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Opener Varun Chopra has crafted an opportunist’s century to anchor the England Lions’ 6-259, batting first in the one-day match against Australia A at Bellerive. Chopra made 105 from 137 …

India A reached 1-88 at lunch on day one of the three-day match against Australia, although Xavier Doherty offered a gentle reminder to selectors he’s available for the first Test. …

Former asylum seeker Fawad Ahmed is set to make his Sheffield Shield cricket debut for Victoria. The 30-year-old’s remarkable Australian season will most likely reach another milestone when he makes …

St Kilda aren’t interested in winning the AFL pre-season cup, coach Scott Watters says. “No interest – that is certainly not a focus,” Watters told reporters in Adelaide on Saturday. …

New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko and South Korean star Jiyai Shin have rocketed out in front of their rivals at the Women’s Australian Open golf at Royal Canberra. Ko and …

Penrith second-rower Lewis Brown returned to New Zealand to play a key role in inflicting a second NRL pre-season defeat on former club the Warriors. The Panthers showed more cohesion …

Essendon’s heartening start to the AFL pre-season cup could have an unhappy postscript, with star forward Michael Hurley certain to face video review scrutiny. Hurley made a crude challenge on …

A massive cloud of smoke swept across Chennai’s Guru Nanak College Ground on Saturday as a fire in a shed behind the oval briefly interrupted play in Australia’s tour game …

Adam Scott and Greg Chalmers are confident they can make a serious run at the leaders in the final rounds of the US PGA tour event at Riviera Country Club. …

Australian captain Jodie Fields expects a tough selection call for Sunday’s women’s World Cup final against the West Indies in Mumbai, where she wants the Southern Stars’ under-performing batting line-up …

Australian golfers Adam Scott and Greg Chalmers stayed in touch as South Korean Sang-Moon Bae and Swede Fredrik Jacobson forged a one-shot lead after Friday’s second round of the US …

Rafael Nadal advanced to the semi-finals of the Brazil Open on Friday with a hard-fought three-set claycourt win over Argentine Carlos Berlocq. The 26-year-old Spaniard, ranked No.5 in the world, …

US second seed John Isner and German fourth seed Tommy Haas advanced to a semi-final matchup at the $US547,000 ($A531,000) ATP SAP Open on Friday with straight-set triumphs. World No.16 …

South Australian cricket coach Darren Berry says his team must be brave to secure their spot in the one-day cup final. The Redbacks will advance to the final if they …

Australian cricket’s hall-of-famers Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath were fond of marking their territory on the eve of a series by putting a target on an opposing player’s head. Skipper …

AP – Australian Joel Moon haunted former employers Salford on Friday night as Leeds came through their final Super League game before the World Club Challenge against Melbourne with a …

There was no back-slapping going on as the Melbourne Rebels huddled together in the middle of AAMI Park following their Super Rugby round-one win over the Western Force. Instead, a …

New Zealand are left relying once again on an ability to respond to stinging defeat when the one-day international series begins against England on Sunday. The Black Caps don’t have …