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A stylish Ricky Ponting neared a century and helped Tasmania bank vital innings points against hapless South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. Ponting compiled an unbeaten 91 …

Pace bowler Brett Lee is determined to play on for Australia’s one-day side despite a sore right foot which scans have revealed is still broken. The 35-year-old limited-overs specialist is …

Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka has some pleasant selection posers for Saturday’s crucial A-League clash with ladder leaders Central Coast in Gosford. The Sky Blues have slipped to seventh on …

Johnathan Thurston believes playing every minute of 2011 entitles bantamweight halfback Ray Thompson a shot at taking over the No.7 jumper he has made famous at the Cowboys. Thompson’s fitness …

Deposed V8 Supercar champion James Courtney has vowed to put his difficult 2011 behind him and make amends at the sport’s flagship Holden Racing Team (HRT). Courtney’s big-money switch to …

Test discard Phil Hughes fell short of a confidence-building first-class century, but may have given selectors an indication that he’s on the comeback following a disastrous 2011. NSW, coming off …

Western Bulldogs AFL full back Brian Lake admits there were times during last season it looked like he just didn’t care. The moment of truth came in round 11 when …

Opener Rob Quiney led a Victorian fightback on the first day of the crucial Sheffield Shield clash against Western Australia at the WACA Ground. At tea on day one, the …

It is the start of the end of an era. V8 Supercars’ last season as exclusively Holden versus Ford kicks off at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide on Friday – …

Parramatta’s Jarryd Hayne will be given until match day to prove his fitness for the Eels’ NRL opener against Brisbane but captain Nathan Hindmarsh expects him to be ruled out. …

Jeremy Lin’s New York Knicks kicked off the second half of their NBA season in winning style on Wednesday by rallying from a 12-point halftime deficit to rout the Cleveland …

New West Coast Fever captain Catherine Cox could face former team NSW Swifts first up in the trans-Tasman netball competition’s first full scale pre-season tournament starting in New Zealand on …

Test discard Phil Hughes fell short of a much-needed first-class century, but might have given selectors an indication that he’s on the comeback following a disastrous 2011. In tricky conditions …

Western Force coach Richard Graham insists revenge won’t be on his players’ minds when they take on defending Super Rugby champions Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. The …

Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin says high-priced Parramatta recruit Chris Sandow is a game-breaker – not a defensive risk – and will not be targeted by his players in Friday night’s …

Another meet, another packed program for workaholic Sally Pearson. After snaring a rare treble in the 100m, 200m and 100m hurdles at the 2011 Australian athletics championships, the reigning IAAF …

Greater Western Sydney’s Luke Power could miss the start of the AFL regular season after suffering a hamstring injury. A day after fellow AFL captains Jonathan Brown and Jack Grimes …

The Queensland Reds will get an immediate test of their much-vaunted squad depth after being hit by a triple injury blow ahead of Saturday night’s clash with Western Force in …