes. First Seal, striving for her second Randwick Group 1 in a week, heads Sweynesse …
Continue reading First Seal opens odds on favourite in Spring Champion Stakes 2014Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of his second successive tournament at the first hurdle Wednesday, losing his Shanghai Masters opener after squandering a 3-0 lead in the final …
Continue reading Wawrinka crashes out in Shanghai MastersTrainer 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 DancerWith a well-stamped passport since his last visit, Side Glance makes his return to Melbourne in the Group One Caulfield Stakes on Saturday. Trained in the UK by Andrew Balding, …
Continue reading Caulfield Stakes 2014: Travel no problem for Side GlanceSonny Bill Williams says there is plenty of work to do, but he’s pleased with the start he made in his return to rugby union. Williams came on in the …
Continue reading Williams happy with first match backIt could be weeks before doctors know how badly damaged Jules Bianchi’s brain is after his sickening crash in the Japanese Grand Prix, a specialist warned on Wednesday. The French …
Continue reading Bianchi’s prognosis unclear after F1 crashAFL trade period continues to be a show about nothing. The third day of the trade window featured Geelong’s Allen Christensen making a shock request and no shortage of speculation. …
Continue reading No AFL trades, Cat Christensen wants outPint-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 …
Continue reading Wells, Rainbird seal Tassie one-day winTrainer 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 …
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