The latest Brisbane Times Sport headlines

+ Sam: I can go a very long way—NEW YORK: More confident than ever, Samantha Stosur warned her rivals she'd ''booked in for the long haul'' after muscling her way into the second wee...

+ Rule on diving has left players' rights sprawled on floor—So enamoured am I of the handling by FFA of the supposed incidents of A-League simulation last weekend that I have extended the same courtesies afford...

+ Taylor defends deals with the bookies—FORMER Australian captain Mark Taylor defended the practice of advertising the fluctuations in the betting market during Channel Nine broadcasts as &q...

+ Nielsen worried for the game's future after reporting suspect behaviour—NATIONAL coach Tim Nielsen has revealed to The Sun-Herald that he too has reported suspect behaviour to team management and declared that young player...

+ Fix players' wages to rid the game of corruption, says investigator of international football rorts—Investigator and author Declan Hill says low wages are behind match fixing, writes David Sygall.

+ Claims must stay private: Maxwell—LEADING player agent Neil Maxwell doesn't believe the Australians who notified the ICC's anti-corruption unit of approaches by a person with ties to I...

+ Suspended trio free to go after police grilling—LONDON: British police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case...

+ Sunny outlook before cricket storm erupted—Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir - now at the centre of match-fixing allegations rocking world cricket - revelled in their VIP treatment on the eve of th...

+ How Super Mum defies the stress—HURDLER Hayley Butler has paid the Sydney Swans $100 to spend 20 minutes on the team's high-tech running machine so she could train without placing pr...

+ Theseo set for Main course after Gai's treble—GAI WATERHOUSE and ace jockey Nash Rawiller enjoyed the mud with a treble at Randwick yesterday, with stable heavyweight Theseo roaring back into the ...

+ Quality effort: Baker boys are back—New Zealand's ''Baker boys'', who won the 2008 AJC Australian Derby with Nom De Jeu, are back with another handy stayer. Murray Baker, who trains with...

+ Rose has sweet smell of success—Gai Waterhouse has another star on the rise in Kiss From A Rose, which returned with a bang at Randwick yesterday. ''She annihilated them at the end,'...

+ Neeson gets a ticket for the Epsom—JOE PRIDE has 64,000 reasons for Neeson to continue his winning ways after his charge trounced rivals in the group 3 Tramway Handicap at Randwick yest...

+ Evidence clear: Bart and Tinkler are on a winner—A GROUP 2 win, and the $120,000 first-prize cheque that came with it, is enough to put a smile on the face of any owner of a well-bred mare.

+ Cups King's strategy: back up, back himself—The image of Bart Cummings, on a walking frame, handling the often difficult Flemington terrain to get up close and personal with his Melbourne Cup te...

+ Technology gives stewards the edge in getting Regal Hawk convictions—Forget the paper trail, it was the technological footprints that led to the disqualifications of punter Michael Achurch, trainer Adam Ruggari and driv...

+ Bookies count cost as favourites score—Dapto's annual maiden feature - sponsored by Dean Industrial - boasts a rich heritage and, for the first time in its 45-year history, the series got u...

+ Nestor hoping it can happen for mates—Dubbo trainer Peter Nestor heads to Mudgee today hoping to continue a winning tradition with a group of Sydney mates that began nearly three decades b...

+ China urged to join the Presidents Cup club—Golf: Peter Thomson, who captained the International team to its only victory over the Americans in The Presidents Cup, believes the time is right for...

+ Young racer's death sparks age-old debate—Motorsport: The death of 13-year old motorcycle racer Peter Lenz on the warm-up lap of a support race at the MotoGP championship meeting at Indy last ...

+ Call for fixing probe into MCG game—CRICKET Cricket Australia will strengthen anti-corruption measures as probe sought into Australia's controversial Twenty20 clash against Pakistan at t...

+ Lies and manipulation—HIGH FIVE Good sports tend to sail along ignoring the darker side of human nature.

+ Day for Clarke and son to share special bond—YOU can excuse Michael Clarke for putting family, or more specifically his dad Les, first today – even with the crisis that is gripping world c...

+ The new cancer - sports betting—What an odd coincidence. In the same week that rugby league struggles with a growing stench concerning a flood of serious betting being placed on a mi...

+ To catch a cheat: behind the scenes of 'gotcha' journalism—But the tabloid is facing serious allegations of its own, writes Paola Totaro in London.

