National News
1:00 AM AEDT | A look at what's on offer on television from the world of sport this weekend.
1:00 AM AEDT | THOROUGHBRED racing's first EPO charges have been laid. Racing Victoria stewards yesterday asked trainer Bevan Laming and son Richard to answer charges regarding the banned substance being found ...
1:00 AM AEDT | Tamworth war horse The Jackal must overcome massive hurdles in today's $100,000 Ferrier Hodgson Stakes at Eagle Farm.Obviously, the $100,000 prizemoney, $30,000 more than any race at Rosehill ...
1:00 AM AEDT | CLARRY CONNERS is training out of a hospital bed. Thankfully his wife Maree is playing nursemaid. Conners is a hands-on man when it comes to thoroughbreds. Just have a look at his triumphs: Golden Slippers, derbies and any number of other feature races. But now it is all a bit different.
1:00 AM AEDT | DUBAI: Robert Allenby reaped a rich reward for switching early to the new grooves as he shot a brilliant opening round seven-under-par 65 to establish a course record and take an early lead in ...
1:00 AM AEDT | ANNA MEARES didn't want to lose her old coach Martin Barras, and this time last year she chose a highly strategic location to make her feelings known.The two-time world champion and Olympic gold ...
1:00 AM AEDT | LIKE many Sydneysiders, Kimberley Smith cycles to work in the city. But after being knocked off her bike seven weeks ago, the NSW Swifts defender suffered a broken collarbone - yet her spirit was ...
1:00 AM AEDT | SOUTH AFRICAN 800 metres runner Caster Semenya has been allowed to keep her world championship title and gold medal, but the big question, whether she can continue to compete in women's events, remains unanswered.
1:00 AM AEDT | NO WONDER rugby union refereeing is in such a mess when the IRB referees' boss makes an issue of Stuart Dickinson's scrum rulings in the All Blacks versus Italy match. Time after time, Richie McCaw was either not penalised or received a minor rebuke for blatant professional fouls. When Paddy O'Brien criticises a referee for not enforcing the laws against the All Blacks, he will gain some credibility. Until then, rugby union is a flawed product.
1:00 AM AEDT | SERIES leader Jamie Whincup topped the practice time sheets at Barbagallo Raceway yesterday for a weekend that will go a long way to determining whether he defends his V8 Supercars ...
1:00 AM AEDT | MICHAEL SCHUMACHER has been sounded out about a sensational return to formula one next season.
1:00 AM AEDT | Former Cricket Australia boss Malcolm Speed has been approached to chair a new eight-person Australian Sports Commission board, according to Federal Government sources keen to implement a Crawford ...
1:00 AM AEDT | For 23 years Roy Masters served on the Australian Sports Commission. He argues this week's Crawford report on sports funding serves the AFL at the expense of Australian success at the Olympics.
1:00 AM AEDT | HAVING seemingly lost the battle to keep captain Matt Thompson away from the cashed-up Melbourne Heart franchise, the Newcastle Jets now face their next battle in trying to convince Ljubo ...
1:00 AM AEDT | An injury-time strike from Matthew Leckie earned Adelaide United a 1-1 draw with 10-man Gold Coast United in Friday's A-League clash at Hindmarsh Stadium.
1:00 AM AEDT | There is a quote I love which says, "Sports do not build character. They reveal it." Think about what makes a truly great sports star. Is it a perfect record of runs or world record-breaking ...
1:00 AM AEDT | RUG BOLLINGER replaces lanky Stu … Irish eyes not smiling after seeing Hand of Frog … Chris Walker tells Manly he can play halfback … Test cricket headed for the nursing home … All Blacks ...
1:00 AM AEDT | John Coates is the Captain Mainwaring of Australian sport. The Australian Olympic Committee boss has assembled a Dad's Army determined to keep the lion's share of the Federal Government's sports ...
1:00 AM AEDT | What a lot of - what's that word again?, bull---- has been written and said about the Crawford report. David Crawford, you'll recall is the businessman who, with a highly qualified panel, was commissioned to submit a report into government funding for Australian sport. This week, the Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, released it.
1:00 AM AEDT | PHILLIP HUGHES was told to score heavily in the Sheffield Shield. So he did. An untroubled innings of 79 was a wholly decent response to selection chairman Andrew Hilditch's call for Hughes to ...