Whilst the sprinter/miler 3yo’s are in Melbourne contesting the G1 Caulfield Guineas, those more inclined to staying trip, will be on display at Randwick in the Spring Champion Stakes. Savvy …
Continue reading Spring Champion Stakes 2013 – TipsThe first of three Group 1 races on Caulfield’s card this Saturday is the Caulfield Stakes. A small field of six will take part with the notable omission being Underwood …
Continue reading Caulfield Stakes 2013 – TipsRugby sevens arch-rivals Argentina loom as Australia’s biggest immediate hurdle in this weekend’s season-opening tournament on the Gold Coast. To buck their history of starting slowly in the IRB world …
Continue reading Bogey side await Aust at Gold Coast sevensNewcastle fullback Darius Boyd is the Knights Player of the Year. Boyd, who played in all three Origin games for Queensland this year and will represent Australia in the 2013 …
Continue reading Darius Boyd wins Newcastle NRL awardCarlos Moya, a former world number one and one of the most charismatic players in Spain’s tennis history, is the country’s new Davis Cup captain. “After so many years as …
Continue reading Moya to captain Spain’s Davis Cup teamWith several flashes of his blade in a match-winning knock, India’s comeback kid Yuvraj Singh emphatically reintroduced himself to international cricket on Thursday. “Yuvi’s back, my friend,” the dynamic allrounder …
Continue reading ‘I’m back’ says swashbuckling YuviA blazing innings from short-form specialist Aaron Finch was not enough to deliver Australia victory in the opening match of their limited overs tour of India. Instead it was a …
Continue reading Bailey laments close call in T20 lossPakistani selectors Thursday included openers Ahmed Shehzad and Shan Masood, and middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq in their final 15-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa starting next week. …
Continue reading Pakistan add three players for SA seriesMount Panorama doesn’t scare leading Ford driver Mark Winterbottom. But he may be in the minority after the dust settled on practice for the Bathurst 1000 on Thursday. Three red …
Continue reading Bathurst doesn’t scare WinterbottomA fired-up Jarryd Hayne propelled Fiji into the semi-finals of the 2008 World Cup and now it’s Akuila Uate’s turn to take over as the Bati star with a point …
Continue reading Uate ready to break out for FijiYuvraj Singh has returned to the world cricket stage in the grandest of fashion, steering India to a six-wicket victory over Australia with a masterful 77 in the one-off Twenty20 …
Continue reading Yuvi blasts India to T20 win over AustRetired sports stars often struggle to build a life away from the game, but for record-breaking cricketer Sachin Tendulkar the transition will be particularly painful. The Indian batsman admitted he …
Continue reading What’s next for Tendulkar?Sebastian Vettel has brushed off suggestions that his dominance is putting Formula One fans to sleep, calling the claim a “compliment” and playing down comparisons to the Michael Schumacher era. …
Continue reading Vettel says boring jibe is complimentAaron Finch fell short of a record-breaking century, but his powerful 89 helped Australia reach 7-201 in their Twenty20 clash with India in Rajkot. It was just the sixth time …
Continue reading Finch smashes 89, Aust set target of 202Australian tennis legend Rod Laver says Roger Federer is the greatest player of all time despite a slide down the rankings and another painful defeat on Thursday — but admits …
Continue reading Federer still greatest of all time – LaverBradley-John Watling led New Zealand’s remarkable fightback with a gutsy century to leave the tourists in control of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday. The South African-born …
Continue reading Ton-up Watling leaves New Zealand on topFormer Australia captain Ricky Ponting once said that he would probably be batting in a wheelchair if he survived in world cricket as long as Sachin Tendulkar. The “Master Blaster” …
Continue reading Tendulkar, a hero to a billion IndiansAFP Sports picks Sachin Tendulkar’s top five Test centuries in chronological order after the record-setting Indian batsman said on Thursday he will retire after playing his 200th Test next month. …
Continue reading Tendulkar’s five top Test innings


