Black Saturday survivor British General will be vying for a start in the $1 million Emirates Stakes when he lines up at Flemington on Saturday. The six-year-old, who escaped the …
Continue reading British General gunning for Emirates Stakes 2013 startClub-by-club analysis of the 2014 AFL fixture. ADELAIDE Good: Local rivals Port Adelaide are the only top-six team they play twice. They also play St Kilda and Greater Western Sydney …
Continue reading How your club fared in the AFL fixtureWordplay is following a more traditional path to her spring finale than her half-brother Fiveandahalfstar a year ago and Anthony Cummings is predicting the result will be the same. [include …
Continue reading Wordplay poised for Wakeful Stakes 2013 starring roleJames Horwill has been dumped as Wallabies skipper amid a radical leadership overhaul which has swept controversial playmaker Quade Cooper into the vice-captaincy. Thirteen months after his Test career was …
Continue reading Horwill dumped, Quade vice-captainGold Coast chief executive officer Graham Annesley says he’s restructured the NRL club’s business unit to maximise the team’s performance on the field. In one of Annesley’s first significant steps …
Continue reading Titans announce off-field NRL restructureQueenslander Usman Khawaja botched the first act in his Ashes auditions when falling cheaply against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. In reply to SA’s 387 all …
Continue reading Khawaja fails as Bulls slow against SAWhat was meant to be a walk in the park is turning out to be a nightmare for England in their tour opener against a second-string WACA Chairman’s XI. At …
Continue reading England feeling the heat at the WACAIt looked as though England had ended Doug Bollinger’s Test career three years ago, but the fiery fast bowler sent an emphatic message to Australian selectors on Thursday at Blacktown. …
Continue reading Bollinger takes six wickets for NSWThe AFL warns any attempt to reintroduce an all-star or representative match is doomed without elusive club support. The AFL Players Association was lobbying for an all-star match before the …
Continue reading AFL says all-star game needs club backingFawad Ahmed took 6-68 to collapse Western Australia’s innings in their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, giving the Test selectors a timely reminder of their spinning options for the Ashes …
Continue reading Ahmed brilliance puts Vics in controlAustralia’s Ashes trumpcard Ryan Harris says his brittle body could “snap” again at any time. And the 34-year-old fast bowler concedes he’s likely to get another serious injury – he …
Continue reading My body may snap again, says Aussie quickState teams have expressed disappointment at Cricket Australia’s decision to strengthen England’s Ashes preparation at their expense. England successfully pressured CA to give them stronger opposition for their final tour …
Continue reading States unhappy with CA helping EnglandOn a day dominated by talk of English, Irish and French horses and how they are hijacking Australia’s greatest race, one “foreigner” will pack up after next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup …
Continue reading BBC pulls up stumps on Melbourne CupThe AFL will soon break its last great scheduling taboo by playing on Good Friday. The league is experimenting with Thursday and Saturday night matches next season and deputy chief …
Continue reading AFL set to play on Good FridayThe English stayer Mount Athos needs only to draw a good barrier to challenge Fiorente for Melbourne Cup favouritism. Bookies are reporting massive backing for the Luca Cumani-trained runner who …
Continue reading Mount Athos challenges for Melbourne Cup 2013 favouritismDwayne Dunn is pinning his Victoria Derby hopes on a maiden, a week after another three-year-old which hadn’t won a race denied him in the $3 million Cox Plate. [include …
Continue reading Dunn chasing Victoria Derby 2013 success with maidenNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott doesn’t expect Andrew Swallow to make an AFL comeback until the second half of next season. But the captain himself has a more ambitious timeframe, …
Continue reading AFL comeback date hazy for North’s SwallowBoom three-year-old Zoustar may be the talk of the breeding world but he’s failing to excite punters ahead of Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. The Chris Waller trained colt …
Continue reading Zoustar’s odds drift in Coolmore Stud Stakes 2013 market


