After delivering one of the worst opening quarters in St Kilda’s recent history, coach Scott Watters says his AFL side needs to be ferocious from the opening bounce against West …
Queensland assistant coach Michael Hagan has urged referees Shayne Hayne and Ashley Klein to show some leniency in the opening exchanges of Wednesday night’s first State of Origin rugby league …
South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn is a doubt for the opening match of the Champions Trophy, against India in Cardiff on Thursday, because of a side strain. Steyn felt …
A fed-up Tim May has quit his international players’ union post, saying cricket’s powerbrokers use threats and backroom deals to rule the sport. The former Australian Test spinner resigned as …
Australian Tim May has quit as the chief of cricket’s international players’ union, slamming the sports’ powerbrokers and the direction they’re taking the game. May, the former Australian Test offspinner, …
Greater Western Sydney’s Lachie Whitfield was named on Wednesday as the AFL Rising Star nominee for round 10. The 18-year-old, selected by GWS with pick No.1 in the 2012 Draft, …
Shane Warne believes Pakistani-born legspinner Fawad Ahmed can become an unlikely Ashes hero for Australia in England. Former refugee Ahmed, 31, having fled his native Pakistan in 2010, will be …
Australia expect Michael Clarke to face England in their Champions Trophy opener despite the captain travelling to London on Wednesday for specialist treatment on his longstanding back problem. The injury …
Richmond legend Royce Hart hasn’t forgotten the faces of Tiger supporters after he helped deliver the AFL club’s drought-breaking 1967 premiership. And the four-time premiership centre half-forward remembered supporters again …
NSW coach Laurie Daley has been waiting nine months for this day. After all the talking, discussions over selections, and how to break Queensland’s seven-year State of Origin stranglehold Daley …
World No.1 Serena Williams revealed a sweet-toothed recipe is aiding her quest for a first French Open crown in 11 years after reaching the semi-finals on Tuesday with a 6-1 …
Only a late call from pregnant partner Samantha can stop Johnathan Thurston breaking State of Origin’s consecutive games record at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night. The North Queensland star will …
It has been a devastating fall from grace for Bangladesh’s Mohammad Ashraful, known as international cricket’s boy wonder and a national sporting hero. Ashraful, suspended on Tuesday by Bangladesh authorities …
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent Roger Federer crashing out of the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday to take a step closer to ending France’s 30-year wait for a men’s champion at Roland …
Captain Michael Clarke missed Australia’s embarrassing final Champions Trophy warm-up clash due to his back injury and remains in doubt for Saturday’s tournament opener against England. India hammered Australia by …
Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend was on Tuesday banned for one month for breaching regulations on betting, with the threat of a further three-month suspension for any other infringement in …
World No.1 Serena Williams survived a huge scare to reach her first French Open semi-final since 2003 on Tuesday, defeating unseeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1 4-6 6-3. Williams, bidding to …
Dinesh Karthik’s unbeaten century revived India from the depths of 5-55 for as they recovered to post 6-308 against Australia in their Champions Trophy warm-up match in Cardiff on Tuesday. …