+ What it felt like to be an Olympic champion, 10 years on—Catherine Freeman is still coming to terms with that win, writes Roy Masters.

+ A calming Bridge over troubled Blue waters—MARK BRIDGE doesn't care much for pressure. Never has, and probably never will. That's why he's the only player to have scored in two A-League grand f...

+ If you win, they will come … poor crowds a headache for Sky Blues—Silverware is apparently no guarantee of bums on seats in the A-League, writes Michael Cockerill.

+ Global glitch that fanned the flames of wonder—It was the world's best kept Olympic secret. Then the ring of fire stalled, writes Roy Masters.

+ The cauldron stood still, and the world held its breath—THE clever ''mountain goes to Muhammad'' design of a rising ring of fire igniting the Olympic cauldron was, Michael Knight says, ''our greatest risk a...

+ No horsing around when it comes to sex and money—There is little room for romance in the breeding shed, writes Tom Reilly.

+ Metal Bender won't wilt in the furnace—Guts has returned to the Chelmsford Stakes at Royal Randwick today with Theseo and Metal Bender but, unfortunately, the course proper isn't in the sam...

+ Ruggari to appeal after copping 10-year ban—TRAINER-DRIVER Adam Ruggari has lodged an appeal against a 10-year disqualification imposed by Harness Racing NSW stewards yesterday.

+ Heathcote tips Nikolic to bounce back to top—QUEENSLAND'S premier trainer Robert Heathcote believes teaming with controversial jockey Danny Nikolic will deliver Buffering the Danehill Stakes at F...

+ Lockdown: How Japan stops rorts—The Japanese have gone to extreme lengths to eradicate fixing in the popular sport of keirin racing, writes Rupert Guinness.

+ State of chaos: draft looms to help spread Twenty20 talent—PLAYING rosters of all the Australian state sides will be ripped apart with the addition of two extra Twenty20 sides for the 2011-12 Big Bash.

+ Woolmer's widow insists his death unrelated to fixing scandal—BOB WOOLMER'S wife has sought to silence the conspiracy theories spreading across the internet by insisting her husband was not murdered. Twitter and ...

+ Deans finds an All Black backer, as a golfer and KP fire up—All Blacks captain Richie McCaw predicts his old boss Robbie Deans will climb out of this deep hole. During an interview with Rupert Guinness this wee...

+ Pakistan trio charged by ICC over betting scandal—Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain claims that the three cricketers facing match-fixing allegations were "set up".

+ Brazilian ace set to debut for Victory—Melbourne Victory's new Brazilian striker Ricardinho poised to make his debut for the club in tonight's round-five clash with Central Coast Mariners.

+ Silver Ferns strike gold with solid all-court defence—OUTSTANDING all-court defence and deadly shooting combined to help New Zealand square their trans-Tasman Test series against Australia 1-1.

+ Rebel Raider returns for his date with destiny—It's taken a year longer than expected but Rebel Raider is a cups player, writes Chris Roots.

+ Victoria reaches fee deal with betting house but NSW to fight on in court—RACING NSW remains committed to fighting wagering operators in court for a ''fair'' financial return, despite the landmark fee agreement reached yeste...

+ Heart scare for AJC chairman—AUSTRALIAN Jockey Club chairman Ron Finemore is recovering from a minor heart attack. Following the attack on Monday, Finemore had an angiogram and a ...

+ Plight of the Jets should force FFA to change course—The depth of Con Constantine's financial woes are something only he knows. The word is the flamboyant property developer remains asset-rich but cash-p...

+ Mariners concede quest to clear star import is futile—THE crusade to clear Patricio Perez of diving has been called off, with the Central Coast Mariners accepting they will not be able to overturn the mid...

+ Lavicka confident as injuries mean Sydney FC must rely on more of the same—SYDNEY FC will again have to do without key striker Alex Brosque and captain Terry McFlynn in Saturday night's clash against Adelaide United, while ne...

+ Hazlewood ready to fire with an eye on the Ashes—CRICKET faces its greatest crisis but the future has not lost its radiance just yet, judging by the enthusiasm of NSW paceman Josh Hazlewood, who wore...

+ Alleged spot-fixers stood down as claims continue—THE three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing have been rubbed out for the remainder of the England tour. Captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers ...

+ Think it's easy being a goalkeeper?—Most people would agree that diving, or simulation, is a part of any sport the fans don’t want to see.

