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Recently retired Test great Ricky Ponting says critics of the controversial rotation policy “have no idea”. The policy has come under the spotlight this week with in-form quick Mitchell Starc …

Sri Lanka’s fielders have continued their fumbling ways as Clarke and Shane Watson (60 not out) added 88 runs for the opening session to push the home side’s tally to …

Manchester United’s 4-3 victory over Newcastle United opened a seven-point gap at the top of the English Premier League table, but the news was not all positive for Alex Ferguson …

Australian captain Michael Clarke has pushed past Ricky Ponting’s national record of 1544 Test runs in a calendar year and has moved into fifth place on the all-time list. Clarke’s …

Sydney Sixers star Steve Smith has lamented his side’s miserable Big Bash League title defence, conceding their season is all but over following their fourth-straight loss on Wednesday night. The …

Former champion Jarmila Gajdosova has been awarded the first wildcard into next month’s Hobart International. The 2011 winner will be making her fourth appearance in the Tasmanian capital. “I’m excited …

Brisbane International organisers have been assured Maria Sharapova will start her Australian Open campaign in Queensland despite her withdrawal from a Korean exhibition match with a neck injury. The world …

As many rush to pronounce the death of one-day international (ODI) cricket, Bangladesh interim coach Shane Jurgensen wants pundits to ponder the plight of the world’s developing cricket nations. The …

Skipper Brendon McCullum is drawing positives from the development of New Zealand’s new-look Twenty20 cricket squad after their 2-1 loss to South Africa. The Proteas, with Henry Davids hitting his …

Downing had gone 44 league matches without a goal since joining from Aston Villa in a 20 million deal in 2011 that has been widely ridiculed as a major mistake …

Andy Murray is feeling less pressure after winning his first Grand Slam title and credits coach Ivan Lendl with having made the difference at the US Open. The third-ranked Briton …

A 90th-minute goal by Javier Hernandez has given Manchester United a thrilling 4-3 victory at home to Newcastle United that puts Alex Ferguson’s men seven points clear in the Premier …

Henry Davids hit his second successive half-century and Aaron Phangiso took three wickets as South Africa beat New Zealand by 33 runs in the series-deciding third and final Twenty20 international …

Michael Clarke is on the verge of creating a personal milestone and a Sri Lankan millstone on day two of the Boxing Day Test. Clarke needs just 36 more runs …

No stranger to being the centre of attention on Boxing Day, Ricky Ponting has farewelled the SCG in trademark style with a match-winning Big Bash knock to steer Hobart to …

Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann will defend his right to speak his mind on Thursday when he faces the music over his controversial outburst against West Indian allrounder Marlon Samuels’ …

A four-wicket haul to Hobart Hurricanes paceman Ben Laughlin couldn’t stop the Sydney Sixers passing 150 for just the second time this season – but it has given his side …

Plenty of key players came up well short as Sri Lanka had a rare crack at the Boxing Day Test action at the MCG. Kumar Sangakkara was not one of …