Western Force coach Michael Foley denies the Super Rugby club have been making illegal front-row substitutions this season, claiming the moves have disadvantaged them at times. A New Zealand publication …
Continue reading Force deny illegal rugby substitutionsMelbourne Rebels Super Rugby chief executive Steve Boland will announce his resignation on Monday. Boland is expected to step down immediately with the fledgling club to announce an interim CEO, …
Continue reading Rebels Super boss Steve Boland resignsCraig Newitt didn’t hesitate in predicting Hvasstan could turn his fortunes around in Saturday’sAustralian Derby after a Rosehill Guineas run rated too bad to be true. But whether the Victorian-based colt turns it around enough …
Continue reading Hvasstan to turn form around in Australian Derby 2013Pressure is building on James Hird from the very top of the AFL to stand down pending the supplements investigation into Essendon. AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou, who acknowledges he …
Continue reading Hird under huge pressure to step asideFor some horses, Saturday’s Randwick meeting is a grand final but for others it’s the chance to stake a claim for Group One glory in the following two weeks of …
Continue reading Adrian Knox Stakes 2013 test for DivertireA favourable forecast has all but assured Black Caviar will have the Randwick footing she needs in her bid for 25th win on Saturday. “The forecast is pretty promising,” Randwick track manager …
Continue reading Black Caviar okay to race on improving Randwick racecourseCollingwood have been unable to punish fans who racially abused Carlton player Chris Yarran during last Sunday’s AFL match at the MCG. The Magpies launched an investigation this week after …
Continue reading Magpies call off AFL racism probeMark Winterbottom is being stalked by Holden’s Kiwi contingent as he aims to notch a rare V8 Supercars race win for Ford in Auckland this weekend. Winterbottom set the fastest …
Continue reading Kiwis stalk Winterbottom at Auckland V8sAn AFL team’s rebuilding takes years but, right now, Melbourne coach Mark Neeld is talking about minutes. The Demons’ horrific start to the season has Neeld focused on modest goals …
Continue reading Neeld calls on Demons to up AFL effortQueensland have set the Super Rugby benchmark for success against Kiwi sides, but a remarkable 10-1 record will be put to a searing test against the red-hot Chiefs on Saturday. …
Continue reading Reds’ Super Rugby Kiwi record put to testThe Melbourne Rebels are expecting James O’Connor to rise to the challenge of being the anointed Test five-eighth when they host the Southern Kings in Super Rugby on Saturday night. …
Continue reading Rebels’ O’Connor to relish Super challengeSt Kilda coach Scott Watters says “talk is cheap” in response to Dylan Shiel’s claim that the Giants can run the older Saints ragged. Shiel earlier this week talked up …
Continue reading Talk is cheap: Saints dismiss Giants jibeSecond seed Tommy Haas has crashed out of the US Clay Court Championships in Houston, suffering a straight sets defeat to Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania. The German veteran – who …
Continue reading Haas exits clay championships in HoustonNorth Melbourne won’t obsess about making the big statement against premiers Sydney, despite two losses already to AFL big guns. The Kangaroos are 0-2 but, perhaps in the best possible …
Continue reading AFL big guns not fazing North MelbournePort Adelaide have summoned Brent Renouf for his first AFL game this year in a bid to blunt the ruck dominance of Adelaide’s Sam Jacobs in Sunday’s showdown. Port coach …
Continue reading Ruckman Renouf returns for Port in AFLThere are a few certainties in this world. Death, taxes, and according to online bookmaker sportsbet, Black Caviar making it 25 straight and winning the TJ Smith Stakes tomorrow. So …
Continue reading Black Caviar wins the TJ Smith Stakes 2013 says online bookmakerFrank Lampard, the man whose disallowed World Cup goal forced FIFA to accept goal-line technology, has welcomed the announcement that the Premier League will use the Hawkeye system from next …
Continue reading Lampard welcomes goal-line tech decisionThis year’s running of the time-honoured classic sees ten colts and geldings lining up with It’s A Dundeel, strangling the betting at $1.25. Victorian galloper Philippi considered the only danger, …
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