+ Steffensen threatens to pull out of Delhi because of feud—JOHN STEFFENSEN might not run at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next month because he is still feuding with Athletics Australia.

+ Watson suspects there is more to Pietersen's shock dumping—THE shock axing of England star Kevin Pietersen is related to underlying issue within the team, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes.

+ Twittering class among first to know as Trickett return surprises coach—WHEN Libby Trickett approached her former coach Grant Stoelwinder earlier this week, he had no idea what was coming.

+ De Villiers in hot water for supporting murder accused—Peter de Villiers's future as Springboks coach is under threat after he said the team supported accused murderer Bees Roux. De Villiers is expected to...

+ Cummings down but not out of the spring—A BROKEN pelvis might slow down Bart Cummings this spring but the 82-year-old's horses continue to dominate the feature race markets following the rel...

+ Mariners could set legal precedent with Perez diving ban challenge—THE Central Coast Mariners could become the A-League's first club to seek a court injunction in a bid allow accused diver Patricio Perez to play in to...

+ Watson fears ICC probe may kill cricket—PLAYERS are growing increasingly suspicious of whether the International Cricket Council wants to expose the full extent of corruption in the game, fe...

+ Bart in hospital after breaking pelvis—Cups king Bart Cummings is in a Sydney hospital after fracturing his pelvis in a fall.

+ Lloyd Williams pair heads Melbourne Cup weights—2007 winner Efficient and his Lloyd Williams-owned stablemate Alandi have been given equal topweight of 58kg for the 150th Melbourne Cup.

+ Alleged match-fixing kingpin arrested over money laundering—The man at the centre of the Pakistani cricket match fixing allegation has been arrested by British customs officers who are believed to be investigat...

+ Childs reunites with Northerly, and recalls the one that got away—It had been eight years since retired jockey Greg Childs had seen racing's latest equine Hall of Fame inductee Northerly when the burly 14-year-old st...

+ Clarko's got his stats down pad—SPORTING LIFE Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has already been credited with one revolution in AFL football.

+ Let's not kid ourselves that Australian sport is incorruptible—It was not the foul stench of corruption, only the stark nature of the evidence that startled: the sight of the now disgraced young Pakistan quick Moh...

+ Springboks rally behind prop accused of murder—Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has thrown his support behind accused murderer and Bulls rugby prop Bees Roux.

+ Perez decision smacks of a knee-jerk reaction—Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Football Federation Australia's judicial process has had an absolute shocker in making an example of Patricio Perez in the quest ...

+ Osieck calls up Oar, McKain—HOLGER OSIECK'S plans to get off to a flying start in his first game in charge of the Socceroos have been disrupted by injuries to key forwards Harry ...

+ Hold all tickets: weight disadvantage makes Slater an unlikely starter—THE hype surrounding three-year-old Slater led to a betting frenzy when TAB Sportsbet opened markets on today's Warwick Farm meeting, but trainer Chri...

+ A decade of betting scandals—Former South African player Pat Symcox tells the King Commission that he was approached by Hansie Cronje to throw a match against Pakistan in 1994-199...

+ Lockyer to sit out showdown—The Brisbane Broncos will go into the most important game of the season without their best player, with skipper Darren Lockyer to sit out Friday night...

+ FFA acts to knock diving on the head—FOOTBALL Federation Australia has officially waged war on diving after the match-review panel awarded two-match suspensions to Central Coast's Patrici...

+ Scammers be damned: this plague must stop—CRICKET'S already shaky integrity has been blown out of the water. Credibility has been destroyed and it's not coming back until someone with guts get...

+ Match fixing bigger than cricket: Hayden—Former Australian warrior Matthew Hayden believes restraint is more appropriate than aggression in handling world cricket's problem child, Pakistan.

+ Thanks for the 200 quid - that was the punch line—Greedy trainer pays a price for short-changing apprentice.

+ Where there's smoke, there's …—SPORTING LIFE It was the camp that threatened to divide the Australian cricket team back in 2006 - a gruelling four days in the Queensland bush.

+ Jail the match fixers, says former ICC chief—FORMER International Cricket Council chief Malcolm Speed has called for athletes involved in illegal betting scandals to be jailed in a bid to stop ga...

+ Easy to overstep the mark when players' families' lives are at stake—People have been quick to judge the Pakistani cricketers, but what is happening might have nothing to do with money.

