Alastair Cook is confident that underperforming opening partner Adam Lyth will end his form slump in the fourth Ashes Test that starts on Thursday. Lyth has looked a walking wicket …
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A shattered Adam Scott is looking to replicate countryman Jason Day and bounce back from British Open defeat with a confidence-building win. The former world No.1 has fronted up at …
Continue reading Shattered Scott motivated to bounce backHurricanes outside back Nehe Milner-Skudder has recovered from a rib injury and will make his Test debut on the right wing in the All Blacks’ opening Bledisloe Cup Test against …
Continue reading Milner-Skudder to debut for All BlacksCatalans Dragons have confirmed the signing of Leeds hooker Paul Aiton on a three-year contract from next season. The move, confirmed on Wednesday, had been widely expected after the Rhinos …
Continue reading Aiton joins Catalans DragonsMark Wood will be recalled by England, but mystery surrounds Australia’s XI for the fourth Ashes Test. Wood has recovered from the ankle injury that forced him to miss the …
Continue reading England’s Wood back for fourth Ashes TestJean de Villiers will return from a career-threatening knee injury to captain South Africa against Argentina this weekend, his first Test in eight months. The veteran centre was recalled by …
Continue reading De Villiers returns to captain SpringboksA special court in India issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for exiled former cricket boss Lalit Modi over allegations of money laundering linked to a lucrative television deal, an …
Continue reading Warrant for ex-Indian cricket boss ModiCanterbury forward Greg Eastwood will miss the Bulldogs’ vital Friday night clash with Brisbane after being found guilty of a dangerous contact charge by the NRL match review committee. Eastwood …
Continue reading Eastwood to miss Dogs’ Brisbane NRL gameA 20-year-old Brisbane discard with no NRL experience looks set to be the man to fill Daly Cherry-Evans’s boots at Gold Coast. The Titans confirmed on Wednesday that they had …
Continue reading Rookie to fill DCE’s Titans voidNRL veteran Willie Mason has implored the NRL to take a tougher stance on concussion. The Manly prop said on Wednesday he didn’t understand how teammate Steve Matai was allowed …
Continue reading NRL need to do more on concussion: MasonOllie Wines’ AFL season is over, with the bullocking Port Adelaide midfielder to undergo shoulder surgery. Wines was subbed out at quarter-time of last weekend’s win over St Kilda, a …
Continue reading Wines out for the AFL seasonGreater Western Sydney have received a suspended $2500 fine after coach Leon Cameron twice approached the emergency umpire during last Sunday’s loss to Fremantle. AFL football operations manager Mark Evans …
Continue reading GWS fined after Cameron approached umpiresAlastair Cook has offered an insight into the indecision and pressure he senses counterpart Michael Clarke might be combating this week. Clarke’s form continues to be one of Australia’s most …
Continue reading Lack of runs can impact captaincy: CookMichael Clarke has played 113 Tests, and only seven men have donned the whites more often for Australia. Clarke has led the country in 45 Tests, with just five men …
Continue reading Captains baffled over topsy-turvy AshesMark Wood is set to be recalled by England, but mystery surrounds Australia’s XI for the fourth Ashes Test. Wood trained on Monday and Tuesday in Nottingham and, barring any …
Continue reading Wood set to return in fourth Ashes TestAlastair Cook couldn’t imagine a better apprenticeship for Stuart Broad, who this week will adopt the mantle of England spearhead. Jimmy Anderson’s side strain has been likened to Glenn McGrath’s …
Continue reading Broad perfectly placed to step up: CookGold Coast have signed former New Zealand international back-rower Zeb Taia for the next two NRL seasons. The 30-year-old former Parramatta and Newcastle player has been playing for the past …
Continue reading Titans sign Taia, rookie half to NRL dealsThe AFL have scheduled six Saturday matches across five states for the concluding round of the home-and-away season in an attempt to maximise the break for likely finalists. The only …
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