Australian Open Te...

Posted on 13 Jan

Cream will rise to top at the Aussie Open For a tournament that is held at the start of the year when there’s question marks about player form, injuries and who’s been eating too much pudding in the off-season, the Australian Open has a peculiar tendency of largely going to...

Sydney to Hobart B...

Posted on 21 Dec

Wild weather gives Wild Oats XI the edge Bigger is invariably better in the Sydney to Hobart. Big money, big swells and big boats all rule in the Bluewater Classic and if the early weather prognosis is correct this year’s race will be no different. With predicted strong southerly fronts...

Australian Open Go...

Posted on 04 Dec

Scott and Rose a cut above at The Open No Tiger Woods. No Jason Day. No Bubba Watson. And no Presidents Cup to follow. The field for this week’s Australian Open at The Lakes goes as about as deep as John Daly’s love of vegetables – or his first three wives. On pure golfing...

Rugby Union: Engla...

Posted on 15 Nov

The last time a Wallaby coach presided over consecutive losses in a European tour he found himself without a job not that long after he made it back to Mascot Airport. Keen observers will probably say it’s unfair to compare Robbie Deans to Eddie Jones – who was punted at the end of 2005...

MLB World Series: ...

Posted on 24 Oct

With the best pitcher in Major League Baseball and a No.2 that would be the standout at most other franchises it’s hard to go past the Detroit Tigers ($1.54) in the World Series starting on Thursday (AEDT). It’s been a fairytale run for the San Francisco Giants ($2.50) but the...