Benji Marshall admits there’s plenty of nerves now that he’s left familiar surroundings to embark on a code switch in Super Rugby. The former Kiwis skipper, who is returning to …
Continue reading Benji Marshall nervous over fresh startRace 2 – 12:00PM Wakeful Stakes (2000 METRES) Of $300,000.1st $180,000, 2nd $54,000, 3rd $27,000, 4th $13,500, 5th $7,500, 6th $6,000, 7th $6,000, 8th $6,000 GROUP 2 Set Weights plus …
Continue reading 2013 Wakeful Stakes Field and BarriersRace 1 – 11:20AM Carbine Club Stakes (1600 METRES) Of $200,000.1st $120,000, 2nd $36,000, 3rd $18,000, 4th $9,000, 5th $5,000, 6th $4,000, 7th $4,000, 8th $4,000 GROUP 3 Set Weights …
Continue reading 2013 Carbine Club Stakes Field and BarriersA Kangaroos tour Luke Lewis once thought he’d want to forget has become an experience he cherishes a decade on. Australia’s 2003 tour to the UK was a tough introduction …
Continue reading Lewis reflects on tough Roos initiationFormer skipper Stirling Mortlock has urged Ewen McKenzie to end the days of tinkering with the Wallabies backline and forge combinations for the 2015 World Cup over the next month. …
Continue reading Mortlock calls for backline stabilityFrenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s hopes of reaching the ATP season-ending World Tour Finals disappeared on Tuesday after being eliminated from the Paris Masters by Japan’s Kei Nishikori. The former Australian Open …
Continue reading Nishikori beats Tsonga at Paris MastersBenji Marshall is impressing Blues staff as he prepares to make his code switch to rugby union with the Auckland-based Super Rugby franchise. Coach Sir John Kirwan praised Marshall’s professionalism …
Continue reading Marshall gears up for Super Rugby seasonP-AAP – Unheralded Scotland have conjured a Rugby League World Cup night to remember, starting their campaign with a thrilling 26-24 win over Tonga thanks to Matty Russell’s late try. …
Continue reading Scots in 26-24 upset RLWC win over TongaBendigo will host it’s biggest race meeting of the year on Wednesday in which we see the running of the Bendigo Cup which has attracted a very good field of …
Continue reading Bendigo Cup 2013 day Tips – Bendigo racecourseAustralian skipper Michael Clarke has won the toss for NSW after being given the final all clear to play in their opening Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. Clarke opted to …
Continue reading Clarke passed fit, wins toss for NSWThe draw for the $2.6 million inaugural NRL Auckland nines tournament took place on Wednesday morning with the 16 teams being put into four groups. The competition, which takes place …
Continue reading Draw made for NRL Auckland ninesNRL premiers Sydney Roosters have drawn Parramatta, Brisbane and Canterbury as pool opponents at the inaugural NRL Auckland nines tournament in February. The draw was made on Wednesday for the …
Continue reading Draw announced for Auckland ninesAna Ivanovic and Simona Halep cruised to straight-set victories in Sofia on Tuesday in their opening round-robin matches at the season-ending Tournament of Champions. Top-seeded Halep of Romania defeated Russia’s …
Continue reading Ivanovic, Halep post early wins at SofiaEngland lock Geoff Parling has been ruled out of Saturday’s rugby Test against Australia at Twickenham with concussion, team management announced on Tuesday. Parling was concussed during a training session …
Continue reading England’s Parling to miss Wallabies TestFormer England captain Andrew Flintoff said on Tuesday that Stuart Broad does not deserve to be the ‘villain’ of the piece in Australia but has backed his former teammate to …
Continue reading Flintoff baffled by Broad walking sagaNew Brisbane recruit Ben Barba is reportedly set kick-start his Broncos career against Canterbury – the club he walked out on – in a mouth-watering opening to the 2014 NRL …
Continue reading Barba to meet Bulldogs first up: reportFrance’s Richard Gasquet needed five match points to beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters and boost his hopes of qualifying …
Continue reading Gasquet keeps ATP Finals hopes aliveEngland batsman Ian Bell isn’t expecting to be invited out for lunch by Australian national selector John Inverarity this summer. Inverarity coached Bell at English county club Warwickshire last decade, …
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