Winning the Australian Open is as important as claiming another major for the showpiece event’s newest recruit, Hannah Green. Now the race is on to have her colleagues thinking the same way as organisers tackle the remaining roadblocks in getting more big-names to sign on. This year’s Australian Open — held on December 1-4 at … Read more
The Australian Open has added some extra star-power for its return edition this summer with major winner Hannah Green committing to play. Green, fresh from contending at this month’s Women’s Open, was unveiled in Melbourne on Monday as the event’s latest coup. The 25-year-old is one of only four Australian women to have won a … Read more
“I think overall the landscape of Australian racing has changed, there is a little bit less tradition.’’ There is more than just an element of truth to this thought-provoking comment from Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller. Tradition will always have a place in racing. The bedrock of the sport is built on the historical … Read more
Leah Kilner has stunned the Australian racing community by arriving at the Doomben races to be wrapped in a heartwarming embrace of love by her mates outside the jockeys’ room. The seriously injured Queensland apprentice jockey wore a beaming smile as she was wheeled into the races on Saturday by her best mate Bianca Grob. … Read more
Just weeks after Mike Atherton delivered the ICC an ominous warning of the very real threat of franchise cricket taking credence over the international game, an IPL boss has confirmed the desire to contract players across the world to 12-month deals. “In an ideal world, sure – because that gives us the opportunity to make our … Read more
Under Australia’s constitution all parliamentarians must swear allegiance to the monarch. The leader of the Green party, Adam Bandt, doubled down on his colleague’s remarks saying the Queen “always was, always will be,” a coloniser. Last week, an assistant minister for the republic from the incumbent Labor party said swearing allegiance to the Queen was … Read more
A lawyer for two brothers accused of being hired “muscle” in the alleged kidnapping of Stuart MacGill has told a court that the cricketing great was a regular cocaine user and “actively” involved in a drug deal central to the case. Richard and Frederick Schaaf are awaiting trial over the alleged abduction of Mr MacGill … Read more
After months of swelling speculation, Daniel Ricciardo — with renewed backing from McLaren — has become far more forceful about his F1 future in recent weeks. He’s insisted that he’s going no where, and then insisted again as the question continues to pop up. His strongest denial came just hours after Sebastian Vettel announced on … Read more
The Group 1 Melbourne Cup will soar to $1 million in prizemoney and be staged in prime time on a Saturday night under a reshaped Festival of Racing unveiled by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV). November and December will see the spotlight of the greyhound racing world shift to Sandown Park and The Meadows where five … Read more
Australian LIV Golf recruits Matt Jones and Jed Morgan will get to defend their Australian Open and PGA titles this summer after a decision by the DP World Tour to allow defectors to play in co-sanctioned events. But Jones was among a raft of high-profile LIV recruits removed from eligibility for the PGA Tour’s FedEx … Read more