Record-breaking goalkicker Mike Harris has had enough of making the headlines through his radar-boot and wants more chances to shine as the Queensland Reds’ bona-fide playmaker. And the Kiwi recruit, …
Continue reading Superboot wants more tries in Super RugbyDavid Hayes will rely on favourite Americain in the Group One Australian Cup after delisting three of his stablemates for the weight-for-age feature. Hayes said Budai, Extra Zero and Largo …
Continue reading Hayes likes Americain for Australian CupAfter a frustrating spring with Group One winner Mirjulisa lass, trainer Greg Hickman fears her autumn campaign will be thwarted by wet weather. The mare has been entered for two …
Continue reading Weather the key to Mirjulisa LassCarlton onballer Andrew Carrazzo can accept a one-game suspension with early guilty pleas to two striking charges following Sunday’s AFL pre-season clash with Western Bulldogs. The AFL’s Match Review Panel …
Continue reading Carlton’s Carrazzo faces one-match AFL banVeteran Gold Coast defender Kristian Rees has taken a job as player relations officer with mining magnate Clive Palmer’s new Football Australia (FA) body. Rees accepted the job after declining …
Continue reading Rees signs with Clive Palmer’s FASydney FC have sacked chief executive Dirk Melton citing a number of “serious” complaints from the A-League club’s staff. The club said in a statement on Monday that Melton’s contract …
Continue reading Sydney FC sack boss MeltonAdelaide United coach John Kosmina has implored his players to forget their home worries and treat their Asian Champions League (ACL) opener as a fresh start. Kosmina said composure would …
Continue reading Adelaide United eye soccer redemptionCrucial Olympic Games starts mean winning the Oceania triathlon championships this Saturday will be a priority for the Australian squad. While the event will not decide which triathletes go to …
Continue reading Triathletes racing for Olympic berthsDaniel Geale can expect the million-dollar pay days to come his way overseas if he retains his IBF middleweight crown on Wednesday night, says boxing powerbroker Gary Shaw. Geale faces …
Continue reading Geale on way to million-dollar pay dayDynamic batsman David Warner faces a last-minute fitness test before Australia seek a quick kill in their one-day final series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Warner is in doubt for …
Continue reading Aussie Warner faces final ODI fitness testQueensland are bracing for a more potent Melbourne Rebels backline with the injection of star fullback Kurtley Beale, who is set to play in their Super Rugby clash on Saturday …
Continue reading Kurtley Beale back to bolster RebelsTrackwork and weather will be key factors in deciding the depth of trainer Peter Moody’s Chipping Norton Stakes day team. Moody’s Rosehill satellite stable posted a breakthrough Sydney win at …
Continue reading Moody keeps options open for SydneyHaving played under triple-premiership skipper Michael Voss at Brisbane, North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has a good handle on what makes a strong leader. And Scott says young Kangaroos midfielder …
Continue reading Sky’s the limit for North’s Ziebell: coachNSW Waratahs coach Michael Foley says the signs are promising for Berrick Barnes to return to Super Rugby action against the Highlanders, but is resigned to losing back-up hooker Damien …
Continue reading Tahs’ Barnes looks good for rugby returnFormer Australian netball coach Norma Plummer says a draw with champions Queensland has given her young Fever team a big shot of confidence ahead of the trans-Tasman competition which gets …
Continue reading Bright netball future for Fever: PlummerCanberra NRL winger Reece Robinson will be sidelined for four weeks after scans revealed a fractured cheekbone. Robinson was injured in the final play of Saturday night’s 24-19 NRL loss …
Continue reading Raiders lose Robinson for 4 weeks in NRLRetired All Blacks rugby star Jonah Lomu has been released from an Auckland hospital after a week of treatment for a kidney ailment. A spokeswoman for Auckland City Hospital said …
Continue reading Rugby great Lomu leaves NZ hospitalReigning world champion Luke Durbridge is an early casualty as the powerful Australian track cycling squad prepares for the London Olympics. Durbridge has pulled out of the men’s track endurance …
Continue reading Durbridge pulls out of track cycling


