In-form David Warner says the Australian batsmen are on the way to matching their bowlers as the best in the world. Ahead of the Boxing Day Ashes Test against England …
Geelong footballer Billie Smedts has sparked outrage on social media using his mobile phone while driving and using his knees to steer. He shared a photo with his 10,000 Instagram …
Former captain Mahela Jayawardene has returned to Sri Lanka’s squad for the three-Test series against Pakistan starting in the United Arab Emirates later this month, the cricket board said on …
Russian tennis star Nadia Petrova has pulled out of January’s Australian Open following the death in a car accident of her mother, herself an Olympic athletics bronze medallist. Also out …
South Africa paceman Vernon Philander has ended compatriot Dale Steyn’s four-year reign as the world’s top-ranked bowler. The 28-year-old took top spot in the latest ICC Rankings after out-shining Steyn …
Graeme Swann’s grandmother has blamed unwelcoming Australians for the spinner’s sudden retirement and said something “nasty” must have happened to convince the England star to turn his back on the …
Jackson Bird’s four-over cricket comeback last Friday night had a Test match feel for Australian bowling coach Craig McDermott. While Bird will play no part in this Ashes series, the …
Australian bowling coach Craig McDermott has suggested they might soon test the depth of the attack he rates as the best in world cricket. McDermott’s bold claim about the strength …
David Gallop’s “unstoppable” A-League appears under siege with the Big Bash League threatening to become a summer juggernaut if the first free-to-air TV ratings of the Twenty20 tournament are anything …
At 42, Brad Hogg is still the rock of the Perth Scorchers Big Bash League Twenty20 team – but that is not how he earned his new nickname “Brick”. Hogg …
Our 3-0 is better than yours. That’s the taunt from paceman Peter Siddle as Australia aim to complete their domination of England in this Ashes series. Australia go into the …
The furore surrounding Graeme Swann’s comments about players being up their backsides shows how badly the bottom has dropped out of the English Ashes tour. The fresh controversy comes a …
Ichi Ban skipper Matt Allen says this year’s Sydney to Hobart is likely to see another win from one of the big boats, including his, despite its relatively untested status. …
History shows the NRL can forgive but Wendell Sailor hopes Blake Ferguson never forgets the lessons learned from his exile if granted a rugby league comeback. No stranger to off-field …
The bad news continues for St Kilda, with the AFL club announcing a total financial loss of more than $2.6 million. The Saints’ bottom line was blown out by payouts …
Shane Warne says departing bowler Graeme Swann’s lashing of his England teammates may have been designed to fire them up for the final two Ashes matches. Swann’s shock announcement of …
Newly-retired off-spinner Graeme Swann has sparked talk of dissension in the English team, accusing unnamed cricketers of being up themselves. “Some people playing the game at the minute have no …
The untried pairing of Samantha Stosur and Bernard Tomic are the latest double act hoping give Australia a hot start to another sizzling summer of tennis down under. The cream …


