Australia has a Commonwealth Games gold medallist over 1500m and his name is Oliver Hoare. The brilliant middle-distance runner from Sydney’s south produced the race of his life to clinch gold in the men’s 1500m at Alexander Stadium on Saturday. To make the run even more special, he clocked 3:30.12 to crack his personal best …
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Even in the middle of a full-blown crisis, the All Blacks are hot favourites with the bookmakers to win the 2022 Rugby Championship. It is surely in deference to New Zealand’s historical domination of the competition, having won 18 of the 26 trophies dating back to the inception of the Tri-Nations in 1996. The Wallabies …
There seems to be precious little for the All Blacks to cling on to as the world’s most successful rugby team tries to climb out of its worst slump in 24 years. Coach Ian Foster’s job is hanging by a thread and his two most senior assistant coaches have already been cut loose, both fired …
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has branded stand-in Panthers five-eighth Jaeman Salmon a “weak-gutted dog” after his kick on Tom Starling. Despite their pledge to “ambush” the reigning premiers, the Raiders never got close, with Salmon scoring one of the Panthers’ four tries in the 26-6 win. Following his side’s loss, which could see them …
With two established stars electing to leave and one of the most promising up-and-comers apparently refusing to drive for the team that’s bankrolled his junior career, questions are starting to be asked about what’s going on at Alpine. First of all, Daniel Ricciardo announced ahead of the delayed 2020 season that he would leave the …
The Raiders’ plans to “ambush” the Panthers has backfired in spectacular fashion, with the reigning premiers cruising to an easy win in a fiery contest between the two rivals. Despite being without their first-choice halves pairing in Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai, the Panthers’ replacements filled in with aplomb in the 26-6 win at GIO …
PremiAir Racing has confirmed Dunlop Super2 Series front-runner Cameron Hill will make his Repco Bathurst 1000 debut with Chris Pither. Hill will share the No.22 Holden ZB Commodore with Pither backed by Coca-Cola in this year’s race, which takes place at Mount Panorama across October 6-9. It will mark the 25-year-old’s first start in the …
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If you don’t remember the nickname ‘Hale Storm’, you might recall a viral video of a schoolboy sprint sensation. The year was 2014 — and a 16-year-old by the name of Jack Hale unleashed a 10.13-second 100m to conquer the Australian All Schools carnival. The time wasn’t legal because the field in Adelaide was aided …
After a 49-race wait, Tony D’Alberto has finally scored his first Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series win in a frenetic affair. The Wall Racing driver held his own against privateer and fellow Honda Civic driver Zac Soutar, surviving a Safety Car restart to claim victory at Queensland Raceway. With the win, D’Alberto extends his lead …
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Among the Australians set to shoot for gold today is high jumper Eleanor Patterson, the reining world champion. Patterson, who won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as a teenager, attacked the Birmingham Games with a head of steam following her gold-medal breakthrough at last month’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene. Patterson won’t …
