Life hasn’t changed dramatically for Mornington trainer Wez Hunter despite his spring carnival success. Hunter won two races during the four-day Melbourne Cup carnival with one of his winners, the …
Continue reading Bel Thor in campaign swansong in Eclipse Stakes 2013Queensland trainer Bruce Brown has stopped short of declaring his mare Black Magic when she runs in Sydney on Saturday because of a horse he rates as one of Brisbane …
Continue reading Top Qld sprinters set for Rosehill clashCranbourne trainer Robbie Griffiths is hoping It Is Written can handle a step up to weight-for-age racing in the Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Caulfield. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] It Is Written …
Continue reading Kevin Heffernan Stakes 2013 – It Is Written set for weight-for-age testStatistics may have not been kind to the Australian cricket team of late but they are exuding something that can’t be measured ahead of the Ashes series – confidence. Australia …
Continue reading Confidence, no excuses for AshesAustralian pace ace Mitchell Johnson admits this summer’s Ashes series is make-or-break for his Test career, but he’s not going to let any taunts from the Barmy Army shatter his …
Continue reading Johnson braced for Barmy Army onslaughtGeoff Ogilvy is taking inspiration from US Masters champion Adam Scott as he seeks to follow his countryman’s path from slumping golfer back to world beater. The 36-year-old 2006 US …
Continue reading Ogilvy aims to follow Scott’s golf trailThe shock axing of Victorian veteran David Hussey has Sheffield Shield champions Tasmania believing they will face a less threatening Bushrangers’ outfit at Bellerive. Hussey, who played one-day cricket for …
Continue reading Tassie mystified by Hussey axingJames Faulkner hopes to one day fill the role of Australia’s Test allrounder, but believes replacing Shane Watson is a way off yet. Faulkner played the fifth Test of this …
Continue reading Faulkner sweats on Watson Test roleVictoria have dropped veteran batsman David Hussey from the Sheffield Shield side to meet Tasmania from Wednesday. The 36-year-old, who played one-day cricket for Australia as recently as January, has …
Continue reading Vics drop Hussey from Shield sideOverlooked by Test selectors, Usman Khawaja could open the batting for injury-hit Queensland in their Sheffield Shield clash against his former state NSW. Khawaja, returning for the Bulls following the …
Continue reading Khawaja in line for opening role for QldBatsman Adam Voges has been ruled out of the Cricket Australia Invitational XI with a lower back complaint, further weakening the opposition England will face in the four-day SCG clash …
Continue reading Voges ruled out of England tour matchWhite ball or red ball, Test call-up George Bailey says it makes no difference to his form. Bailey’s stunning one-day performances have been rewarded with a debut in the Ashes …
Continue reading White, red ball form the same: BaileySouth Australian coach Darren Berry says the playing surface of a redeveloped Adelaide Oval will be better than he expected for the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia starting Wednesday. …
Continue reading Redeveloped Adelaide Oval opens for ShieldIt’s one water hazard most golfers will never face – a stream of tears on the first tee. But cancer survivor Jarrod Lyle predicts it will be his toughest moment …
Continue reading Lyle expects tears to flow in MastersSeamer Steven Finn admits he still has plenty to do to force his way into the England XI for the first Ashes Test. Finn, the youngest Englishman to claim 50 …
Continue reading England seamer Finn keen on Ashes returnGeorge Bailey will make his Test debut in the Ashes series opener at the Gabba starting on Thursday week. Tasmania skipper Bailey, 31, was selected in a 12-man Australian squad …
Continue reading Bailey to make Test debutAdam Scott’s odds of becoming just the second player to achieve the triple crown of Australian golf are firming, with punters rallying behind the Queenslander to emulate the 2005 effort …
Continue reading Adam Scott supported for Triple Crown glorySpanish tennis player Nuria Llagostera Vives has been banned for two years under anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Federation announced on Monday. The 33-year-old tested positive for d-methamphetamine at the …
Continue reading Llagostera Vives gets tennis doping ban

