Rafael Benitez admitted his Chelsea side were in need of a confidence boost after successive scoreless draws in the new manager’s opening two English Premier League games in charge. Benitez’s …
Ricky Ponting says he has no regrets about not making it to next year’s Ashes series, after arriving at the realisation this week he was no longer good enough to …
All Blacks veterans Dan Carter and Keven Mealamu are set to return from injury to face England at Twickenham on Saturday, as the world champions look to end their 2012 …
Ben Cutting has ripped up the NSW top order to give Queensland hope of a shock Sheffield Shield victory at Manuka Oval. NSW went to stumps at 4-48, still 50 …
Star South African allrounder Jacques Kallis will be given until Friday morning to prove his fitness for the third Test against Australia at the WACA Ground, but spinner Imran Tahir …
Tears are not something normally associated with Ricky Ponting. Black eyes, yes, in his early days. Black looks, certainly, throughout 17 combative summers wearing the baggy green cap. Yet tears …
Sri Lanka, needing 363 to win, were 5-107 in their second innings at lunch on the final day of the second and last Test against New Zealand at the P. …
The AFL Commission hearing over the Kurt Tippett saga could kill Steven Trigg’s long career at Adelaide, but the Crows chief executive just wants to walk the plank. Trigg and …
Mark Webber has declared he won’t be playing support act to teammate and record-breaking Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel when the season rolls around again next year. Vettel has already …
Sheffield Shield leaders Queensland have been torn to shreds by an understrength NSW outfit, crumbling in their second innings to be all out for 173, setting NSW a target of …
Australia coach Chris Lane is looking towards an Olympic future as he takes a young, developing squad to the first tournament of the inaugural women’s world sevens series. Lane has …
For a fierce competitor like David Pocock, being so close to returning from injury on the Wallabies’ European tour has been extremely frustrating. Pocock is set to make his long-awaited …
Broomstick pioneer Peter Senior fears a proposed ban on “anchoring” the controversial long-handled putter to the body could lead to major interpretation dramas for golf officials. The Royal and Ancient …
Even at the age of 12, Ricky Ponting had sponsors. Five years later he made his Sheffield Shield debut with an endorsement from cricket academy boss Rod Marsh as the …
Wales coach Warren Gatland believes Wallabies counterpart Robbie Deans has been harshly judged by critics and he questions whether some of it’s because he’s a New Zealander. Preparing for the …
Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus have been left out of Michael Clarke’s squad for the third Test, with the Australian captain likely to put his faith in two debutants to …
Australian Red Bull driver Mark Webber has brushed aside concerns teammate and Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel could be stripped of his title. Ferrari are considering an appeal against an …
After claiming the title of Australia’s No.1 ranked men’s tennis player almost by stealth, late-blooming Marinko Matosevic has a couple of big aims for 2013. He desperately wants to turn …
