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Midfielder Leon Osman is optimistic Everton can follow up their battling win over Wigan with a more stylish one against Chelsea this weekend. The Merseysiders had to grind out victory …

Adam Johnson has admitted he thought old friend Joe Hart had denied him his moment of glory as Sunderland extended their impressive record against Manchester City. The 25-year-old winger stood …

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is sure Aston Villa have the right man at the helm in Paul Lambert. Villa crashed to a second successive heavy Barclays Premier League defeat yesterday, …

Australia vice captain Shane Watson has a left calf injury and may not bowl again in the current Test against Sri Lanka at the MCG. Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris …

A top-shelf showing from vintage batsman Brad Hodge inspired the Melbourne Stars to an eight-run victory against the Adelaide Strikers in Thursday night’s Twenty20 match in Adelaide. Hodge cracked a …

Vintage batsman Brad Hodge produced a top-shelf 88 to help Melbourne Stars set the Adelaide Strikers 176 runs to win Thursday night’s Twenty20 match in Adelaide. Hodge plundered 10 fours …

Michael Clarke has scored five Test hundreds in 2012 and he says the key is getting through that initial nervous period, get to 30, adjust to the bowling and conditions …

Sri Lanka have no one but themselves to blame for their ill-discipline with the bat and some sloppy work in the field during the first two days of the second …

Australia’s cricket officials are unhappy with the idea of playing a Test in the industrial city of Kanpur during the tour of India scheduled for February and March 2013. A …

Australian cricket’s man of the moment says Mitchell Johnson can be the man of the Boxing Day Test. Amid the euphoria of Michael Clarke continuing a remarkable year with a …

Australian captain Michael Clarke started 2012 with a triple-hundred on his home ground at the SCG and he has ended it with another special moment by scoring a record-breaking 106 …

Flamboyant Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is the first to admit he still has some work to do if he is to overhaul the world’s best tennis players. But after joining forces …

Three and a half years after almost pulling off a great grand slam upset, Olivia Rogowska feels she’s poised to deliver on her potential. Now Australia’s No.3 ranked woman behind …

Michael Clarke’s fifth century of 2012 was the high point of day two of the second Test as Australia reached 8-440 to stretch their first-innings lead over Sri Lanka to …

Maria Sharapova has joined Serena Williams on the injured list but Brisbane International tennis organisers are adamant both will headline their star-studded women’s field at Pat Rafter Arena. Sharapova once …

Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann has been hit with an official Cricket Australia reprimand for his controversial comments questioning the legality of West Indian allrounder Marlon Samuels’ bowling action. Lehmann, …

Maria Sharapova has suffered a pre-season injury scare with a neck injury forcing the world number two to withdraw from a planned exhibition match in South Korea against Caroline Wozniacki. …

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior is officially in Sydney to plug holes in the sinking ship that is the Sydney Thunder but admits to a reconnaissance mission with next year’s blockbuster …