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Children will have free admission to Sunday games at the MCG and Etihad Stadium next season as the AFL continues its charm offensive. The league has also announced a general …

Veteran Wallabies James Horwill and Adam Ashley-Cooper have announced they will depart Australian rugby after the 2015 World Cup. Queensland Super Rugby lock Horwill has signed a three-year deal with …

The TAB-owned Sky Racing will no longer telecast races from NSW and Victoria following the breakdown in negotiations with rights holder TVN. The short-term contract between the two companies ceased …

Lightly raced three-year-old Gold Seventy Seven underlined the emerging depth of the Kris Lees stable with a dominant performance at Canterbury on Wednesday. The Newcastle trainer, who won the Group …

Tim Bell has had some anxious moments before continuing his climb back up the Brisbane jockeys’ premiership ladder with a double at Ipswich. The 2013-14 premiership winner Bell had a …

It has been a big year for fledgling trainer Archie Alexander and Martinvast will attempt to provide him with another milestone at Flemington. Alexander started training around six months ago …

Star Brisbane sprinter Buffering will miss Sydney’s autumn carnival with trainer Robert Heathcote keen to have him at his top for what might be his last chance to win a …

Melbourne skipper Nathan Jones has signed a four-year extension with the Demons, keeping him at the AFL club until at least the end of the 2019 season. The 26-year-old midfielder …

Veteran Wallabies utility back Adam Ashley-Cooper has ended the chase for his signature, announcing he will join French team Bordeaux on a two-year deal after next year’s World Cup. The …

Kane Williamson has hit a brilliant hundred as New Zealand won the fourth day-night international against Pakistan by seven runs in an exciting finish in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan went ahead …

There was no shortage of issues to frustrate Australian coach Darren Lehmann at the second Test against India at the Gabba. But Lehmann reckoned slow over rates were up there …

There are bad days at the office. And then there’s Steve Smith’s first day as Australian Test captain. How bad? Shane Watson – a player who it seems has ticked …

Former Pakistan cricket chief Nasim Ashraf says he regrets that a failure to deal with bowlers with suspect actions has resulted in the loss of ace spinner Saeed Ajmal and …

Mitch Marsh faces the prospect of another stint on the sidelines, having suffered his fifth hamstring injury in a tick over two years. Marsh limped off the Gabba shortly after …

It seems nothing will convince India to re-evaluate its stance on the Decision Review System, judging by star opener Murali Vijay’s reaction to yet another howler. India had few complaints …

Indian opener Murali Vijay added insult to injury for Australia on Wednesday, chiding the home side’s bowlers for “sulking” during a brutal opening day in the first Test. Vijay scored …

No “magic number” can be provided for Michael Clarke’s comeback date. But Australian physio Alex Kountouris was confident the recovering national skipper would be up to his old tricks at …

Shane Warne hailed Michael Clarke’s hamstring surgery as a success, saying Australia’s captain is now better placed to take part in the World Cup. Clarke went under the knife on …