Fremantle’s new Irish recruit Sean Hurley has received a lot of weird looks over the past year, but he says it’s all been worth it as he closes in on …
Adam Scott will look to take advantage of a tournament without world No.1 Rory McIlroy and major drawcard Phil Mickelson when the World Golf Championships (WGC) HSBC Champions tournament, gets …
Australia’s Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch says with all this power at his disposal, he’s uncertain what weapon to launch first. Finch will lead Australian in the T20 series opener against …
A dynamic all-round display by Jess Jonassen inspired Australia to an 86-run trouncing of the West Indies in Wednesday’s Twenty20 women’s international. In reply to Australia’s imposing 4-160, the Windies …
Giant England prop George Burgess is feeling right at home in chilly and wet Dunedin, preparing for their do-or-die rugby league Test on Saturday night against New Zealand. But he …
Jack Trengove’s potential AFL move to Richmond ended in another surgery setback, but Melbourne coach Paul Roos says it was no hasty fire sale. The two clubs were looking at …
West Coast AFL coach Adam Simpson says a bulked-up Murray Newman won’t have to serve further penance for the incident that landed him in jail earlier this year. Newman was …
Pat Rafter’s appointment as Tennis Australia’s director of performance will inevitably fuel expectations on Lleyton Hewitt to take over as Davis Cup captain. Rafter, though, won’t be pressuring Hewitt into …
Captaincy might agree these days with Justin Hodges but the Broncos’ veteran believes Alex Glenn or Andrew McCullough will become the NRL club’s next long-term skipper. Hodges, 32, admitted he …
With a proud 60-year streak on the line, the Kangaroos say they have a responsibility to make the Four Nations rugby league final. The Australians go into their do-or-die clash …
Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter has been appointed Tennis Australia’s new director of performance. The role is effectively the most powerful in Australia’s professional tennis ranks, with Rafter to report …
Points table, what points table? New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney insists he’s not weighing up possible ladder permutations from the Four Nations tournament’s last two pool matches this weekend. Although …
Where’s Wayne? Wayne Bennett is back holding the reins at the Broncos but the NRL club’s prodigal coach was nowhere to be seen as his players started pre-season training. Nor …
For all the clangour that followed Shane Warne’s retirement, another bedrock of Australian cricket is proving just as difficult to replace. First drop is the most important position in any …
An upbeat Michael Clarke believes building much-needed momentum in the upcoming one-day series against South Africa can help Australia’s battered Test side bounce back against India. Australia departed for the …
Stunned at being grilled about his captaincy, Michael Clarke has no doubt a big score is just around the corner. Clarke has averaged just 27.46 in his past 16 innings …
England should start preparing for some more Kieran Read offload party tricks. The All Blacks No.8 has made an art form of conjuring passes out of tackles for others to …
As Cricket Australia firm up plans for a women’s Big Bash League, recently-retired national captain Jodie Fields hopes they decide less is more. CA’s push towards a WBBL gathered further …
