The return to winning form by Streama has boosted Guy Walter’s confidence ahead of her bid for a third Group One in Saturday’s Myer Classic at Flemington. The winner of …
Continue reading Streama the one to beat in Myer Classic 2012Veteran halfback Scott Prince’s career could end in Queensland’s state league after he turned his back on Gold Coast to join rivals Brisbane on Wednesday. The 32-year-old joined the Broncos …
Continue reading Prince gambles on Broncos NRL switchHawthorn believe injury-plagued Max Bailey could regain the club’s No.1 ruck role next season, helped by an AFL rule change. The 206cm 26-year-old, who endured three knee reconstructions early in …
Continue reading New AFL ruck rule to favour Hawks’ BaileyTest bowlers Ben Hilfenhaus and Nathan Lyon can help selectors decide whether to play four pacemen against South Africa when they clash in the Sheffield Shield match beginning on Thursday …
Continue reading Hilfenhaus, Lyon out to impress in ShieldNRL clubs will each receive an immediate $2 million injection thanks to the $1 billion broadcast deal signed earlier this year. All 16 clubs will potentially have a funding package …
Continue reading NRL increases annual club grants to $7mWallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper has been found guilty of two offences by an Australian Rugby Union disciplinary panel and hit with two fines totalling $60,000 and a three-match suspension. After …
Continue reading Cooper cops $60,000 fine, three-game banInterim West Australian skipper Mike Hussey says he’s spoken individually to his teammates as the embattled team look to topple unbeaten Victoria in the Sheffield Shield match starting at the …
Continue reading Embattled Warriors focus on Shield clashVeteran batsman Mike Hussey admits his preparation to face the world’s best pace attack isn’t ideal but he’s working overtime to fast-track his transition back to Test cricket. West Australian …
Continue reading Mike Hussey gets into Test match modeHawthorn are meeting the AFL’s start from hell with a stony face. The Hawks are refusing to publicly criticise their brutal opening to next season, where the first seven games …
Continue reading Hawks cop tough AFL startWest Coast chief executive Trevor Nisbett says the Eagles won’t push for a stand-alone reserves side if their new alignment with WAFL club East Perth works. West Coast and Fremantle …
Continue reading Eagles happy with new WAFL alignmentEngland fast bowler Steven Finn could be a doubtful starter for the first Test against India after a thigh strain ruled him out on Wednesday for the rest of the …
Continue reading Finn in doubt for first Test against IndiaPat Cummins’s immediate playing future is again under a cloud after the injury-troubled fast bowler had scans on a sore back on Wednesday. A Cricket Australia spokesperson confirmed that the …
Continue reading Cummins has scans for back sorenessThe 37-year-old reflexes of Ricky Ponting will need to cope with variety more than outright pace in the Test series against South Africa, says former Proteas allrounder Johan Botha. Botha, …
Continue reading Proteas pace won’t bother Ponting: BothaBrisbane coach Anthony Griffin says he initially tried to push Scott Prince away when the Gold Coast captain approached the Broncos about a move to the neighbouring NRL rivals. The …
Continue reading Griffin tried to push Prince awayOpening batsman Alviro Petersen says mental preparation is the key to South Africa’s Champions League trio making the transition from the shortest form of the game to the longest for …
Continue reading Mental preparation the key for ProteasThe WACA have decided not to impose any further penalties on the players involved in the Perth Scorchers’ boozy night out in South Africa a fortnight ago. But an independent …
Continue reading Marsh brothers escape WACA punishmentBoxing All Black Sonny Bill Williams had successful surgery on a chest injury in Sydney on Wednesday. The 27-year-old announced the news on Twitter a day after arriving from Japan, …
Continue reading Sonny Bill says surgery successfulCraig Williams came to Werribee on Wednesday morning looking for signs of change in the reigning Melbourne Cup champion Dunaden. What he found was a horse in the exact same …
Continue reading Dunaden has strong gallop ahead of Melbourne Cup 2012

