Western Force coach Michael Foley will take a no-risk approach with Hugh McMeniman as the star Wallaby recovers from a complicated shoulder injury. “There’s no pressure on the medical team. …
Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka has pulled out of the ATP event in Rotterdam next week with a leg injury, he announced on Tuesday. “Unfortunately I’m not in the form …
The fallout from Australia’s Ashes whitewash has claimed the biggest scalp of all, with Kevin Pietersen, one of world cricket’s most entertaining and disruptive figures, given the boot by England. …
England head coach Stuart Lancaster on Tuesday announced an unchanged 23-man squad for his side’s second Six Nations fixture against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. Lancaster has kept faith with …
New Zealand have resisted the urge to select four pace bowlers and will take an unchanged team into the first Test against India starting in Auckland on Thursday. Captain Brendon …
England’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash was always sure to claim high-profile individual victims. You cannot head for Australia in pursuit of historic victory, return shambolically empty-handed, and simply carry on with …
Often a polarising figure while on England duty, the end of Kevin Pietersen’s international career split opinion among his fellow former England captains. The announcement by the England and Wales …
Australia will pick the brain of young gun Ashleigh Barty as they prepare to take on a team of unknown Russians in the Fed Cup’s first round. With team captain …
World No.1 Rafael Nadal admits the Australian Open final, which he lost to Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka, was “the worst hour and a half” he ever spent on a tennis court. …
Patience is a virtue Jason Day does not want to rely on much longer. The world No.10 is coming off yet another runner-up result as he prepares to tee up …
Australian Glenn Morrison is in the running to coach the Kiwis after being unveiled as one of four shortlisted candidates for the vacant role by New Zealand Rugby League. Aside …
Kevin Pietersen’s controversial England career has come to a dramatic end after officials announced they “unanimously” wanted to rebuild the side without him following their Ashes thrashing in Australia. In …
Kevin Pietersen’s England cricket career is over. The 33-year-old former captain, whose talent has regularly been overshadowed by his ability to attract controversy, discovered he was being dropped after meeting …
Former Melbourne Stars’ BBL captain Shane Warne said on Twitter he was a “4th grade keeper”. Melbourne Stars’ president Eddie McGuire labelled him a clown. But Hobart Hurricanes’ wicketkeeper/batsman Tim …
Gareth Widdop is set to finally emerge out of the shadow of Melbourne’s ‘Big Three’ and make a name for himself in the NRL this season with St George Illawarra, …
South African spearhead Dale Steyn returned from a rib injury as the world No.1 side shook off the red-ball rust after their national Twenty20 competition. The Proteas had played only …
Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) chiefs are to install a new hybrid pitch for the start of next season after an attack by parasites on their once-pristine Murrayfield headquarters. But the …
Australian bowler Ryan Harris’ current knee concern is not related to excruciating pain or workload management, rather an old familiar sting that keeps interrupting his run-up. Harris is booked in …


