Group One winner Gondokoro is back and expectations are high with trainer Pat Carey nominating the four-year-old mare for some major autumn races. The Queensland Oaks winner begins her 2014 …
Continue reading John Dillon Stakes 2014: Gondokoro set for big autumnAustralia face a great challenge to keep their Ashes hopes alive by winning Thursday’s second one-dayer against England, allrounder Ellyse Perry says. The home side are in a desperate situation, …
Continue reading Perry says Aust face challenge in AshesWigan coach Shaun Wane is expecting former North Queensland fullback Matt Bowen to make a big impact in Super League after making a “mind-blowing” impression during pre-season training. The 31-year-old …
Continue reading Wane tips Bowen to be big Super League hitAustralian batsman Steve Smith knows his World Cup hopes are dangling by a thread, but he hopes some more dominant performances against England will help revive his one-day career. Smith …
Continue reading Smith eyes off 2015 World CupThe NRL Auckland Nines can become rugby league’s answer to Twenty20 cricket says Kangaroos back-rower Anthony Watmough. Cricket’s shortest format has exploded in popularity worldwide in recent years and Australia’s …
Continue reading Nines can be like Twenty20: WatmoughIt is a toss-up whether Stanislas Wawrinka has had the easiest path through the Australian Open of any of the semi-finalists, or the toughest. Either way, he faces a match …
Continue reading Wawrinka ready for match of his lifeAgnieszka Radwanska has ensured this year’s Australian Open will crown a first-time female winner by snapping a seven-match losing streak against Victoria Azarenka. Radwanska maintained her self-belief after gifting the …
Continue reading Open set for new women’s winnerAustralian batsman Steve Smith hopes some strong performances against England in the final two one-dayers will boost his chances of securing a spot for the 2015 World Cup. Smith hasn’t …
Continue reading Steve Smith ready for one-day returnFeeling more like a spectator than a two-time defending champion, Victoria Azarenka conceded she had no answers to Agnieszka Radwanska’s cunning and craft at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Playing …
Continue reading Azarenka has no answers to tennis geniusSmart sprinter Moment Of Change is set to start his campaign on a winning note in Friday’s Australia Stakes. $250 AUSTRALIA STAKES FREE BET Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au received plenty of early support …
Continue reading Moment Of Change odds in to win Australian Stakes 2014NRL head of football Todd Greenberg hasn’t closed the door on a possible return to rugby league for jailed Newcastle prop Russell Packer once he completes his prison sentence. Earlier …
Continue reading Door left ajar for Packer’s NRL returnHistory may be repeating in the Big Bash League but Brisbane Heat’s Ben Cutting still reckons he is surprised after being named in the Australian Twenty20 squad. Just like last …
Continue reading Brisbane hopes history repeatsWednesday’s only Twenty20 Big Bash Round 8 match is between Adelaide Strikes and Melbourne Renegades. The opening ball is set to commence at 19:40pm with the game to be played at …
Continue reading Adelaide Strikes vs Melbourne Renegades preview and teams – Twenty20 Big Bash Round 8Fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska snapped a seven-match losing streak against Victoria Azarenka to send the two-time defending champion crashing out of the Australian Open quarter-finals on Wednesday. After meekly losing …
Continue reading Radwanska beats Azarenka at Aust OpenAfter midnight, after four hours of extraordinary effort, after losing something precious and probably irreplaceable, Novak Djokovic had a quick shower and gave a lesson in humility. “This is sport,” …
Continue reading Djokovic gracious in defeatRace 6 – 5:30PM Equiano Speed Yearlings John Dillon Stakes (1400 METRES) Of $120,000.1st $72,000, 2nd $21,600, 3rd $10,800, 4th $5,400, 5th $3,000, 6th $2,400, 7th $2,400, 8th $2,400 LISTED …
Continue reading John Dillon Stakes Field – 2014Former Australia Prime Minister Paul Keating used to warn people to back self-interest in a race because you knew it was always trying. Self-interest is set to raise its ugly …
Continue reading Players’ chief attacks cricket’s big threeRace 4 – 4:10PM Sportingbet Blue Diamond Preview (C&G) (1000 METRES) Of $120,000.1st $72,000, 2nd $21,600, 3rd $10,800, 4th $5,400, 5th $3,000, 6th $2,400, 7th $2,400, 8th $2,400 LISTED Set …
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