The combination of trainer Jason McLachlan and syndication company Slade Bloodstock will be out to add to its Magic Millions success at the Gold Coast on Saturday. McLachlan will saddle …
Continue reading Magic Millions Guineas 2014: McLachlan chasing second Guineas triumphBrad Hodge’s chances of reviving his international career at the World Twenty20 have received a boost, with the veteran batsman selected in the Prime Minister’s XI to face England in …
Continue reading Hodge picked in PM’s XI to face EnglandWorld No.8 Stanislas Wawrinka has withdrawn from the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, citing fatigue following his title win in Chennai last week. Wawrinka, who won the Indian Open, will be …
Continue reading Wawrinka pulls out of Kooyong tournamentTop seed Sam Stosur has put together her most complete performance of the season to breeze into the semi-finals of the Hobart International. Stosur put recent struggles behind her on …
Continue reading Stosur breezes into Hobart tennis semisNew Zealander Tony Hill is to step down from the International Cricket Council’s panel of elite umpires and take up a job coaching local umpires. The 62-year-old will take up …
Continue reading Umpire Hill ends international careerTrainer Liam Birchley has made gear changes to three of his horses in a bid to boost his fortunes in the feature races at the Magic Millions carnival. Birchley has …
Continue reading Magic Millions Classic 2014: Gear changes for Birchley’s Magic trioWallabies captain Ben Mowen says contract negotiations with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) didn’t weigh into his shock decision to quit and head overseas. Mowen stunned Australian rugby on Thursday …
Continue reading ARU negotiations weren’t a factor: MowenFormer winner Carlos Sainz claimed the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally and the overall lead on Wednesday with defending champion Stephane Peterhansel of France in second. SMG Buggy driver …
Continue reading Sainz takes Dakar 4th stage and rally leadThe first game on Thursday for Twenty20 Big Bash Round 5 is between Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers. The opening ball is set to commence at 19:40pm with the game to be …
Continue reading Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers odds, preview and teams – Twenty20 Big Bash Round 5The Newcastle Knights have more drama on their hands with former player and now club official Ben Rogers facing two assault charges after an incident at a charity fundraiser. Fairfax …
Continue reading More trouble for NRL club NewcastleDarley’s Babel, one of three runners for the global operation, returns to contest the G3 Belle of the Turf Stakes at Gosford this Friday after finishing a narrow second in …
Continue reading Belle of the Turf Stakes 2014 – TipsSpain’s world No.13 Nicolas Almagro has pulled out of the Australian Open, the first grand slam of the season, due to a shoulder injury. “I can tell you that I …
Continue reading Almagro withdraws from Australian OpenThey boast the greatest rivalry in major tennis history – the only two men to have clashed in all four grand slam finals – and now the stage is set …
Continue reading Nadal and Djokovic set for Open encoreOnly injury, illness or some other misfortune can seemingly stop Serena Williams netting a sixth Australian Open crown and catching Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on the all-time grand slam …
Continue reading Serena Williams on an Open missionHe has started a short priced favourite at each of his last two starts but punters will be hoping it’s a case of third time lucky for Joe Pride’s Destiny …
Continue reading Gosford Cup 2014 – TipsThe feature race on the Flemington card this Saturday is the Chester Manifold Stakes. Early favourite for the race is Darren Weir’s Anlon ($3.60) who is coming off a solid …
Continue reading Chester Manifold Stakes 2014 – TipsUnraced two-year-old Rubick continues to attract heavy support at Sportingbet to win next month’s Sportingbet Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. $300 BLUE DIAMOND STAKES FREE BET The Gerald Ryan-trained colt’s …
Continue reading Blue Diamond Stakes 2014 money comes for un-raced coltWallabies captain Ben Mowen is to quit Australian rugby at the end of the 2014 season. Mowen, 29, has decided to move to Europe, ruling him out of the 2015 …
Continue reading Captain Ben Mowen to quit Australian rugby

