New Zealand trainer Lisa Latta has two horses confirmed for the Brisbane winter carnival but a third will depend on what happens at Hawkesbury on Saturday. Latta is looking to …
Continue reading Hawkesbury Guineas 2013 a stepping stone for Platinum KingdomTumult has been a significant firmer to make a winning debut at Flemington on Saturday and continue his sire’s impressive season. The Peter Snowden-trained Tumult opened at $4.40 with TAB …
Continue reading Flemington racecourse market mover is TumultJockey Tim Clark has cemented his homecoming from Hong Kong with victory on Scream Machine in the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup. Clark returned to Australia this week after two seasons …
Continue reading Scream Machine wins Wagga Wagga Gold Cup 2013Western Force winger Nick Cummins and scrumhalf Brett Sheehan will make their long-awaited returns in Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Queensland Reds in Perth. Sheehan hasn’t played since …
Continue reading Cummins bolsters Force for Reds clashAll-Australian ruckman Nic Naitanui and Carlton’s Jarrad Waite will line up for their first AFL games of the season on Sunday. Naitanui, whose start to the year has been delayed …
Continue reading Naitanui, Waite confirmed AFL startersAustralia’s Brett Rumford produced a storming finish to his second round at the Volvo China Open on Friday to remain firmly on course for back-to-back victories on the European Tour. …
Continue reading Aust’s Rumford in contention at China OpenMoments of levity have been rare for Essendon coach James Hird in a tumultuous AFL season. Trust his old Bombers mentor Kevin Sheedy to provide one as the two prepare …
Continue reading Hird ready for the Sheedy challengePort Adelaide’s best start to an AFL season won’t mean a campaign without pain, caretaker coach Alan Richardson has warned. Taking the reins while head coach Ken Hinkley recuperates from …
Continue reading Power staying real about AFL season startRicky Stuart has vowed to bring more new faces to Parramatta and insists the club’s rebuilding progress is going to plan despite another dismal start to the NRL season. Stuart …
Continue reading Eels making progress, says StuartFord’s Will Davison has pipped Holden rival Jamie Whincup to set the fastest time in practice for the V8 Supercars event in Perth. Davison, who leads the championship after three …
Continue reading Davison quickest in practice at Perth V8sCanberra’s structure playbook will be left behind in the nation’s capital when they travel to Melbourne to take on a red-hot Storm side gunning for 16 straight NRL wins. Raiders …
Continue reading Raiders to chance arm against the StormNorth Melbourne skipper Andrew Swallow admits he’s surprised the Kangaroos will enter Saturday’s AFL clash against unbeaten Port Adelaide as raging favourites. Bookmakers have installed the Kangaroos at $1.38 for …
Continue reading Kangaroos’ AFL odds surprising: skipperMelbourne Rebels’ New Zealand hooker Ged Robinson has signed a provincial contract with Hawke’s Bay. Robinson, who has forged a successful three-season stint with the Australian franchise, announced on Friday …
Continue reading Rebel Robinson signs for Hawke’s BayWestern Force coach Michael Foley says the selection battle between veteran George Smith and Liam Gill for the No.7 jersey is neck-and-neck heading into the Wallabies’ series against the British …
Continue reading Gill and Smith in tight Wallabies raceNew Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has made a significant step in his return to fitness since being allegedly assaulted in Christchurch five weeks ago. Ryder said on Twitter on Friday …
Continue reading Jesse Ryder completes gym workoutVictorian three-year-old Hvasstan, to be ridden by champion jockey Glen Boss, has been heavily backed to win tomorrow’s South Australian Derby, firming from $4.80 into $4.00 with online bookmaker sportsbet …
Continue reading Hvasstan heavily backed in South Australian Derby 2013Holden’s Jamie Whincup set the fastest time in the second practice session on Friday at the V8 Supercars event in Perth. The four-time series champion lapped a time of 56.37sec …
Continue reading Whincup quickest in practice at Perth V8sRichmond gained a significant boost a day out from their AFL match against Geelong when Paul Chapman was a late withdrawal from the Cats lineup. The triple premiership star was …
Continue reading Cats’ Chapman ruled out of AFL match

