Melbourne Victory slid to eight points off a finals berth in the A-League after suffering a 3-1 loss to Newcastle Jets at a rain-soaked AAMI Park on Saturday. Weary Victory …
Continue reading Victory suffer 3-1 loss to NewcastleSt Kilda were reduced to playing against themselves in soggy Wangaratta on Saturday night after Essendon’s plan to fly to the regional Victorian city for an AFL pre-season match backfired. …
Continue reading AFL game scrapped as Bombers can’t flyThe Highlanders put the financial woes of the Otago rugby union to one side with a superb 27-24 win over the Crusaders in their Super Rugby match in Dunedin on …
Continue reading Highlanders hold on for epic winGlyn Schofield will consider lodging an appeal against a careless riding ban that will force him to miss the ride on Manawanui in the gelding’s return clash with Wild And …
Continue reading Schofield to consider lodging appealOlympic champion Ken Wallace is in grave danger of missing selection in his pet event at the London Olympic Games after Manly paddler Murray Stewart emphatically claimed his mantle as …
Continue reading Wallace might miss Olympic kayakingDevin Harris scored the winning points by converting a three-point play with four-and-a-half seconds left as the Utah Jazz beat Miami 99-98 on Friday, snapping the Heat’s nine-game NBA winning …
Continue reading Jazz snap Heat’s winning streakJockey Steven King will miss next week’s Super Saturday meeting at Flemington after he was suspended for an incident which could have resulted in Damien Oliver suffering his second fall …
Continue reading King suspended for nine meetingsStable stalwarts Mr Make Believe and jockey Linda Meech combined at Rosehill on Saturday to give Peter Moody his first Sydney winner since he set up a permanent base in …
Continue reading Mr Make Believe wins for Moody and MeechPerhaps the motorsport gods added wings to Jamie Whincup’s wheels. But after the perfect start to his V8 Supercar title defence at the Clipsal 500 on Saturday, Whincup instead credited …
Continue reading Whincup posts thrilling last-lap V8 winTwo of Queensland’s underrated sprinters Steel Zip and Tomboy confirmed interstate plans when they ran the quinella in the Listed Tattersall’s Member’s Cup at Eagle Farm. Steel Zip ($6.50), ridden …
Continue reading Qld pair set for interstate campaignVeteran opener Chris Rogers punished his former state with a polished century as Victoria built their lead over Western Australia on the third day of the crucial Sheffield Shield clash …
Continue reading Vics lead WA by 207 runs in ShieldJapanese rider Hiroshi Hoketsu, the oldest competitor at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has won an individual dressage slot at the upcoming London Games and will take part aged 71. Hoketsu, …
Continue reading 70-year-old seals Olympic equestrian berthPremier trainer Chris Waller said he was likely to shy away from the Group One Coolmore Classic with Red Tracer despite the mare’s effortless victory in Saturday’s Millie Fox Stakes …
Continue reading Red Tracer dominates Millie Fox StakesCaptain Michael Klinger scored a double-century as South Australia salvaged a draw against Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. The Redbacks were 2-421 in their second innings on …
Continue reading SA draw Shield game with TasmaniaUndermanned Hawthorn have surprised no-one by annihilating GWS in the second round of the AFL’s pre-season cup at Launceston’s Aurora Stadium. Missing five huge names, the Hawks toyed with Kevin …
Continue reading Undermanned Hawks thrash GWSThey welcomed the win, but trainer Peter Snowden and the Darley team weren’t in a mood to cheer too loudly as Raspberries raced to the line to claim a second …
Continue reading Raspberries wins, but no consolationThe AFL pre-season match between Essendon and St Kilda in Wangaratta, scheduled for Saturday night, has been cancelled. Essendon tried to fly to the north-east Victorian city on Saturday afternoon …
Continue reading Bombers-Saints AFL pre-season match offPunters’ cheers turned to wails after Sydney pin-up Manawanui won then lost the Hobartville Stakes on Saturday after a rough-house final 100 metres in the Group Two race. After a …
Continue reading Manawanui loses Hobartville on protest


