New Zealand fell well short of an imposing England total in a rain-shortened women’s one-day cricket match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval near Christchurch on Saturday. Opener Charlotte Edwards scored her …
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The hand of fate – or more specifically Clint Bolton – denied Brisbane Roar a chance to reclaim the A-League ladder lead. But after watching from the best seat in …
Continue reading Roar still A-League team to beat: HeartIn a thrilling race which came down to a last lap passing move, Holden’s Jamie Whincup has started his V8 Supercar title defence a winner. Whincup mowed down Ford driver …
Continue reading Jamie Whincup takes V8 Supercar openerA tearful Roger James rated Silent Achiever among the best horses he’s trained after she became the first filly since 1993 to win the New Zealand Derby (2400m). Silent Achiever …
Continue reading James tearful at Silent Achiever’s DerbyThe 70th edition of the ‘Race to the Sun’ will stimulate early season interest for cycling fans as the eighteen UCI WorldTour ProTeams line-up alongside the four Wildcard entries, for …
Continue reading Nice bookends for Omega Pharma-Quickstep’s Tony Martin in Paris-NiceJockey Danny Nikolic plucked a career-best ride from the widest gate to land an emotional win on Mosheen in the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington. Trained by Robert Smerdon, …
Continue reading Nikolic ride helps win Guineas for MosheenGai Waterhouse declared after the Breeders Plate in October that we had seen the Golden Slipper winner in Pierro. On Saturday at Rosehill, Pierro took another step towards living up …
Continue reading Pierro impressive in Silver SlipperGold Coast United’s much-publicised ownership woes offer no guarantee of an easy game for Wellington Phoenix when the two teams meet in Sunday’s A-League clash at Westpac Stadium. Football Federation …
Continue reading No guarantees for Phoenix, Herbert saysSouth Africa will chase 207 for victory and a 3-0 sweep of their one-day international cricket series against New Zealand after the home side made hard going of trying to …
Continue reading New Zealand limp to 206 all out V ProteasAn NFL probe has found up to 27 New Orleans Saints defenders were involved in a “pay for performance” scheme that included “bounty” payments to those who injured opponents. The …
Continue reading NFL team paid players to injure opponentsTierqualo no longer has a wet-track duffer tag following his narrow victory in the Listed Falvelon Handicap at Eagle Farm. Tierqualo ($10) led all the way to record his first …
Continue reading Tierqualo defies wet track duffer tagAustralia’s Olivia Rogowska lost in three sets to Eleni Daniilidou of Greece on Saturday in the Malaysian Open tennis quarter-finals. Rogowska went down 6-2 3-6 6-2. Former world No.1 Jelena …
Continue reading Rogowska loses at Malaysian tennisSouth Australian captain Michael Klinger was approaching a double-century and thwarting Tasmania on Saturday’s final day of the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. The Redbacks were 1-374 at tea, a …
Continue reading SA bats thwarting Tasmania in ShieldA story that began almost eight years ago with a visit to a weanling sale had yet another chapter added at Flemington on Saturday when Rockpecker claimed the Listed Vic …
Continue reading Rockpecker scores again for WilliamsJockey Danny Nikolic has produced a brilliant ride from the outside barrier to help three-year-old filly Mosheen to an emphatic win in the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington, The …
Continue reading Mosheen wins Australian GuineasThe smile hadn’t left hat-trick hero Dan Christian’s face when he arrived with the Australian cricket team in Brisbane on Saturday. Christian snared 5-31 with the ball in Australia’s nine-run …
Continue reading Clarke set to return for ODI finalsThe Logan stable of Northland knew Durham Town had speed before Saturday’s group three Darley Plate, but they now know he has character as well. Durham Town had his rider …
Continue reading Durham Town bounces back in Darley PlatePunters were on the mark with Praecido in the Parramatta Cup at Rosehill on Saturday despite his reputation as a non-winner. The four-year-old was the $3.80 favourite to win his …
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