An impressive list of internationals headed by Japanese stars Admire Ratki and Bande are among 148 entries for the Melbourne Cup. The overseas entry of 31 horses also includes Red …
Continue reading Japanese stayers among 2014 Melbourne Cup nominationsIt may not make pretty reading but Brisbane centre Dale Copley admits he can’t argue with Melbourne’s remarkable record against the Broncos. However, Copley says Brisbane are not daunted by …
Continue reading Copley can’t argue with Storm dominanceNeil Henry has been appointed as Gold Coast coach, signing a three-year deal with the embattled NRL club. The 53-year-old, who has been the Titans’ interim coach for a month, …
Continue reading Titans appoint Henry as new NRL coachMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has joked he’s considering breaking his self-imposed booze ban after Friday night’s NRL crunch clash with Brisbane. If he does, he’s hoping it’s to celebrate …
Continue reading Bellamy wants reason to celebrateCaulfield trainer Luke Oliver has high hopes for three-year-old Zeletto and expects the colt can press his claims for better races with a win at Sandown. Zeletto has had a …
Continue reading Zeletto to press spring claims at SandownA pleasing track gallop has trainer Mick Price convinced Lankan Rupee can continue his winning ways in the McEwen Stakes. Rated the world’s best sprinter, Lankan Rupee was the first …
Continue reading McEwen Stakes 2014: Price bullish ahead of Lankan Rupee returnAlmost 20 years ago, a nervous Clarry Conners took a well-bred colt to a Canterbury midweek meeting to begin what he hoped would be a stellar career. A brother to …
Continue reading This Is Australia to make debut for SingoGai Waterhouse spent the early part of her birthday watching The Offer gallop at Moonee Valley. And she took enough out of the trackwork session to know the Melbourne Cup …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2014 favourite pleases birthday girl GaiHawthorn dynamo Paul Puopolo admits Geelong shocked the AFL’s reigning premiers when the two sides met in round 22. The Cats held a 31-point lead at halftime and seemed on …
Continue reading Cats surprised Hawks in round 22: PuopoloGold Coast will name their new head coach on Tuesday afternoon, with interim Neil Henry believed to have secured the position. Henry has been with the Titans since the start …
Continue reading Henry to be named Titans coachAndy Murray was too smart, too respectful to say he was finally returning to championship-winning form ahead of his US Open quarter-final showdown on Wednesday with Novak Djokovic. But Murray …
Continue reading Murray, Djokovic set for Open blockbusterTeen sensation Jack Martin admits his debut AFL campaign with Gold Coast has been a frustrating time. The 19-year-old West Australian product went into the season touted as the best …
Continue reading Martin admits debut AFL season a battleCasey Dellacqua will cherish being a mother again before returning to the tennis court to hunt down Samantha Stosur’s Australian No.1 ranking. Dellacqua left Flushing Meadows on Monday wondering what …
Continue reading Dellacqua set to be year-end Aussie No.1Australia is doomed to fail on the road unless they can urgently fix their ongoing batting woes against spin bowling, coach Darren Lehmann says. In Sunday’s embarrassing capitulation to minnows …
Continue reading Batting against spin big problem: LehmannSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire wants to douse the on-fire Roosters halves while having to do without the usual spark from one of his own. The final round NRL local …
Continue reading Souths out to douse on-fire RoostersThe Kurtley Beale No.10 experiment has been aborted, with Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie naming Super Rugby title-winning halves Bernard Foley and Nick Phipps to take on South Africa in Perth …
Continue reading Beale, White dropped for SpringboksHabitually ultra intense, Serena Williams is keeping it cool as she races ever closer to a rare US Open hat-trick and another chapter in the tennis record books. Chris Evert …
Continue reading Williams fast closing in on tennis historyAdmission prices have dropped for next year’s Wellington Sevens after slower ticket sales and alcohol-related issues dogged this year’s rugby tournament. Tickets, which used to sell out within minutes of …
Continue reading NZ Sevens organisers drop prices


