Gold Coast owner Clive Palmer could open his considerable chequebook after several exciting youngsters made statements against the high-flying Central Coast at Skilled Park on Wednesday night. Teenagers Golgol Mebrahtu, …
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Newcastle forward Neville Costigan believes the Knights will undergo a bigger transformation under new coach Wayne Bennett this NRL season than St George Illawarra did in 2009. One week out …
Continue reading Bennett boosted Knights already: CostiganRising Australian heavyweight boxer Alex Leapai is eyeing a shot at one of the formidable Klitschko brothers and can make a statement against one of the few fighters to have …
Continue reading Aussie boxer eyes Klitschko brothersWhat once threatened to end Tim Paine’s cricket career might yet make him a better player. The pain of watching good mate Matthew Wade leapfrog him in the national pecking …
Continue reading Paine poised to return to cricket trainingSouthern Speed’s Australian Cup campaign in on track with trainer Leon Macdonald declaring the four-year-old mare is peaking ahead of the Group Two Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield. Macdonald said …
Continue reading Trainer keen on Southern SpeedBrisbane captain Jonathan Brown is back and former Lion Mitch Clark will be an opponent in Saturday night’s AFL NAB Cup round-one matches. Clark will debut for Melbourne against his …
Continue reading Brown returns for Lions in NAB CupAs things stand, trainer Clarry Conners says he’ll need to pull a rabbit out of the hat if he’s to add a fifth Golden Slipper to his mantlepiece this year. …
Continue reading Distance rise to suit Dear DemiDanny O’Brien is treating the upset win of Shopaholic over odds-on favourite Mosheen last week as a bonus on her path to Saturday’s Group Two Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield. …
Continue reading O’Brien three-year-olds put to the testSri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne won’t be backing up quite so far following the Mankad incident against India in Brisbane. Thirimanne was “Mankadded” by Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin in the …
Continue reading Mankadded batsman warned by skipperTrainer Mike Moroney is hoping to feed off a recent trend and score an upset with lightly-raced three-year-old African Pulse in the Oakleigh Plate. Seven of the last 10 winners …
Continue reading Moroney upbeat with African PulseLeigh Montagna is a late omission from St Kilda’s round-one NAB Cup squad, but team-mate Lenny Hayes is ready for his much-anticipated AFL comeback. The Saints left Montagna out of …
Continue reading Saints make late change for AFL openerNRL referees have been instructed to be stricter with ruling the defensive 10 metres this season, after complaints of inconsistencies were raised by coaches last season. While the overall feedback …
Continue reading NRL referees to crack down on 10m ruleExciting sprinter Rain Affair went up a notch in Corey Brown’s estimation last start and the jockey is looking for something similar on Saturday. Rain Affair produced an explosive Expressway …
Continue reading Brown confident Affair will get 1400mSydney FC are set to field one of their most exciting A-League line-ups in a long time with midfield whiz kid Terry Antonis on track to make his return against …
Continue reading Antonis set for Sky Blues A-League returnKelly Slater says the introduction of random drug tests this year to the world surfing championship won’t have any impact on him. The 11-time world champion says if it’s good …
Continue reading Surfing drug tests no problem for SlaterThe wheel has turned full circle for top galloper Wall Street who is after his fifth Group One win in the Futurity Stakes but his first for his original trainer …
Continue reading Wall Street to do it for MoroneyEight months ago, budding Olympic diver Ethan Warren thought he was having a heart attack. “He had gone blue, white and kept on throwing up,” recalled his 3m synchro partner …
Continue reading Warren looms as London diving medal chanceEssington will head to Canberra for next month’s Listed National Sprint if trainer Tony Edmonds decides against a start at Eagle Farm. Essington has topweight of 59 kilograms in Saturday’s …
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