As a colt, Toydini was a handful. As a gelding he is a Classic contender and ready to live up to the promise he showed trainer Guy Walter early in …
Continue reading Toydini ready for Carbine Club Stakes 2013For a horse set to start the shortest-priced Australian Derby favourite in 25 years, It’s A Dundeel has his share of detractors. His failure as favourite in the Victoria Derby …
Continue reading Australian Derby 2013 is a DundeelQueensland general Will Genia believes the retention of skipper James Horwill and three more Wallabies forwards will ensure the Reds remain a Super Rugby force despite the loss of mentor …
Continue reading Genia hails Reds’ key rugby re-signingsSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has ordered his players not to be sucked in by the hype surrounding Friday’s clash with Canterbury. The Bulldogs’ visit to Allianz Stadium marks the …
Continue reading Robinson calls for NRL Roosters to focusAdelaide defender Sam Shaw – to miss at least eight weeks with a torn hamstring – has been put on the club’s long-term injury list. Shaw, who was a Rising …
Continue reading Crows put Shaw on long-term injured listOutside back Tim Nanai-Williams returns from injury in one of three changes to the Chiefs’ starting side to face Queensland in Hamilton on Saturday. Nanai-Williams began the season for the …
Continue reading Chiefs make changes for Reds rugby clashJames O’Connor’s chances of being the Wallabies’ playmaker against the British and Irish Lions have been boosted by a switch to five-eighth for the Melbourne Rebels. After several weeks of …
Continue reading O’Connor shifts to five-eighth for RebelsBrisbane captain Sam Thaiday and North Queensland forward Glenn Hall will be on big highs as new dads when they clash in Friday night’s NRL derby at Suncorp Stadium. Thaiday’s …
Continue reading New dads in Broncos v Cowboys clashNorth Queensland centre Brent Tate hopes his 200th NRL game, against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night, lasts longer than his brief NRL debut 12 years ago. Tate, whose …
Continue reading NRL nice guy Tate marks 200-game milestoneTrainer Gerald Ryan heads to Randwick on Saturday with a strong team but without the horse he believes deserves a Group One win more than any other. The decision to …
Continue reading Gerald Ryan after Group 1 success in Sires Produce Stakes 2013Darley two-year-old Safeguard will be out to salvage something from the Sydney autumn carnival when he makes a belated return at Randwick against a boom colt who also missed the …
Continue reading Safeguard on track for Kindergarten Stakes 2013AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says he’s “absolutely shocked” by allegations Essendon players were injected with a variety of bizarre substances. Former Bombers sports scientist Stephen Dank says Essendon players …
Continue reading Demetriou shocked at latest Bombers claimsRichmond onballer Nathan Foley is on the verge of returning to the VFL, further boosting the AFL club’s playing depth. Foley, one of the Tigers’ top midfielders, has not played …
Continue reading Tigers’ Foley set to return in VFLSuperstar sprinter Black Caviar might be aiming for 25 wins from as many starts when she contests the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, but punters at Sportingbet Australia …
Continue reading Black Caviar’s odds drift in TJ Smith Stakes marketFormer All Blacks No.8 Mose Tuiali’i wants to build on the momentum of his first game in New Zealand since 2008 when the Highlanders seek to break their Super Rugby …
Continue reading Tuiali’i warming to Highlanders rugby workBrisbane captain Sam Thaiday will have a new fan on Friday night when he leads Brisbane in the NRL clash with North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium — his one-day-old baby …
Continue reading Broncos captain Thaiday becomes a fatherCanberra hooker Matt McIlwrick is just one of several young Raiders players never to have lined up alongside his captain Terry Campese in the NRL. Edrick Lee, Sandor Earl, Anthony …
Continue reading Raiders excited by Campese’s NRL returnManly coach Geoff Toovey has confirmed he’s received a letter from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) but expressed his frustration at the information being leaked. ASADA have requested to …
Continue reading Toovey confirms ASADA letter
