French stayer Americain has been backed into favouritism with Australian and overseas bookmakers to repeat his 2010 Melbourne Cup heroics. Rank-and-file punters have rallied behind Americain to win next week’s …
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Glen Boss’s chances of claiming a fourth Melbourne Cup trophy are almost certain to hinge on English stayer Gatewood earning a ballot-exempt place in this year’s race. Boss is so …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 ride hinge on Gatewood start for Glen BossFormer Test gloveman Tim Paine has been given the all-clear after a knock to the finger that sidelined him for two seasons. Paine was hit in Tasmania’s 25-run loss to …
Continue reading Paine free to play one-dayer for TasmaniaJust two days after gaining his third AFL life, key forward Aaron Edwards has dismayed Richmond with another alcohol-related incident. Victoria Police locked up Edwards for several hours early Sunday …
Continue reading AFL forward Edwards finds trouble againVowing to lead from the front, Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke hopes to reprise his spectacular form of last summer in the looming super series with top-ranked South Africa. Clarke …
Continue reading Clarke aiming to repeat golden summerAustralian all-rounder Shane Watson says talk is cheap and has challenged the Proteas to walk the walk after a former South African assistant coach lit the fuse for an explosive …
Continue reading Watson challenges Proteas to walk the walkFor Australian spinner Nathan Lyon, there’s lies, damned lies and his statistics this summer. The Test offie has managed just six wickets in three Sheffield Shield games at the unflattering …
Continue reading Lyon unruffled by Shield statsInterim NRL chief executive Shane Mattiske says he needs to see a contract in his hands before determining whether or not Sonny Bill Williams will be cleared for a return …
Continue reading NRL yet to see Sonny Bill contractBrimming with self-belief, South Africa’s cricketers are intent on extending one of the more impressive streaks to retain their top ranking with victory in next month’s high-stakes three-Test series against …
Continue reading Proteas eager to defend No.1 Test rankingCollingwood have run out of patience with back-up ruckman Cameron Wood, including him among five delistings from the AFL club. Wood only managed six senior games this season for 48 …
Continue reading Magpies delist Wood in AFLMarcus North has quit as skipper of Western Australia, but says he’s not running away from the team’s off-field discipline issues as the fallout from the Perth Scorchers’ boozy night …
Continue reading North quits, Shaun Marsh axed at WACAMatthew Wade says he’s ready to “dig in” against the powerful South Africans after Australian selectors gave him the nod to play his first Test match at home. The tough …
Continue reading Wade on a high for home Test seriesAustralian driver Chris Atkinson clinched the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship despite missing one of the season’s six events. Atkinson took out the title with a second place finish in his Skoda …
Continue reading Atkinson claims Asia-Pacific rally titleThe search for a new NRL chief executive is down to a “very short list”, but ARL Commission chairman John Grant is refusing to put a timeframe on having a …
Continue reading ARLC not frustrated by long CEO searchBid teams are vowing not to give up the fight to get a team into the NRL despite the ARL Commission effectively ruling out any expansion until at least 2017. …
Continue reading Bid teams still keen despite ARLC snubSerena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-3 on Sunday to win the WTA Championships for the third time to completed her sensational 2012 comeback with another title. “Now that I …
Continue reading Serena wins 7th title in comeback yearMarcus North has quit as Western Australia cricket captain after returning from the Perth Scorchers’ troubled Champions League T20 campaign. But North, who has captained WA for the past six …
Continue reading Marcus North quits as WA skipperAustralia captain Michael Clarke will face a severely-depleted Queensland bowling attack in his main warm-up to the three-Test series against South Africa. Injuries have struck down Bulls spearhead Ben Cutting, …
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