Superstar batsman Sachin Tendulkar has become the first Indian sportsman to be honoured with membership of the Order of Australia. Arts Minister Simon Crean conferred the award on the cricketer …
Scotland lock Richie Gray was included on Tuesday in the starting XV to face world champions New Zealand at Murrayfield on Sunday, subject to passing a fitness test on an …
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday confirmed it will hear appeals from, two years after they were banned for spot-fixing. The CAS website and both players said …
If South African spearhead Dale Steyn had not been fired up before the first Test starting in Brisbane on Friday, it seems the world No.1 bowler could well be now …
By his own admission, David Warner is yet to establish himself as a Test opener. Top order partner Ed Cowan is under pressure to retain his spot. First drop Rob …
Mark Clattenburg has decided not to referee a match for the second consecutive weekend as he prepares to answer accusations from Chelsea. The Football Association is investigating a complaint from …
Rob Quiney’s impending Test debut reminds Victorian teammate David Hussey never to give up hope. Hussey, who has played 64 one-day internationals and 39 Twenty20 matches for Australia, is yet …
It’s known as a paceman’s paradise that puts delight in a fast bowler’s heart and fear in the minds of top-order batsmen but Test cricket at the Gabba has got …
Veteran batsman Ricky Ponting wants Australia to embrace the challenge of taking on South Africa this summer, saying the home side is within touching distance of the world’s best team. …
Andrew Johns has joined Manly as an assistant coach for the 2013 NRL season, the club announced on Tuesday. After serving as a part-time consultant to several NRL clubs, the …
Sydney Sixers boss Stuart Clark says they could still re-sign their Champions League T20 batting hero Michael Lumb despite adding Pakistan star Umar Akmal to their roster for the Big …
Australia have used the leg-spin bowling of a Pakistani asylum seeker in their first net session ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting in Brisbane on Friday. Fawad …
Troubled utility Albert Kelly has already had two NRL contracts torn up. Still only 21 and a new father, he knows time is fast running out to fulfil his potential. …
Queensland paceman Ben Cutting will return from a groin injury in this week’s Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania in Hobart. Cutting, named 12th man for last year’s first Test of …
Peter Odemwingie scored twice as surprise packets West Bromwich Albion moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at home to Southampton on Monday. Albion returned …
Novak Djokovic celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the ATP Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena …
Ryan Jones will miss Wales’s opening Test against Argentina with a shoulder injury, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced on Monday. The 31-year-old Jones had to fly home from the …
Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell says he has been found not guilty of charges of misconduct by the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) and is demanding to be reinstated …
