It seems unlikely but 18-year-old Cameron Waters goes into Sunday’s Bathurst 1000 as the senior driver in his V8 Supercars team. Just 12 months ago Waters was lining up to …
Continue reading Waters moves into lead V8 seatSeveral thousand people have turned out in the heart of Sydney to acclaim new AFL premiers, the Sydney Swans. The players and coach John Longmire were driven in several cars …
Continue reading Thousands turn out to acclaim AFL premiersIn the rugby and animal kingdom, a Puma shouldn’t have problems with a honey badger but Argentina should be warned about Australia’s latest call-up, Nick Cummins. Cummins is fascinated by …
Continue reading Badger ready to rip in for WallabiesPowerhouse trainers Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller will dominate the Randwick meeting tomorrow according to punters with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. Waterhouse and Waller will saddle three starters each in the …
Continue reading Epsom Handicap day dominated by Gai Waterhouse and Chris WallerCollingwood president Eddie McGuire says the AFL club will need substantial compensation if premiership midfielder Sharrod Wellingham is to get his wish to join West Coast. The out-of-contract 24-year-old confirmed …
Continue reading AFL’s Magpies want big deal for WellinghamThe greenhorn, depleted Wallabies have been urged to handle Argentine hostility “like men, not boys” to snare a momentous Test victory this weekend. Missing more than half of their strongest …
Continue reading Wallabies told: Play like men, not boysSouth Africa coach Heyneke Meyer is a realist rather than a romantic and that is set to show when they confront New Zealand in a Rugby Championship final round fixture …
Continue reading We must not run into trouble, say BoksHolden’s Jamie Whincup has continued his quick start to the V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000 endurance event by topping Friday’s practice timesheets. The three-time Bathurst winner, who was quickest in Thursday’s …
Continue reading Whincup quickest in V8 Bathurst practiceFour Group 1s, sun beaming, a little wind and a dry track, and a stack of horses arriving at Royal Randwick with one of two missions planned – to pitchfork …
Continue reading Epsom Handicap and Turnbull Stakes day expert tipsIn one of the tightest V8 Supercars championship battles seen, the quartet of Paul Dumbrell, Warren Luff, John McIntyre and Steven Richards go into Sunday’s Bathurst 1000 with everything to …
Continue reading Part-timers set for V8s big stageWarrington coach Tony Smith insists the self-doubt that plagued the club before his arrival in 2009 has finally been banished as the Wolves prepare for their first-ever Super League Grand …
Continue reading No doubt Wolves are back: SmithJoe Hart admits Manchester City could be destined for a season of failure unless they come to terms with their new status as a prize scalp for the rest of …
Continue reading No hiding place for stumbling City: goalieSkipper George Bailey is urging his batsmen to play their shots and not be tentative in Friday night’s cut-throat World Twenty20 semi-final against West Indies at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium. “I’d …
Continue reading Do-or-die T20 semi-final clash for AustV8 Supercars will race in the newly-built Circuit of the Americas in Texas next May, it was announced on Friday. The United States round will take part from May 17 …
Continue reading V8s announce Texas datePakistan batsman Umar Akmal was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for an “offensive” snub of the umpires’ authority during his team’s 16-run defeat to Sri Lanka in …
Continue reading Umar Akmal fined for umpire snubWith Manchester United’s defence continuing to leak goals, the pressure will be on Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie to deliver at the other end when the team heads to …
Continue reading United look to beef up defence v PiesChinese wildcard Zhang Ze pulled off a major shock on Thursday when he beat France’s world No.11 Richard Gasquet to reach the China Open quarter-finals in Beijing. While China enjoyed …
Continue reading China’s Zhang shocks Gasquet in BeijingThe injury-ravaged Wallabies will field one of their most inexperienced backlines of the professional era when they play their first Rugby Championship match in Argentina this weekend. Among five starting …
Continue reading Underdog Wallabies make five changes

