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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq smashed the fastest half-century in Test history as Ausralia’s bowlers received another hammering on Sunday. Misbah’s side were 3-210, an overall lead of 519, at lunch on …

South Australian Callum Ferguson hopes his latest century reminds national selectors that he’s still depositing the currency they most value – runs. The seemingly forgotten Ferguson struck an unbeaten ton …

Match-winning captain Ashton Turner believes Cricket Australia XI’s surprise win over a second-string South African side on Sunday may have left the Proteas a little underdone heading into far more …

Sean McMahon expected to be spending the next week living it up with his Melbourne Rebels teammates in Mexico, reflecting on a rugby season he already considered a fairy tale. …

Australia have kept their Four Nations chances alive with a nailbiting 16-12 win over England at AAMI Park on Sunday. A loss would have denied the Kangaroos a chance at …

Flourishing twin centuries put Victoria in control of their Sheffield Shield match as NSW reached 2-106 at stumps on day three at the MCG. The Bushrangers boasted a 141-run lead …

An emerging Cricket Australia XI has consigned a second-string South African side to a tour-opening T20 loss in Sydney. The Proteas were hoping for a strong showing to gain early …

Can Australia fit two allrounders in their top six for the first Test against India at the Gabba? Mitchell Marsh’s 87 in Australia’s first innings of 261 in Abu Dhabi …

Sachin Tendulkar felt so “scarred” and “devastated” by the Indian team’s losing streak under his captaincy that he contemplated leaving the game in the late 1990s, the master batsman has …

Co-owner Eric Watson has confirmed the Warriors’ interest in Manly playmaker Kieran Foran on Sunday, after errantly earlier confirming his signing with the Auckland-based NRL club. On Sunday morning Watson …

Playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans is to play for the Kangaroos in their must-win match against England at AAMI Stadium on Sunday after overcoming a hip injury. Canterbury forward David Klemmer has …

Australia’s lowly Twenty20 ranking is a concern, stand-in coach Trevor Bayliss says. But he reckons the Australians have the playing talent to rise in the rankings by accounting for the …

Dan Christian and Peter Handscomb belted centuries as Victoria declared on 5-507 at tea on day three of their Sheffield Shield clash with NSW at the MCG. The Bushrangers boasted …

Veteran Alex Blackwell has joined rare company in helping Australia to a comfortable victory over the West Indies in the women’s T20 cricket match in Sydney. Blackwell became just the …

Sonny Bill Williams surprised himself with his explosive return to Test rugby against the United States but says it gives him no guarantee of an All Blacks slot against England. …

Triumphant Brisbane City coach Nick Stiles has argued for the future of the under-threat National Rugby Championship after his outfit claimed the inaugural title. Although crowds and television ratings suggested …

Wests Tigers back-rower Bodene Thompson has signed a three-year NRL deal with the Warriors. Tauranga-born Thompson, 26, made his NRL debut in 2009 with Gold Coast Titans and has spent …

Qualifiers through the Lexus Quality (Hotham Handicap) since 1987 and where they finished in the Melbourne Cup. Until 2005, both first and second placegetters in the race were guaranteed a …