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England are in a scramble. After humiliating defeats in Brisbane and Adelaide, England have vowed to take the fight up to Australia in the third Test in Perth, starting Friday. …

England captain Alastair Cook says his 100th Test will be a special occasion, but he wants to make it even more memorable by coming away with a win against Australia …

Pace spearhead Ryan Harris will be given until Friday to prove he can carry an ongoing knee injury through the most important match of his career. The 34-year-old Queensland quick …

Top seed Casey Dellacqua has recovered from a first-set bagel to book her place in the semi-finals of the Australian Open wildcard play-off at Melbourne Park. Dellacqua advanced with a …

The AFL has put the squeeze on Essendon, threatening a funding cut over claims the club is paying suspended coach James Hird. Essendon are in the middle of an increasingly-bitter …

Cash-strapped Cronulla admit the lure of a half-million-dollar bonanza is giving the Sharks extra incentive to take out the inaugural Auckland Nines rugby league tournament. The NRL on Thursday launched …

Corey Anderson underlined his value to New Zealand with a double breakthrough to leave the West Indies teetering after two days of the second Test in Wellington. The tourists battled …

Gold Coast second-rower Greg Bird has joined the high-profile list of NRL stars requiring off-season surgery. The Kangaroos’ World Cup winner carried an elbow injury for the majority of 2013 …

Cronulla playmaker Todd Carney says everybody’s over the supplements saga gripping the Sharks and the sooner the NRL deals with it the better for the game. NRL boss David Smith …

Talk of allowing more body work in AFL marking contests is music to the ears of Collingwood key forward Travis Cloke. One of the league’s strongest key forwards, Cloke hopes …

Greater Western Sydney star recruits Heath Shaw and Shane Mumford have been appointed to the emerging AFL club’s leadership group. Former Hawthorn defender Stephen Gilham has also been elevated to …

The captain of the first women’s team to dine in the famous Long Room at Lord’s, former Australian skipper Mary Loy, was a trailblazer for her sport. Loy (nee Allitt) …

NRL boss David Smith has made a hasty exit and left Cronulla star Todd Carney to be grilled about looming outcomes from the supplements saga gripping the Sharks. Carney was …

Australia have delayed naming a team for Friday’s third Ashes Test as paceman Ryan Harris battles an ongoing knee injury. The 34-year-old Harris bowled at full pace in the nets …

The AFL has sought assurances from Essendon that it is not paying suspended coach James Hird and says it will withhold money from the club until it replies. The AFL …

James Faulkner’s bid to win a place in Australia’s side for Friday’s third Test against England appears to have failed after the uncapped allrounder was injured at training. Faulkner was …

When it comes to their No.11 batsman in Test cricket, New Zealand have moved from the ridiculous to the sublime. Left-arm seamer Trent Boult has claims to be the best …

Retiring Sydney AFL club chairman Richard Colless has signed off early after announcing a profit of $646,745 for the 2013 financial year. Colless, who announced in May he would not …