A campaign blueprint used with success last year will underpin Ulundi’s bid for back-to-back Lord Stakes victories at Mornington on Thursday. Ulundi will try to win the $120,000 Listed race …
Continue reading Ulundi aims for back to back Lord Stakes winsBrisbane stayer Poste Restante has held her condition after a road trip to Sydney, giving trainer Desleigh Forster every reason to talk up the mare’s chances of winning the Summer …
Continue reading Summer Cup 2012 start for Poste RestanteOf the options available to Dances On Stars over the next week, taking on Group One winner Sizzling might seem the hardest. But trainer Gerald is not shying away from …
Continue reading Dances On Stars to race in Vo Rogue Plate 2012Four years after Pakistani gunmen laid siege to India’s financial capital of Mumbai, South Asia’s two nuclear-armed neighbours are meeting again on the cricket ground, marking a gradual thaw in …
Continue reading India, Pakistan renew cricket rivalryYoubolt’s bid to step up in class at Caulfield on Wednesday is likely to determine whether he remains in Melbourne or returns to Darwin. The six-year-old has drawn well in …
Continue reading Youbolt tackles Memorial Christmas Stakes on Boxing day 2012Martin Jol believes Fulham will find themselves in a relegation battle if they don’t pick up points during the festive period. The Cottagers lost a number of key players during …
Continue reading Jol sends Fulham a relegation warningHarry Redknapp is unsure whether he will pick Jose Bosingwa again after the QPR boss admitted he was “disturbed” by the right-back’s refusal to sit on the bench against Fulham. …
Continue reading Bosingwa dispute annoys RedknappPaul Lambert wants his Aston Villa players to bounce back quickly from their 8-0 mauling at Chelsea when they entertain Tottenham on Boxing Day. Villa’s six-game unbeaten run in all …
Continue reading Villa must move on from mauling: LambertSunderland boss Martin O’Neill says every day is like Christmas Day for a professional footballer. The Black Cats, like clubs around England, will forgo part of the festivities as they …
Continue reading Soccer players ‘have phenomenal lives’Rafael Benitez believes Chelsea are capable of mounting a title challenge as the Blues prepare to face Norwich at Carrow Road on Wednesday. Benitez’s side gave their best performance of …
Continue reading Benitez hails Chelsea revivalThe Sydney Sixers have called upon star batsman Michael Lumb in a bid to revive a flagging Big Bash title defence ahead of their Boxing Day clash with the Hobart …
Continue reading Sixers call on Lumb to save BBL defenceGareth Barry is confident Manchester City will be able to challenge Manchester United at the top of the table as the champions prepare to face Sunderland on Wednesday. Roberto Mancini’s …
Continue reading City can still overhaul United: BarryMahela Jayawardene has achieved many firsts in his career including becoming the only Sri Lankan player to reach the 10,000-run milestone in Test cricket. But the skipper knows that from …
Continue reading Lankans ready to make Boxing Day historySri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene is expecting a hostile reception at the MCG for Wednesday’s second Test against Australia amid ongoing tensions over the ball-tampering accusation made against Peter Siddle. …
Continue reading Sri Lankans expecting hostile MCG crowdAustralia captain Michael Clarke says resting in-form players like Mitchell Starc is a reality of modern sport and it could lengthen Starc’s playing career. The 22-year-old Starc was crushed when …
Continue reading Clarke backs move to rest StarcRafael Nadal will make his long-awaited return to tennis after an agonising six-month knee injury battle in the Gulf this week, but has warned he is not expecting any title-winning …
Continue reading Nadal to make long-awaited returnAlex Ferguson has hailed Robin van Persie as the missing piece in Manchester United’s title jigsaw as the Premier League leaders bid to extend their lead at the top against …
Continue reading Van Persie missing piece in title jigsawLike most Australians, Shane Jurgensen will spend a good proportion of his Boxing Day glued to the opening day’s play of the Test against Sri Lanka. Unlike most, research and …
Continue reading Jurgensen plots Bangladesh cricket boom


