SYDNEY, May 17 AAP – Joe Pride believes Tiger Tees is ready to go to another level when he makes his first foray into Group company at Doomben on Saturday.
Michael Walker is free to ride Wealth Princess in Saturday’s Group Three Glenlogan Park Stakes at Doomben after he was granted a stay of proceedings pending an appeal against a careless riding suspension.
Dan Carter, back to his customary role of five-eighth, will also have the kicking duties for the Crusaders in their Super Rugby match against the Blues in Christchurch on Saturday night.
Anthony Mundine wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr but online bookmaker Sportsbet thinks it might not be a good idea, installing ‘The Man’ as the $6.00 outsider should the pair face-off.
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Stratcombe will shoot for a winning hat-trick in Saturday’s The Straight Six at Flemington after trainer Mick Price decided to keep him going for another week.
Collingwood have been strengthened for Friday’s AFL grand final re-match against Geelong by the return of premiership trio Dale Thomas, Darren Jolly and Chris Dawes.
LONDON, May 17 AFP – Manchester United have called time on Michael Owen’s Old Trafford career after the striker revealed on Thursday that he would not be offered a new contract by the English soccer giant.
SYDNEY, May 17 AAP – Improved attack is coach Michael Foley’s focus as he attempts to prevent the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby season from slipping away completely.
MUMBAI, India, May 16 AP – West Indian spinner Sunil Narine has finished with 4-15 as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 32 runs to virtually ensure an Indian Premier League playoff berth.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia, May 14 AFP – Tiger Woods will play for the first time at the $US6.1 million ($A6.11 million) US PGA Greenbrier Classic as a July tune-up for the British Open, Woods and the tournament announced on Monday.
ROME, May 17 AFP – Women’s top seed Victoria Azarenka on Thursday withdrew from the Rome Masters with a shoulder injury, handing a walkover victory to her scheduled third-round opponent Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
CARACAS, Venezuala, May 14 DPA – Pastor Maldonado was hailed a national hero on Monday after becoming the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One race on Sunday in Spain.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 AFP – Kevin Garnett scored 27 points while Paul Pierce added 24 and Rajon Rondo had 23 as Boston cruised past Philadelphia 107-91 on Wednesday to grab the lead in their NBA playoff series.
Betfair punters have launched an unexpected betting move for Kevin Rudd to lead the ALP to the next election adding to speculation that the government could face more leadership tension in coming months.
ANTHONY MUNDINE says he wants to get past the chihuahuas and line up a fight with boxing’s “big dog” – undefeated seven-time world champion FLOYD MAYWEATHER.
Australia are set to contest the men’s 4×400-metre relay in London after the team of STEVE SOLOMON, BEN OFFEREINS, BRENDAN COLE and TRISTAN THOMAS clocked a slick time of three minutes 1.58 seconds at a meet in South Korea.
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