Dashing half centuries to Dave Warner, Phil Hughes and Michael Clarke on Friday gave Australia the upper hand in the third Test but Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath sent a …
Can Michael Clarke be called an abject failure for scoring 50? He can if the yardstick is that set by him during 2012. Australia’s captain looked set to continue his …
Phil Hughes was shattered to miss out on a fairy tale first century on Australian soil, but his home-coming 87 at the SCG on Friday was another sign he’s mentally …
Three men’s seeds crashed out on Friday in the Brisbane International quarter-finals. Bulgarian world No.48 Grigor Dimitrov ousted seventh-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-2 in just under an hour. And …
It’s an argument as old as the game itself, but the naming of Englishman Kevin Sinfield as rugby league’s best of 2012 is sure to raise more than a few …
By the very nature of his dashing style, questions about Dave Warner’s attitude to – and aptitude for – Test cricket might never subside. The good and the bad of …
World No.4 Agnieszka Radwanska is determined to cap off her best start to a tennis year by winning the Auckland Classic on Saturday. The Polish top seed put herself in …
Mike Hussey holds no records for runs scored, centuries made, matches played, catches held or anything else in cricket. He has never captained his national team. Yet when he walked …
Mike Hussey has been dismissed in gut-wrenching circumstances in his last Test, caught short for 25 by a direct-hit run-out. There’s still every chance Hussey will bat again in the …
She’s just 16 and stands at a diminutive 166cm, but Queensland schoolgirl Ashleigh Barty is already making a splash on the world tennis stage. Barty notched the biggest scalp of …
It’s time national selectors got deadly serious about death bowler Ben Laughlin, the Hobart Hurricanes say. Laughlin sits atop the Big Bash League’s wicket-takers list alongside Sri Lankan whirlwind Lasith …
Phil Hughes and David Warner have thrown away centuries, but not before putting Australia in a commanding position by tea on day two of the Sydney Test against Sri Lanka. …
A worrying trend of embarrassing run-outs has damaged the Ashes preparations of an inexperienced Australian top three desperate for time in the middle. On Friday in Sydney, Ed Cowan made …
With his confidence sky high following a dream Hopman Cup campaign, Australian star Bernard Tomic is confident he can break into the top 10 by the end of this year. …
Chinese tennis star Li Na set up an all-Chinese semi-final in the Shenzhen Open on Thursday with a straight-sets victory over Serbian Bojana Jovanovski, while French player Marion Bartoli crashed …
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has cruised into the Brisbane International semi-finals by upsetting third-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in straight sets on Friday. World No.36 Baghdatis – ranked 20 …
Will Mr Cricket be replaced by a young Master Cricket? It’s a question that no doubt flickered through Mike Hussey’s mind this week as he prepared to bat for the …
Frank Lampard will definitely leave Chelsea at the end of the season, the England international’s agent confirmed on Thursday, but he will not be tempted to see out his career …
