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Tassie beat WA by 85 runs in Burnie

Tasmania have endured a minefield of a pitch better than Western Australia to notch an 85-run bonus-point one-day victory in Burnie. The Tigers recovered from 6-51 batting first to make …

Crows to stand by sacked pair

Adelaide have vowed to stand by chief executive Steven Trigg and football manager Phil Harper and give them their jobs back after they serve their suspensions over the Kurt Tippett …

Ponting down, but not completely out

Ricky Ponting is clearly no longer the batting colossus he once was. The stage was perfectly set on Saturday for Ponting to wind back the clock and produce a match-defining …

Le Roi impresses in CFV Great Strides Handicap at Caulfield

Another smart European stayer showed he had the ability to rise a lot higher in local ranks when Le Roi won the CFV Great Strides Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. …

Ponting part of Australian collapse

Ricky Ponting lasted just seven minutes and seven balls at the crease as Australia suffered a drastic collapse on day two of the crucial third Test against South Africa in …

Resistant wins first at Caulfield racecourse

Caulfield trainer Mick Price was in two minds about running diminutive colt Resistant at Caulfield on Saturday but in the end his decision was the right one. At just his …

Tassie battle to 8-192 v WA

Tasmania have battled trying conditions to reach 8-192 from their 50 overs in the one-day match against Western Australia in Burnie. Inconsistent bounce and strong winds played havoc early in …

Ponting dismissed for four at WACA

Retiring Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has been dismissed for four early on day two of the third Test against South Africa at the WACA Ground. Ponting was given a standing …

Slade on pole for first Sydney V8 race

Ford driver Tim Slade sealed the first pole position of his V8 Supercars career for the opening race of the Sydney 500 on Saturday. The Lucky 7 Racing pilot punched …

McDowell takes World Challenge golf lead

Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell finished with seven birdies on Friday in a six-under 66 to seize a three-shot lead in the Tiger Woods-hosted World Challenge. Northern Ireland’s McDowell …

Round of day puts Jones in Q-School mix

Five of the 13 Australians at the US PGA tour Q-School sit inside the top-25 card mark at the halfway point of the tough six-round tournament in La Quinta, California. …

New Bull Pomersbach now settled: Lehmann

Queensland coach Darren Lehmann says Luke Pomersbach has overcome his mental demons and is ready to reclaim his position as one of Australia’s most exciting batsmen. Pomersbach, named to make …

2012 Recognition Stakes tips, preview and selections

The feature of the day is over a mile and sees a field of ten with early favourite Jet Style ($2.80) looking it to make it back to back features …

2012 Placid Ark Stakes tips, preview and selections

The feature race on the card in Western Australia this weekend is for the 3 year olds. Dominant favourite is Hard Ball Get ($2.50 with Sportsbet) who returns to racing …

2012 ATC Cup tips, preview and selections

The feature race of the day in Sydney on Saturday is the ATC Cup. Last year this race – formerly known as the Frank Underwood Cup, was held at Canterbury …

2012 Travel Associate Classic tips, preview and selections

The Tattersalls Club Raceday at Eagle Farm on Saturday contains two Black Type races, the first of which sees a field of nine mares line up for a shot at …

Tottenham rules out move for Beckham

Andre Villas-Boas on Friday shattered striker Jermain Defoe’s hopes of playing alongside David Beckham at Tottenham. Defoe claimed earlier today that Beckham, who plays his final game for the Los …

EPL clubs pay players’ agents $123m

England’s 20 Premier League clubs paid players’ agents STG77 million ($A119.20 million) in one year, with Manchester City spending 14 per cent of the total. The league announced on Friday …