He’s not quite trotting out Dad’s Army, but Australian coach Tim Sheens concedes New Zealand are taking more initiative in developing Test players of the future. The Kangaroos head into …
Continue reading Sheens acknowledges Kiwis on riseFremantle’s worst nightmare has come true, with skipper Matthew Pavlich joining ruckman Aaron Sandilands on the sidelines for up to six weeks due to a heel injury. The decision to …
Continue reading Docker Pavlich ruled out for 4-6 weeksPremiership-winning St George Illawarra captain Ben Hornby says the NRL club should search high and wide for Jamie Soward’s replacement next season. The departure of Soward, who signed a four-year …
Continue reading Look outside for Soward successor: HornbyAFL boss Andrew Demetriou says record crowd numbers for the opening three rounds show fan faith in the game is withstanding the Essendon supplements saga. The season start was clouded …
Continue reading AFL says crowds show faith in game remainsCanterbury skipper Michael Ennis has hailed the re-signing of five-eighth Josh Reynolds, saying it’s a great day for the struggling NRL club. Reynolds has put pen to paper on a …
Continue reading Reynolds NRL re-signing boosts CanterburyHurricanes hooker Dane Coles could be out of Super Rugby for up to six weeks after a knock at training earlier this week left him with a fractured eye socket. …
Continue reading Coles out of Super Rugby for six weeksThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has met a deadline to present a more independent constitution to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC had set a June deadline for the …
Continue reading Overhaul for troubled Pakistan cricketThe NSW Waratahs are thumbing their noses at convention and applying a novel approach to keeping their Super Rugby finals hopes alive. The Waratahs scrapped their traditional captain’s run ahead …
Continue reading Waratahs scrap traditional captain’s runIt is hard to imagine a time when Chris Waller wasn’t regularly leading in winners. Sydney’s premier trainer for the past two seasons, Waller has hundreds of horses on his …
Continue reading Danleigh to race in fourth Doncaster MileAnother tug-of-war between rugby league and rugby union is developing for the services of dual international Sonny Bill Williams. Not for his on-field prowess, but for his off-field impact. Williams’ …
Continue reading Code battle for Sonny Bill’s servicesFormer world No.1 Rafael Nadal ended Australian Marinko Matosevic’s run at the Monte Carlo Masters in dominant style on Wednesday, showing just why he’s considered ‘the king of clay’. Fellow …
Continue reading Nadal easily dispatches MatosevicReds strike weapon Digby Ioane’s return means Queensland will field their strongest team of the season against a Brumbies side which still can’t find a place for Wallabies centre Pat …
Continue reading Digby in but McCabe out for Super battleThe retired Black Caviar will attract all the attention when she parades for her fans at Caulfield on Saturday, but her trainer Peter Moody is also well placed to make …
Continue reading Club Command to bounce back in Pink Ribbon Cup 2013Pierro dominates Doncaster Mile betting but top trainer John O’Shea has declared Shoot Out a weighted certainty in Saturday’s Randwick showpiece. There has been healthy debate about the Doncaster handicaps …
Continue reading Doncaster Mile 2013 weights boosts Shoot Out’s chancesBrisbane’s forwards have found the aggressive mongrel lacking in the early premiership rounds with their starting pack grinding out more metres than the top four NRL sides in recent weeks. …
Continue reading Broncos find some forward aggressionThe players want it, as do the coaches, yet somehow the mid-year Test continues to be dogged by speculation over its future on the rugby league calendar. Despite having expressed …
Continue reading Kangaroos back league’s Test schedulingA filly trainer Chris Waller tried unsuccessfully to buy five months ago looms as the biggest threat to his chances of claiming Saturday’s Australian Oaks. Waller will saddle up two …
Continue reading Royal Descent on track for Australian Oaks 2013Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn shot an eight-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Lotte Championship on Wednesday. The 17-year-old Ariya played the front …
Continue reading Thai teenager leads LPGA in Hawaii

