The insatiable appetite of U.S. sports for athletes to throw into the hopper is set to nibble on the talents of 26 Australian baseball players who will appear in games against teams from Europe and Canada prior to taking on rookies from MLB powerhouses including the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers. The…

Three Australian basketball players are on the rosters of the teams to qualify for the 64-team March Madness NCAA basketball tournament. Thirteenth seeded Hawaii features Melbourners Jakob Cornelissen and Jack Purchase. Purchase is a senior forward and Cornelissen is a freshman guard. The team finished with 27 victories and 5 defeats during the season and…

If the 105-point thrashing the Bombers experienced at the hands of the Eagles in a recent AFL practice match is any indication of what lies ahead in the upcoming season, Bombers supporters and players might wish for a time machine to end the misery sooner, rather than later. The end of the NAB Challenge saw…

Racing NSW stewards have imposed a six-month ban and a $10,000 fine on horse owner Richard Callander for dishonest and fraudulent conduct relating to his sale of thoroughbred Lil Caesar to Hong Kong buyers. Collander’s ban is worldwide, meaning that he is not legally permitted to be physically presence on any racecourse in the world….

In what almost appears to be a case of the Blues, rather than the Bombers, topping up, Carlton is preparing to introduce six new players when the footy bounces for round one of the home-and-away season. Number 1 draftees Jacob Weitering and Charlie Curnow are likely to make their debuts. Four other players are from…

Sports without rumours would be like beer without fizz, so it is indeed fitting that the latest scuttlebutt from the UFC corner of the sports world concerns the suggestion that Nate Diaz, the lightweight who derailed Conor McGregor’s quest for simultaneous UFC titles in two weight classes, may retire from the octagon. The justification for…

Rugby player David Klemmer acknowledges that he needs to pick his spots more carefully in order to prevent his natural aggressiveness from creating more issues similar to the one that forced him to miss Canterbury’s round one match in which his squad thumped Manly without Klemmer’s presence. Klemmer copped a one-game ban for a foul…

Punters with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au are clear that the Federal Election will take place in July, with 55% of wagers placed on that month alone. July started the year at odds of $16 but has been steadily backed into the current price of $1.87 - $1.87 also the odds on offer for any other month….

Adam Scott continues to sizzle, the short putter causing no issues as he heads into the final round of the WGC Cadillac Championships at Doral’s Blue Monster. He won last week and finished second the week before, erasing all doubt regarding his form as he tunes up for The Masters in April. Scott will have…

The highly anticipated and fervently desired resurgence of the Parramatta Eels went from pre-season optimism to cold dose of reality in rapid fashion when they turned in a lackluster performance in their season opener against the Brisbane Broncos. Parra was on the short end of a 17-4 score in front of over 17,000 fans at…