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Cameron White justified his return to the national side with a brilliant batting display as a new-look Australia downed England by 13 runs on Wednesday in their opening Twenty20 clash …

Collingwood have announced Scott Pendlebury will be the AFL club’s captain for this season, replacing Nick Maxwell. Pendlebury, a dual Collingwood best and fairest winner, will be joined in the …

Mahela Jayawardene became Test cricket’s sixth-highest run-getter with a glorious unbeaten double-century as Sri Lanka compounded Bangladesh’s misery on Wednesday in the first Test in Dhaka. Mahela Jayawardene’s 203 and …

Ashes player of the series Mitchell Johnson is among 31 players who have attracted the highest base price of around $US320,000 ($A365,735) for next month’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. …

Allrounders Ryan McLaren and Wayne Parnell were named on Wednesday as South Africa’s contenders to fill the huge void left by the retirement of Jacques Kallis. McLaren and Parnell, who …

West Coast defender Darren Glass has the chance to become the club’s longest-serving captain after retaining his role as skipper for a seventh straight AFL season. But injury-plagued veteran Beau …

Sri Lanka were 6-602 at tea on Wednesday’s third day of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka. Mahela Jayawardene was unbeaten on 146, his 33rd …

Chinese official media and web users poured scorn on local government officials on Wednesday after they gave multi-millionaire tennis star Li Na a $US132,000 (almost $A150,000) reward for winning the …

The NSW Waratahs have hired All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens as kicking coach for the upcoming Super Rugby season. One of the most prolific point-scorers in rugby history, 40-year-old Mehrtens …

Australia’s women cricketers are turning their attention to the World Twenty20 after having their Ashes dream shattered by England at Bellerive. The tourists won the series on Wednesday with a …

Mahela Jayawardene slammed an unbeaten 83 as Sri Lanka continued their relentless progress in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. The tourists moved …

The ASADA scandal is threatening to cast a pall over another rugby league season with the Cronulla Sharks, Shane Flanagan and Trent Elkin submitting appeals against NRL sanctions on Wednesday. …

Batting collapses have long been the achilles heel of the Australian Test team, but captain Michael Clarke admits they could be par for the course in South Africa. Clarke says …

A massive shake-up spearheaded by the all-powerful Indian board is sweeping through world cricket with a series of proposals receiving in-principle support in Dubai. Cricket’s “Big Three” – India and …

Australian head coach Darren Lehmann says assistant coach Steve Rixon no longer fits into his plans for the team. Lehmann said on Wednesday the departure of former Test gloveman Rixon …

Nathan Jones has pledged to lead Melbourne back from the footballing wilderness after being promoted to co-captaincy of the AFL club alongside Jack Grimes in 2014. In appointing Jones, Melbourne …

Gold Coast co-captain Nate Myles says he’s aiming to test his groin in at least one of the NRL club’s pre-season trials following off-season surgery. Myles went under the knife …

Australia’s women’s Ashes dream is over after England coasted to a nine-wicket Twenty20 victory at Bellerive. The tourists chased down the Southern Stars’ 3-150 with 13 balls to spare, skipper …