Top Brisbane miler Epic is set to take a belated step up in class and tackle Sydney’s spring carnival. Epic will take his place in the Group Two Shannon Stakes …
Continue reading Shannon Stakes 2014: Top Brisbane miler Epic poised for SydneyBlack Caviar will be served by Sebring for her second mating after giving birth to an Exceed and Excel filly earlier this month. The 2008 Golden Slipper winner, the Widden …
Continue reading Black Caviar to visit Slipper hero SebringIn the 12 months since his finest win in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, things have not quite gone to plan with Rebel Dane. Trainer Gary Portelli mapped …
Continue reading Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2014: Rebel Dane out to make up for lost timePakistan cricket authorities have fined 12 players, including star allrounder Shahid Afridi and batsman Umar Akmal, for failing to meet fitness standards. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) set tough new …
Continue reading Pakistan fine 12 cricketers over fitnessEuropean and US Ryder Cup players got acquainted with the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles on Tuesday with both sides saying they were surprised how thick the rough was. The …
Continue reading Rough ride in store for Ryder Cup teamsSouth Sydney’s all-time leading tryscorer Nathan Merritt is expected to announce his retirement on Wednesday after 13 seasons and 236 games in the NRL. The Rabbitohs have called a 11.30am …
Continue reading Merritt set to announce NRL retirementSam Reid says Sydney’s much-vaunted forward line must also produce the goods defensively, if the Swans are to vanquish Hawthorn in Saturday’s AFL grand final. The high-powered tall quartet of …
Continue reading Swans AFL forwards have big defence jobGala Leon Garcia has rejected suggestions from Rafael Nadal’s coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, that her selection as Spain’s first female Davis Cup captain is impractical. Toni Nadal had expressed …
Continue reading Sexism debate over Spain’s Davis Cup captHawthorn veteran David Hale is the type of AFL ruckman that gives Mike Pyke nightmares. The Sydney giant has played against him several times and studied his moves closely, yet …
Continue reading Hale is AFL’s most dangerous ruckman: PykeJack Gunston’s decision to switch AFL clubs is proving even more successful than it was controversial. Three years ago, Gunston returned to his home state and joined Hawthorn after only …
Continue reading Gunston keeps flying with Hawks in AFLThe Wallabies have taken aim at South Africa’s living legend, Victor Matfield, as they deflected one accusation of set-piece trickery with another in Cape Town. On their first day in …
Continue reading Wallabies take aim at Victor’s potshotsOutspoken Leeds rugby league boss Gary Hetherington has reportedly urged clubs to oppose Todd Carney’s move to the Super League, saying it will tarnish the competition’s reputation. The exiled NRL …
Continue reading Leeds CEO out to block Carney move: reportAustralian hopes have hit the wall at the Malaysian Open with three of four players eliminated in their opening matches, including rising star Nick Kyrgios whose season is now over. …
Continue reading Aussie hopes crumble in Malaysian tennisTop seed Serena Williams had to be helped from the court as she retired ill during her first set at the inaugural Wuhan Open in China – but Australia’s Casey …
Continue reading Sick Serena out of Wuhan, Casey marches onEurope’s Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley, has called on retired Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to give a motivational speech to his team ahead of the weekend showdown with the …
Continue reading Sir Alex Ferguson gets Ryder Cup callupRafael Nadal’s coach has criticised the appointment of a woman as the captain of Spain’s Davis Cup team. Gala Leon, a former WTA player, became the first woman to be …
Continue reading Nadal’s coach questions Davis Cup coachPenrith coach Ivan Cleary has welcomed back Adam Docker from suspension ahead of Saturday night’s NRL preliminary final against the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium. Docker has been named on an …
Continue reading Docker back for Penrith’s NRL finals clashBulldogs coach Des Hasler has named an unchanged 17 for Saturday night’s NRL preliminary final against Penrith at ANZ Stadium. He stuck with the same 17 that snatched an 18-17 …
Continue reading Dogs name unchanged NRL team


