MotoGP front-runner Marc Marquez escaped a grid penalty on Thursday over a high-speed collision, boosting his chances of extending his championship lead this week in Malaysia. Officials handed the 20-year-old …
Continue reading Marquez escapes MotoGP grid penaltyWhile most drivers were seeing red, four-time champion Jamie Whincup was making his V8 Supercars rivals green with envy as he topped the practice timesheets at the Bathurst 1000 on …
Continue reading Whincup fastest in Bathurst V8 practiceNew Essendon coach Mark Thompson is on a quest to win respect – and hopefully a premiership – for the AFL club next year. And with his coaching passion back, …
Continue reading Thompson wants respect for AFL’s BombersSpeculation Sonny Bill Williams is set to return to rugby has intensified after the cross-code superstar was filmed meeting Chiefs head coach Dave Rennie. Williams and his agent Khoder Nasser …
Continue reading SBW in talks with NZRUNew Zealand stuttered to 9-378 at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. After losing three wickets …
Continue reading Watling boosts Black Caps totalThey’ve slipped into world rugby’s middle ground – well behind the mighty All Blacks and rejuvenated Springboks – but the Wallabies aren’t about to settle for being cruiserweights. Nor bide …
Continue reading Wallabies won’t bide time for World CupAustralia’s Ashes preparations have been kicked into gear, with a brains trust meeting in Sydney seeking ways to overcome the Test team’s batting inconsistency. Head coach Darren Lehmann has stayed …
Continue reading Lehmann leads Ashes batting think tankSkipper Cameron Smith has rejected any suggestion that NSW-Queensland hostility could jeopardise Australia’s bid to reclaim the Rugby League World Cup. Preparing to lead the Kangaroos to the UK for …
Continue reading NSW-Qld rivalries on hold, says SmithEssendon have confirmed Mark Thompson will coach the AFL club next season. Thompson will fill in for the year for James Hird, who is serving a 12-month suspension over last …
Continue reading Thompson to coach AFL’s BombersDamien Oliver’s spring started with the jockey serving the final weeks of a 10-month ban from racing. On Saturday he is in a strong position to notch his first Group …
Continue reading Oliver chasing Caulfield Guineas success on PrinceEssendon have confirmed Mark Thompson will coach the AFL club next season. Thompson will fill in for the year for James Hird, who is serving a 12-month suspension over last …
Continue reading Bombers make Thompson AFL coachFor trainer Clinton McDonald, there is a lot more significance to the Listed Weekend Hussler Stakes at Caulfield than just the prize money. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] The name Weekend Hussler evokes …
Continue reading McDonald chasing sentimental Weekend Hussler Stakes winNew Zealand teenage golfer Lydia Ko is turning professional. The world’s top-ranked amateur has applied to contest the season-ending CME Group Titleholders tournament in Florida next month from the pro …
Continue reading Ko to turn professionalIt has broken many hearts but is still the event the V8 Supercars faithful loves the most. What makes the Bathurst 1000 so special? Judging by crowd numbers, Mount Panorama …
Continue reading Still love for heartbreaking BathurstOf Chris Waller’s stakes runners in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday, one horse is presenting the premier trainer with a special challenge. [include file=”inpost_adrotator.php”] Waller has Group One contenders in …
Continue reading Jade Marauder out to find form in Angst StakesWeights played against Mark Zahra securing a Group One ride on Saturday but the jockey hopes to at least come away from the meeting with a win on sprinter Shamal …
Continue reading Zahra reunites with Shamal Wind in Sportingbet Sprint Series FinalClarry Conners is racing the clock to get Dear Demi to peak fitness for Saturday week’s Caulfield Cup. The mare didn’t get the conditioning she needed when she was held …
Continue reading Dear Demi racing to be fit enough for Caulfield CupJohn Thompson’s trip to China was more life experience than life changing but it still offered up a couple of professional gems. The man who has been head trainer for …
Continue reading Thompson Hooked on Spring Champion Stakes result


