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South Australia skipper Johan Botha believes the Adelaide Oval is shaping into a “result wicket”, but admits the bowlers may need a bit more help ahead of the second Ashes …

Australia have made one injury-enforced change to their squad for the second round of the IRB World Rugby Sevens series in Dubai this week. Former sevens captain James Stannard has …

South Australia battled to escape with a draw against Tasmania on the final day of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval on Monday. The Redbacks were set an unlikely …

Jonathan Trott will take no further part in the Ashes due to a stress-related illness, but England coach Andy Flower says David Warner should not be blamed for his exit. …

England batsman Jonathan Trott will return home from the Ashes tour of Australia due to a stress-related illness. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced Trott was leaving the campaign …

Third-string keeper for his state, NSW rookie Ryan Carters could soon find himself on the radar of Australian selectors following a starring role in the rained out Sheffield Shield clash …

Instead of getting ready for a $2 million race in Hong Kong, Aeronautical will be racing at home for a Listed win in a $100,000 sprint at Rosehill. A placegetter …

Shaun Marsh, Marcus North and Cameron White all reminded national selectors of their talent with centuries in Western Australia’s thumping Sheffield Shield win over Victoria at the WACA Ground. WA …

James Horwill won’t be regaining the Wallabies captaincy any time soon but he has rediscovered his lost form. Skyscraping lock Horwill stood as tall as ever in a signature performance …

Tony McEvoy already has big autumn plans for Mouro and hopes Sysmo shows himself worthy of similar lofty targets with his performance in the ATC Cup. The Listed ATC Cup …

Australian batsman George Bailey has no idea what riled England’s James Anderson in the dying overs of the first Ashes Test. Anderson appeared to take offence at something Bailey said …

Rain killed off NSW’s chances of back-to-back Sheffield Shield victories over Queensland on Monday, as Usman Khawaja again failed to enhance his Test prospects. After losing half of the opening …

The $3 million Doncaster Mile is the long-range aim for Chase The Rainbow who is on target for a summer comeback after a pleasing barrier trial win at Cranbourne. Trainer …

Melbourne dual best and fairest winner Nathan Jones says he’ll be feeling less pressure next AFL season thanks to the Demons’ midfield recruiting spree. Jones, the club’s likely captain next …

The last golfer to contend for the Triple Crown candidly admits Adam Scott is far better equipped to cope with the pressure of completing the rare hat-trick at this week’s …

Michael Clarke’s impending sanction from the International Cricket Council is unlikely to deter Australia from a plan of mental disintegration endorsed by coach Darren Lehmann. Lehmann said he wanted his …

Almost a year after his hopes were dashed, Steve Englebrecht has revived his Villiers Stakes mission with Malavio. The gelding’s win in the 2012 Festival Stakes stamped him as a …

Australian tennis player Matt Ebden has ended his season by rocketing back into the world’s top 70 after claiming back-to-back ATP Challenger titles in Japan. Ebden capped off his late …