Essendon are breathing a sigh of relief, with star West Coast forward Mark LeCras ruled out of Saturday’s crunch AFL clash at Etihad Stadium. LeCras is yet to recover from …
Continue reading Eagles dealt AFL blow: LeCras ruled outSri Lanka were 0-69 at lunch after electing to bat on Thursday in the second and final Test against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo. Upul Tharanga …
Continue reading Sri Lankan safe start in 2nd Pakistan TestRetiring and reluctant Sydney cult hero Lewis Roberts-Thomson has revealed how Barry Hall taught him plenty about cars, beer, tattoos, but especially football, in torrid training ground wars. The dual …
Continue reading Swan Roberts-Thomson retires from AFLMidfield hitman Matt Toomua knows he must keep his head, or face being burnt once again in the Bledisloe Cup pressure-cooker at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night. While Kurtley Beale …
Continue reading Toomua staying cool for WallabiesThe lead up race to the feature on Saturday at Caulfield is the Vain Stakes for 3yo colts and geldings. Nordic Empire holds favouritism in the race and he has …
Continue reading Jabali’s odds slashed to win Vain Stakes 2014Stalwart back-rower Gavin Cooper believes the Cowboys have finally solved their hooking problem as they face a huge task to contain the No.9 that got away – James Segeyaro. North …
Continue reading Cowboys solve their No.9 problemsIn demand Greater Western Sydney forward Jon Patton is in no hurry to decide his future, but Giants coach Leon Cameron remains confident his club can hold onto the vast …
Continue reading Cameron confident of keeping GWS AFL starsThe Wallabies are refusing to engage in All Blacks coach Steve Hansen’s pre-Bledisloe psychological warfare, instead keeping their powder dry until hostilities begin in earnest on Saturday night. Hansen fired …
Continue reading Wallabies keeping their powder dryFour goals and an AFL rising star nomination one week, fatherhood the next. This is the extraordinary life of the Western Bulldogs’ Jake Stringer. A near best-afield performance from the …
Continue reading Stringer caps best AFL week with babyGeelong have ruled out footsore star Steve Johnson for Friday’s AFL clash with Carlton at Etihad Stadium. Scans have cleared the triple All-Australian midfielder of bone damage and teammate Tom …
Continue reading Cats rule out Johnson for Blues AFL clashFirst Test jitters and several years waiting in the wings have paved the way for Ben Smith to become a first-choice All Black fullback. Smith’s form in the June Tests …
Continue reading Rugby wilderness years helped me: SmithGold Coast NRL veteran back William Zillman is the first to admit he’s struggling to get used to life at the Titans without John Cartwright. The 28-year-old said it was …
Continue reading Zillman says Titans must move on in NRLRoger Federer became the first player to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level, beating Vasek Pospisil on Wednesday in Cincinnati. The 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-2 victory in …
Continue reading Federer wins milestone 300th Masters matchCoach Ken Hinkley says he’s in no rush to pursue a new contract despite falling in love with Port Adelaide. Hinkley will take Port to consecutive finals series in the …
Continue reading No rush for new deal: Port’s HinkleyEngland’s Stuart Broad and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have both missed their teams’ respective training sessions at The Oval ahead of the fifth Test, which starts on Friday. Fast-medium …
Continue reading Broad and Dhoni miss trainingForget about hoodoos. Canberra prop Brett White is more concerned about facing a motivated Josh Dugan than talking about the Raiders’ dominant record over St George Illawarra ahead of Saturday’s …
Continue reading No such thing as hoodoos: Raiders’ WhiteFrom careless kid to big brother and top dog, Ryan Griffen will celebrate his 200th AFL game against North Melbourne. If Lenny Hayes’ feting last weekend at Etihad was about …
Continue reading AFL Bulldogs celebrate Griffen’s milestoneFlemington training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra will send two fit sprinters up against triple Group One winner Moment Of Change at Caulfield. They will run Pillar Of Creation …
Continue reading Fitness a key for Flemington stablemates in 2014 Regal Roller Stakes Field

