AFL players are better to concentrate on continually improving their basic skills as footballers than on winning the pre-season time trials.

The Group One Futurity Stakes was always likely to become a Darren Weir benefit, and that's just how it turned out when his stable star, Black Heart Bart, got up in the final strides under regular partner Brad Rawiller to see off stablemate Tosen Stardom to give the Ballarat based handler a big race...

The Group One Futurity Stakes was always likely to become a Darren Weir benefit, and that's just how it turned out when his stable star, Black Heart Bart, got up in the final strides under regular partner Brad Rawiller to see off stablemate Tosen Stardom to give the Ballarat based handler a big race...

Cairns Taipans import Tony Mitchell has been granted a 24-hour extension to appeal his one-year suspension for striking a referee with the ball during the NBL semi finals.

Cairns Taipans import Tony Mitchell has been granted a 24-hour extension to appeal his one-year suspension for striking a referee with the ball during the NBL semi finals.

If the F3 Derby is to once again become a key fixture, it needs prime time slots, says Paul Okon.

If the F3 Derby is to once again become a key fixture, it needs prime time slots, says Paul Okon.

A Marrickville home held by the same family for more than 90 years sold for $1.77 million above reserve on Saturday, as developers battled for the prized piece of real estate.

A Marrickville home held by the same family for more than 90 years sold for $1.77 million above reserve on Saturday, as developers battled for the prized piece of real estate.

I'm in a warehouse in the middle of the CBD, dancing like it's the last day of disco, surrounded by a sea of completely sober party-goers.

I'm in a warehouse in the middle of the CBD, dancing like it's the last day of disco, surrounded by a sea of completely sober party-goers.

Chelsea's stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a 3-1 victory over a resolute Swansea City side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Chelsea's stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a 3-1 victory over a resolute Swansea City side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Steve O'Keefe led Australia to one of their greatest Test victories on Indian soil with a superhero performance that rewrote the record books and humiliated the shellshocked hosts inside three days.

Steve O'Keefe led Australia to one of their greatest Test victories on Indian soil with a superhero performance that rewrote the record books and humiliated the shellshocked hosts inside three days.

Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell shone as Scotland staged a rousing comeback to beat Wales for the first time in 10 years in an absorbing 29-13 Six Nations victory at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell shone as Scotland staged a rousing comeback to beat Wales for the first time in 10 years in an absorbing 29-13 Six Nations victory at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Syrian government and opposition delegates to peace talks in Geneva on Saturday warned of the impact on negotiations after a day of violence in Syria that included suicide bombings and missile strikes.

Syrian government and opposition delegates to peace talks in Geneva on Saturday warned of the impact on negotiations after a day of violence in Syria that included suicide bombings and missile strikes.

Eman​ Sharobeem's​ life story reads like an inspiring tale of overcoming the odds: forced into an arranged marriage to her first cousin as a teenager, then widowed at 29 with two young sons, having endured a violent 14-year marriage.