Britain’s ambitious swimming team has set it sights on topping Australia for the first time in an Olympic pool in 36 years. Not since the disastrous 1976 Montreal Games have …
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World champion Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the week-long Tirreno-Adriatico race in a sprint finish on Thursday, while Australian Matthew Goss held on to the overall lead. The …
Continue reading Aussie cyclist Goss maintains overall leadWhatever changes St Kilda make to their AFL game style, ruck-forward Justin Koschitzke says defence will remain the cornerstone. There has been plenty of talk about how the Saints will …
Continue reading Saints will keep focus on defence in AFLAustralian Olympic sprinting champion Betty Cuthbert is among 12 athletes who have been announced as inaugural members of the newly-created IAAF Hall of Fame. Cuthbert, who at the age of …
Continue reading Betty Cuthbert to join aths Hall of FameFormer Victorian Craig Stott knew he was taking the risk of a lifetime and was ignoring his mother’s advice when he ventured into farming and training almost 20 years ago. …
Continue reading Ignoring Mum’s advice pays off for StottThey won’t have to worry about wind or rain, but the Waratahs know they risk being blown away if they don’t win the breakdown battle against the Highlanders in Dunedin …
Continue reading Breakdown battle a focus for WaratahsTrack conditions will be crucial to the chances of Chris Waller capturing successive Chipping Norton Stakes with old stager Danleigh. Waller is hoping the Warwick Farm track, rated heavy on …
Continue reading Conditions key to Waller trioRacing Victoria has approved a Cox Plate eve race meeting for the Moonee Valley Racing Club featuring its premier sprint, the Group One Manikato Stakes. The Manikato moves from the …
Continue reading Cox Plate eve meeting gets go-aheadAFL player Liam Jurrah has been ordered out of the Northern Territory as he awaits his day in court over an alleged machete attack. The Melbourne forward is returning to …
Continue reading AFL player Liam Jurrah granted bailWales coach Warren Gatland must somehow keep a lid on simmering expectation ahead of the Six Nations clash against Italy at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Successive wins over Ireland, …
Continue reading Wales two wins from 6 Nations rugby crownPremier League title chasers Manchester City and Manchester United slumped to Europa League last 16 first-leg defeats on Thursday as Spain celebrated three wins out of three. United were stunned …
Continue reading Manchester City, Utd lose in Europa LeagueVeteran French centre Aurelien Rougerie says he needs to shine against England in their Six Nations clash on Sunday after two successive poor performances put his place in the side …
Continue reading Rougerie on brink as England awaitA century stand between Alex Kemp and Joe Burns has ensured Queensland have first-innings points in sight in their must-win Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the Gabba. At …
Continue reading Qld have 1st innings points in sight v SAAdam Scott just needs to go hungry for a while. While the golfing world salivated around new world No.1 Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, it was Scott who stole the …
Continue reading Adam Scott co-leads Cadillac golf champsSouth Africa’s batsmen have started flexing their muscle and are dragging the first Test against New Zealand their way. Skipper Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, with almost 250 Tests and …
Continue reading Sth Africa build lead over NZ in 1st Test2012 marks the beginning of a new era in Moto GP, with the grid moving to a 1000cc capacity and expanding to include Claiming Rule Teams (CRT). Kicking off in …
Continue reading 2012 MotoGP season previewLast year’s Black Opal Stakes certainly didn’t go to script for jockey Tommy Berry. Berry went to Canberra with the expectation of claiming the $250,000 Black Opal (1200m) on raging …
Continue reading Berry wants Black Opal win on Later GatorMelbourne centre Dane Nielsen knows South Sydney rival Greg Inglis well enough to know all the chinks in his armour, or lack thereof. The pair became great friends during Inglis’ …
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