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The recent Australia A series was important for all Ashes aspirants, but in the case of promising paceman Josh Hazlewood the overs mattered just as much as the experience. Hazlewood …

Former Australia paceman and ex-Test selector Merv Hughes wants to see the players sport more facial hair. “I feel facial hair brings the best out of the players,” said Hughes …

Drug testers have swooped on the homes of several Formula One drivers, including Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo, in surprise early morning raids. Ferrari’s dual world champion Fernando Alonso said the testers, …

West Coast recruit Sharrod Wellingham is set to miss at least the first two rounds of the AFL season after a slower-than-expected recovery from an ankle injury. Wellingham damaged ligaments …

Sydney Roosters skipper Anthony Minichiello has backed Sonny Bill Williams to make an instant impression on his return to the NRL against South Sydney on Thursday. Williams, who has been …

QPR first-team coach Joe Jordan believes this month will be crucial to the west Londoners’ hopes of beating the drop. The Hoops are bottom of the Barclays Premier League but …

Rising leg-spinner and former refugee Fawad Ahmed is excited about another opportunity to show his talents when Victoria meets New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match at the MCG …

Peter Wallace insists he will have equal tactical rights with Scott Prince when they make their NRL halves debut for Brisbane against Manly on Friday night. Before being unceremoniously dumped …

England off-spinner Graeme Swann faces a race against time to be fit for this year’s Ashes double-header after injury forced him out of the Test series against New Zealand on …

What do you call a great Australian cricketer? Retired. With that jibe, former England skipper Michael Vaughan opened the battering. The Ashes series in England starts in July and the …

England spin bowler Graeme Swann is quitting England’s tour of New Zealand to undergo elbow surgery with plans to be fit in time to face Australia in the Ashes in …

The New Zealand Rugby Union will make it compulsory for coaches and referees of junior rugby to undergo police checks this season. The union made the announcement at the launch …

All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg has been moved back to the Crusaders’ No.15 jersey for the Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday. Dagg filled in on …

Melbourne midfielder Nathan Jones has warned the AFL it would be “irresponsible” to keep interchange caps as low as 80 in next year’s premiership season. The league has experimented with …

Once their AFL premiership window clunked shut, St Kilda needed a renovation. There’s too big a hole in the middle of their playing list, in between the core group of …

He’s proud of how Collingwood handled the valleys but coach Nathan Buckley insists they’ll have to work harder to climb the mountain. The Magpies faced many trials in Buckley’s first …

Australian golf star Jason Day has turned to complex brain training to take his mental game to a new level and says early results show it’s working. Day will start …

New Zealand have won the toss and sent England into bat on the first day of the opening Test at University Oval. New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum said he was …