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This stage of the year is usually one of great excitement for Australian cricketers. For the 11 men lucky enough to represent their nation, there should be the unique brand …

Opener Sarfraz Ahmed made a career-best 76 not out to guide Pakistan to a comfortable seven wicket win over New Zealand in the first of two Twenty20 internationals in Dubai …

He may be the “jokester” at the Dragons but Benji Marshall is deadly serious when he says St George Illawarra are in for a big one next NRL season. And …

Ross Fisher opened the 2015 European Tour season with a 6-under 66 to lead the Nedbank Golf Challenge after Thursday’s first round. Fisher last won on the tour in South …

Founder Mahesh Bhupathi on Thursday said the new International Premier Tennis League would add two more cities next year and had been forced to turn down two others as interest …

The mid-1990s have proved an exceptional vintage for perpetuating AFL bloodlines. Last week’s national draft and Wednesday’s rookie selection have featured an unusually-large number of players whose dads also played …

India have been a source of frustration for Mitchell Johnson in recent years. Johnson missed their most recent tour here due to injury, playing no part in Australia’s 4-0 thumping …

The Marsh brothers’ mutual dream of playing a Test together is one step closer, but the circumstances won’t please either of them. Shaun Marsh was called into Australia’s Test squad …

Cricket will go on and it will go on when we’re ready. So said Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland, speaking on behalf of the Test squad the day after …

Carlton players should probably buy coach Mick Malthouse a new phone for Christmas. Dumped midfielder Kane Lucas became the latest player to take a parting shot at the Blues on …

Dumped Carlton midfielder Kane Lucas has revealed he was given false assurances by the Blues that he was a required player before being axed. And Lucas says he is still …

After a season ruined by a wrist injury, Argentinian ace Juan Martin Del Potro will return to defend his 2014 Sydney International tennis title. Del Potro destroyed local hope Bernard …

Dane Swan insists there is plenty of AFL life left in this old tattooed dog yet despite a 2014 season he rates as putrid. The worst form of the 30-year-old’s …

Varun Aaron’s unbridled pace powered India’s attack in their final two-day tour game before the four-Test series against Australia starts at Adelaide Oval. Aaron continued to impress in local conditions …

Adelaide Strikers players will lead the way when it comes to honouring teammate Phillip Hughes in this summer’s Big Bash League. Final squads for the tournament must be handed in …

Tasmania batsman Jordan Silk curbed India’s momentum during the first session of their hastily organised tour game at Adelaide’s Glenelg Oval. The Cricket Australia XI were 3-101 at lunch on …

Straight-shooting Collingwood star Dane Swan admits his 2014 campaign was horrendous and putrid. The 2011 Brownlow Medallist only played 17 games – his lowest tally since 2005 – and struggled …

Jamie Whincup loves to hate being in the spotlight, so having Marcos Ambrose return for V8 Supercars’ season-ending Sydney 500 suits him perfectly. “Hopefully he takes some of the attention …