+ Fixer targeted Australian stars—THE Australian cricketers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin were approached by a suspected Mumbai gangster with links to illegal bookmakers during the tour...

+ Webber has no intention of slowing down after F1—Australian formula one driver Mark Webber is looking to restart his Tasmania Challenge, the endurance event that threatened his career when he broke h...

+ Betting scam breaks hearts after the deluge—KARACHI: Revelations that Pakistani cricketers are under investigation by Scotland Yard over a betting scam has left fans fuming and pushed reports o...

+ Cash-strapped Jets send SOS to FFA to cover players' wages—THE future of the Newcastle Jets has been thrown into turmoil with the club admitting it is falling drastically behind in payments to creditors and is...

+ Queen of clubs Hetherington bids farewell to the grind—IT WAS a dignified farewell to tournament golf for Rachel Hetherington in Canada at the weekend. There were no tears but rather relief she was finally...

+ Finals drama starts in second act, says coach—Souths Logan Magpies captain Phil Dennis can't see any advantage in his side winning their first game of the Intrust Super Cup finals, with both comba...

+ Locky won't risk career for finals berth—Darren Lockyer should not risk his playing future to help Brisbane into this year's NRL finals, chief executive Bruno Cullen says.

+ Keeper Akmal's shocker was legitimate: Healy—Wicketkeeping great Ian Healy is convinced Pakistan gloveman didn't deliberately bungle chances in the tainted Sydney Test.

+ Ponting shocked by match-fixing claims—Australian captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his surprise at the spot-fixing allegations rocking world cricket.

+ January's Sydney Test was rigged, boasts alleged match-fixer—Alleged match-fixer arrested for colluding with Pakistani cricketers caught on video boasting that January's Sydney Test was rigged.

+ Cricket meets its match: history of fixing the product of a corrupt society—It is only natural that cricketers - or some of them at least - should reflect the society from which they come. And Pakistan is, and has been almost ...

+ Teen motorcycle racer dies at Indianapolis Motor Speedway—A 13-year-old motorcycle racer was run over and killed on Sunday after falling off his bike during a warm-up lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

+ Spot-fixing puts stain on sports that will be hard to eradicate—How can you trust what you see on the field?

+ Revealed: Sydney Test linked to betting scandal—THE alleged match-fixer arrested for colluding with Pakistani cricketers has been caught boasting that January's Sydney Test was rigged, a suspicion t...

+ Indian author blasts 'corrupt' Games—A BESTSELLING Indian author has branded the Delhi Commonwealth Games the biggest and most blatant exercise in corruption since the country won indepen...

+ Cassidy keen to conquer all down south—JIM CASSIDY makes a belated return to Victoria this Saturday but first has an appointment with the Chris Waller-trained three-year-old Slater at Cante...

+ After 18½ goalless hours, Rooney returns to the score sheet at last—ONLY in the universe that surrounds Wayne Rooney could this summer be called a drought. Until he converted a first-half penalty at Old Trafford, the m...

+ Perez sets game alight and rivals are left boiling—What a player, Patricio Perez. Central Coast Mariners have never had one like him. Sydney FC hate him but probably wish they had him. And fans of the ...

+ Sydney FC confident Reddy will beat charge after being—SYDNEY FC goalkeeper Liam Reddy will learn today if he is free to play against Adelaide United this weekend when the A-League's disciplinary committee...

+ Journeyman from Brazil keen to lift Sky Blues off the bottom of the table—THE signing of Brazilian striker Bruno Cazarine could not have come at a better time for Sydney FC.

+ Evans has support of all teammates, says Gerrans—WORLD road race championship hopeful Simon Gerrans says there will be no conflict between him and defending champion Cadel Evans even though they shar...

+ Schwarzer's transfer looks like it's Gunner happen—Mark Schwarzer's prospects of securing a move to Arsenal have skyrocketed as transfer speculation launched into overdrive before Tuesday's deadline. T...

+ Diamonds seek golden glow—ARCH-RIVALS Australia and New Zealand go head-to-head in Adelaide today in the first game of a three-Test series, opening the bid for a Commonwealth G...

+ Wheelchair athlete primed for next race—A ONE-TIME Sydney Swans hopeful who became a paraplegic a week before his 18th birthday is the leading wheelchair contender for the Rebel Sport Run4Fu...

+ Notable black eyes—HIGH FIVE In the annals of sport there are few more emblematic images than the ones depicting the noble warrior wearing a shiner after a hard-fought c...

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