Hit hard by slumping crowds, the Australian Rugby Union has admitted the Wallabies’ Eden Park nightmare has taken the “wind out of our sails”. The All Blacks’ 51-20 demolition of …
Continue reading Rugby reels from Eden Park maulingSydney Roosters are confident hooker Jake Friend can return from bleeding on the lung for Friday’s do-or-die NRL semi-final against North Queensland. The tough dummy half suffered a haemothorax in …
Continue reading Roosters confident on Friend returnDissident could back up in the Underwood Stakes as trainer Peter Moody plots the best path towards the Cox Plate. The four-year-old moved to Cox Plate favouritism when he added …
Continue reading Dissident a chance to back up in 2014 Underwood Stakes FieldTrainer Paul Messara will put the heartbreak of Scissor Kick’s second in the Golden Rose behind him to concentrate on stablemate Panzer Division in the George Main Stakes. Scissor Kick …
Continue reading George Main Stakes 2014: Panzer Division to try to topple WFA starsA sparkling barrier trial from Terravista has reinforced trainer Joe Pride’s opinion he has a Group One winning sprinter on his hands. Hugh Bowman had Terravista under a strong hold …
Continue reading Terravista on song for The Shorts 2014Luke McPharlin looks like he’s on the way out, but free agent James Frawley could be on the way in as Fremantle attempt to keep their AFL premiership window open. …
Continue reading Dockers enter race to sign James FrawleyBen Hunt’s breakthrough form in 2014, has been rewarded with selection in the Kangaroos train-on squad for the Four Nations. The Brisbane playmaker was a key figure in the Broncos’ …
Continue reading Hunt earns Kangaroos squad call-upSydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh has warned North Melbourne to expect a much better Swans side in Friday’s AFL preliminary final than the one they inflicted a season-high loss on. The …
Continue reading Expect us at our best: McVeighThey’re the fast finishers, feared as the AFL’s fittest. But vice-captain Brad Ebert says Port Adelaide’s remarkable record late in games comes from the mind as much as the body. …
Continue reading Port feared as the AFL’s fittestGolden Rose winner Hallowed Crown will not run in the Caulfield Guineas with the Coolmore Stud Stakes his next Group One target. The colt maintained his unbeaten record when he …
Continue reading No Caulfield Guineas 2014 for Hallowed CrownCox Plate entrant Trade Storm has boosted his chances of an invitation to Australia with victory in the Woodbine Mile in Toronto. Moonee Valley Racing Club officials will consider giving …
Continue reading Trade Storm win sets up Cox Plate 2014 inviteThe Wallabies must overcome the granite-like Springboks pack without chief enforcer Wycliff Palu due to lingering concussion concerns. In an added difficulty to hopes of taking South Africa’s place at …
Continue reading Palu ruled out of Wallabies tourSydney Swans co-captain Jarrad McVeigh has no doubt rebounding defender Nick Malceski will be fit for Friday’s AFL preliminary final clash with North Melbourne at ANZ Stadium. The veteran half …
Continue reading McVeigh expects Malceski to face RoosPort Adelaide’s belief is soaring as they hatch plans for an AFL preliminary final heist against Hawthorn, Power vice-captain Brad Ebert says. Port will enter Saturday’s MCG final as outsiders …
Continue reading Port’s belief soars in AFL finals: EbertPort Adelaide expect backman Tom Jonas to overcome injury and play against Hawthorn in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final. Jonas is Port’s sole injury concern after suffering a corked thigh and …
Continue reading Port expect fit Jonas for AFL finalJamal Idris has hailed Penrith’s dramatic last-gasp NRL qualifying victory over the Sydney Roosters on Saturday as the highlight of his career. Jamie Soward’s field-goal with seven seconds remaining secured …
Continue reading Roosters win a career highlight for IdrisA wet track for Friday night’s preliminary final at ANZ Stadium might help cut Sydney’s tall forwards down to size, but it won’t worry the Swans’ midfield. North Melbourne are …
Continue reading ‘Roos wary of Sydney’s midfieldJamal Idris has hailed Penrith’s dramatic last-gasp NRL qualifying victory over the Sydney Roosters on Saturday as the highlight of his career. Jamie Soward’s field-goal with seven seconds remaining secured …
Continue reading Roosters win a career hightlight for Idris

