The good news for Michael Clarke is he’s not the only Australian cricket captain to endure a lengthy form slump. The bad news? He’s only halfway through it, if the …
Giant Kangaroos rookie David Klemmer proved that size does matter when his inclusion was a key to Australia’s fighting Four Nations rugby league win over England. And he knows he …
The funds, tools and plans are there to fix Australia’s cricket badly-exposed inadequacies in Asian conditions. But Cricket Australia high performance chief Pat Howard says time and hard work represent …
The All Blacks have sprung a surprise by naming Colin Slade and James Parsons as replacement players on their season-ending tour. Crusaders five-eighth Slade effectively replaces wing Cory Jane while …
Phil Hughes will return to his favoured opening batting slot as pressure mounts on Chris Rogers to retain his Australian Test position. The 37-year-old Rogers is under scrutiny following a …
HOW AUSTRALIA FARED IN THE TEST SERIES AGAINST PAKISTAN. MICHAEL CLARKE (capt) * Runs: 57 at 14.25 * Wickets: 0-24 * Blames himself for series loss for not making big …
Rafael Nadal has undergone appendix surgery, with the operation passing off smoothly, according to his management company. “Rafa feeling well, surgery went well, if everything goes as planned out of …
Formula One’s midfield strugglers believe they may have found a solution to their current cash crisis and hope Bernie Ecclestone can endorse and support their plans before next weekend’s Brazilian …
The Wallabies’ scrum has stood up well to northern hemisphere opposition in recent times but prop Sekope Kepu says Australia should be striving to dominate. Australia have slowly started to …
The Wallabies want to be about actions rather than words under Michael Cheika, with Australian players out to avoid another war of words with Wales. Australia head into the first …
The All Blacks reckon England’s home advantage can go a long way towards compensating for their horrendous injury list heading into Saturday’s Test. Impressive lock Joe Launchbury became the ninth …
A cricket ball looks pretty in pink, but former Test great Justin Langer reckons white should be the colour of choice when it comes to playing twilight Sheffield Shield matches. …
It’s up there with thrashing England. Oh hang on, it’s better. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was handed the pleasant task on Monday of comparing his side’s three-nil series win over England …
England have the resources to ride out a raft of injuries to key players ahead of this month’s Tests against the might of the southern hemisphere, according to coach Stuart …
Sachin Tendulkar has launched a scathing criticism of Greg Chappell’s conduct as India’s cricket coach, saying the former Australian great tried to disrupt the team by having senior players thrown …
The build-up to the Melbourne Cup is complete with the arrival of Bart Cummings in town for Australia’s biggest race. The 12-time Cup winning trainer has missed the past couple …
Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Mahmudullah hit sedate half-centuries to take Bangladesh to 3-193 on the opening day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Khulna on Monday. Left-hander Tamim was …
There’s no excuse, Michael Clarke says. It’s just unacceptable. Australia’s Test captain says his tally of 57 runs in the two-Test series against Pakistan is not good enough. Clarke admitted …

