A chance to avenge her Magic Millions relegation last year has become reality for No Looking Back following her win over older horses at Rosehill. In her first start since …
Continue reading No Looking Back to race in Magic Millions Guineas 2013Another Lloyd Williams cast-off became another trainer’s “superstar” with the win of Module in the Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington. Module raced eight times in the Williams colours, winning three …
Continue reading Module wins Bagot Handicap 2013Prime Minister Julia Gillard has paid tribute to the late cricket great Tony Greig at a garden party for the Australian and Sri Lankan teams at Kirribilli House. Addressing the …
Continue reading Gillard pays tribute to Tony GreigUnheralded qualifier John Millman is the first Australian through to the Brisbane International men’s second round after downing Japan’s Tatsuma Ito in straight sets. Millman was buzzing before the match …
Continue reading Aussie Millman wins at Brisbane tennisCraig Williams’ first racetrack appearance for the year will be at Warwick Farm on Saturday when he partners leading Magic Millions contender Assail in an exhibition gallop. Recently returned from …
Continue reading Craig Williams to ride Magic Millions Classic 2013 favouriteGreytfilly will undergo a refresher course in the barriers after a luckless defeat at the Gold Coast on Tuesday. For the second time in a row, Greytfilly was slow to …
Continue reading Greytfilly’s Magic Millions Classic 2013 hopes take a hitIn a blow to her Australian Open countdown, world No.2 Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the Brisbane International with a collarbone complaint. Sharapova had initially played down concerns over …
Continue reading Sharapova out of Brisbane InternationalMarlon Samuels was hurt by questioning of his bowling action but has brushed the controversy aside, according to his Melbourne Renegades coach Simon Helmot. Helmot described the West Indies allrounder …
Continue reading Samuels cool over bowling criticismAdelaide trainer Gordon Richards had the usual winners’ regret after the win of Belfast Boy at Flemington. “I wish I’d had had more on him,” Richards said. As it was, …
Continue reading Belfast Boy wins on New Years dayTop seed Agnieszka Radwanska has breezed into the second round of the ASB Classic tennis tournament with a straight-sets win over former champion Greta Arn. Radwanska, the Polish world No.4, …
Continue reading Radwanska breezes into Auckland 2nd roundLike a dose of Kryptonite, clay has crippled the hopes of Australian tennis players for decades. Now Davis Cup winner Todd Woodbridge believes eight new Italian clay courts at Melbourne …
Continue reading Clay courts give Aussie tennis hopeOpener Ed Cowan says Australia are preparing for the third Test against Sri Lanka believing captain Michael Clarke is certain to play. Clarke has been troubled by a hamstring injury …
Continue reading Team confident Clarke will play TestFormer champion Radek Stepanek has pulled out of Tuesday night’s first-round Brisbane International clash with Lleyton Hewitt due to an eye infection. Russian lucky loser Igor Kunitsyn will replace veteran …
Continue reading Stepanek, seed out in BrisbaneAustralian Bernard Tomic will put his new-found fighting spirit to the ultimate test when he takes on world No.1 Novak Djokovic in Wednesday night’s Hopman Cup clash at Perth Arena. …
Continue reading Tomic ready for the fight of his lifeA bumper day of racing will be seen from all concerned at Flemington on Tuesday. The two feature races are the Bagot Handicap (2800m) and the Standish Handicap (1200m). Form …
Continue reading Standish Handicap and Bagot Handicap 2013 day tips and selectionsNot all European imports are true stayers as Chris Waller has found with Moriarty who drops back to 2000 metres in an attempt to recapture winning form in the Tattersalls …
Continue reading Tattersalls Cup 2013 to suit MoriartySouth Africa will seek to consolidate their top place on the world Test rankings when they play New Zealand in a two-match series starting on Wednesday at Newlands. The series …
Continue reading Sth Africa seek to cement top cricket rankSamantha Stosur is refusing to blame untimely foot surgery or home-town pressures as she races the clock to be ready for the Australian Open. Stosur’s mistake-riddled first-round exit from the …
Continue reading No time for moping, says Stosur

