Smile or take it as a compliment. That’s batting coach Graham Gooch’s advice to England’s batsmen as they prepare to face more sledging from Australia in the second Ashes Test …
Rugby league World Player of the Year Sonny Bill Williams may have been disappointing in the World Cup final but he remains in hot demand. Super League club Salford’s rich …
Australian tennis great John Newcombe is hoping enigmatic youngster Bernard Tomic doesn’t end his career wondering what might have been. Newcombe on Monday citing the examples of Mark Philippoussis and …
Sydney coach John Longmire says Lance Franklin is buying into the Swans’ team-first culture as the superstar starts pre-season training with his new AFL club. Since his extraordinary nine-year, $10 …
AP – Wales flanker Dan Lydiate concedes Quade Cooper – one of “the best players in the world” – got the better of his side, but is confident his teammates …
In three tumultuous months, Ewen McKenzie has done what he was hired to do – reinvigorate the Wallabies and lay the platform for 2015 World Cup success. A heart-warming Europe …
Ian Bell was England’s middle-order man of the series in their Ashes triumph in August but he faces a possible switch to No.3 for the second Test in Adelaide from …
Continuing doubts about the bowling actions of spinner Shane Shillingford and allrounder Marlon Samuels have contributed to the West Indies’ chaotic preparation for the first Test against New Zealand, starting …
St Kilda veterans Nick Riewoldt and Leigh Montagna have signed contract extensions with the AFL club. The Saints have endured a testing off-season, with the low point being the sacking …
Pakistan have dropped struggling opener Nasir Jamshed and included uncapped Sharjeel Khan for a Twenty20 match against Afghanistan and two games against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates later …
Adam Scott rightly captured all the attention, but Australian No.2 Jason Day was quite content with his golf over the domestic summer as well. While Scott was duelling with Rory …
Greg Inglis won’t mind biding his time to take over the No.1 jersey for Australia and Queensland if Billy Slater continues his form from the World Cup final. While many …
Young England batsman Joe Root has had to grow up fast as a Test cricketer and he can thank Australia coach Darren Lehmann for broadening his education. The 22-year-old Root …
Barry John says Wales’ latest defeat by Australia has left them with a “World Cup-sized headache” ahead of the England 2015 edition of rugby union’s global showpiece. The Wallabies 30-26 …
Western Australia are fighting hard in their second innings to avoid an outright defeat against Queensland after day three of the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA Ground. Queensland took …
If baby-faced England batsman Joe Root has faced faster bowling in his 12-Test career than Mitchell Johnson’s thunderbolts at the Gabba, he can’t recall it. Root, who is a contender …
Golf Australia boss Stephen Pitt says he’ll break the bank to lure Adam Scott and Rory McIlroy back again next year after the two superstars staged a thrilling climax to …
Victoria have the faint sniff of a stunning turnaround against South Australia in their Sheffield Shield match at the MCG. The door was left slightly ajar for the home side …
