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Western Australia won the toss and chose to bat in their one-day clash with Queensland at the Gabba on Saturday. Third-placed Queensland (4-2 record) trail leaders South Australia by six …

Swimmer Kenrick Monk accepts he’ll probably always cop flak for being that guy who lied about falling off a skateboard. But the 24-year-old freestyler insists he’s learned from the incident …

It was the thing Melbourne Victory coach Jim Magilton could least afford. Now it looks like it could pay off. Patience, usually a no-no for coaches on short-term deals like …

Australia will rest veteran batsman Mike Hussey from Sunday’s Tri-Series one day international with India at the Adelaide Oval, with young all-rounder Mitchell Marsh named in the squad on Saturday. …

Teenage sensation Jessica Fox and former national team member Matthew Gabb have taken massive strides towards Olympic qualification with their performances at the Australian Slalom Open at the Penrith Whitewater …

Fit and healthy again, Emily Seebohm has set her sights on London Olympic gold after putting a horror 2011 behind her. Seebohm on Saturday continued her strong build-up to next …

Australian skipper Michael Clarke admits his team needs to come up with a better plan to dismiss in-form Sri Lanka vice-captain Angelo Mathews. Mathews is fast establishing a knack of …

Harry Redknapp may be the fans’ favourite to become the next England manager but the man himself is in no hurry to take the job, saying he wants to see …

Team Hawkes rarely ventures to Tasmania in search of a feature race success but one of those occasions will be on Sunday when Rainbow Styling runs in the Group Three …

Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper is at peace with his tumultuous Rugby World Cup campaign which he believes suffered for over-analysis. Almost four months on after struggling to perform under a …

Fabio Capello walked out on the England manager’s job due to a “misunderstanding”, the 65-year-old Italian says. Speaking to a light-hearted Italian TV show, due to be aired on Friday …

Top seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the WTA Paris Open in the quarter-finals on Friday after falling 6-4 6-4 to German ninth seed Angelique Kerber. Sharapova had breezed past …

Reigning Olympic champion Ben Ainslie is set to compete at the 2012 Games after escaping a fresh punishment for his boarding of a media boat during the World Championships in …

Australian Peter Senior shot six-under at the first round of the PGA Champions Tour event in Florida to grab a share of second place, two shots behind leader Corey Pavin. …

Charlie Wi escaped most of the rain and built a three-shot lead Friday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Sunshine gave way to clouds and eventually a light rain on …

Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell is confident Andrew Krakouer will return to the AFL. Krakouer was granted four weeks’ leave by the club on Friday to deal with “personal issues”. Maxwell …

Disrupting Brisbane Roar’s possession-based game will be key if Wellington Phoenix want another A-League home win on Sunday, coach Ricki Herbert says. The Phoenix are sitting second on the table …

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas wants the Premier League to clamp down on players making the most of challenges which result in penalties. The Blues looked to be cruising to a …