Fast bowling great Brett Lee says some of Australia’s players are “still struggling” as they prepare to take to Adelaide Oval for the first Test on Tuesday. Speaking on the …
Continue reading Aust side ‘struggling’ ahead of Test: LeeWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic says after a bumper 2014 he has his eye on the only major trophy missing from his cabinet – the French Open title. The 27-year-old Serb …
Continue reading Djokovic targeting elusive French titleNew Zealand driver Scott McLaughlin has been named best-and-fairest driver of the year at the V8 Supercars awards ceremony, beating out series champion Jamie Whincup. Volvo driver McLaughlin, 21, became …
Continue reading McLaughlin honoured by V8 SupercarsNSW and South Australia’s cricketers will on Tuesday take an important step in moving on with their lives in the wake of Phillip Hughes’ death when Sheffield Shield fixtures resume. …
Continue reading Life returns to normal in wake of HughesAustralia plan on batting first in the opening clash of their four-Test series against India – if Mitchell Johnson has anything to do with it. Grief-stricken captain Michael Clarke was …
Continue reading Aussies keen to bat first in 1st TestThe landmark Essendon hearing at the AFL anti-doping tribunal will go ahead behind closed doors. Tribunal chairman and former County Court judge David Jones has ruled that the media and …
Continue reading AFL anti-doping hearing will be privateKevin Pietersen’s Test cricket exile eats at him and he has not ruled out a surprise return. The England star has been in exile since February, following the disastrous 5-0 …
Continue reading Pietersen still wants to play Test cricketHow do you impress a NASCAR-loving, beer-drinking, pig-hunting extrovert American? For laidback Australian golfer Steven Bowditch, the answer was simple when he arrived back home with best mate Boo Weekley. …
Continue reading Simple approach works for golfer BowditchHad his father played just four more SANFL games back in the 1980s, Brayden Maynard’s AFL path would have been much different. The 18-year-old admits to having thought about his …
Continue reading Maynard rapt to have AFL chanceBeing caught urinating near a police car a night after exchanging vows has “put a dampener on our wedding weekend”, NRL star Greg Bird says. And the Gold Coast forward …
Continue reading Urinating near police car a dampener: BirdNew West Coast captain Shannon Hurn knows exactly what type of leader he wants to be – a premiership-winning one. Hurn was unveiled as the Eagles’ 10th captain on Monday, …
Continue reading Shannon Hurn named new Eagles skipperWestern Australia coach Justin Langer is confident Shaun Marsh will overcome the disappointment of missing out on a Test recall by inflicting more pain on Victoria’s bowlers this week. Marsh …
Continue reading Warriors boosted by Shaun Marsh returnFor the first time since India most recently toured Australia in 2011-12, the Decision Review System will not be in use during summer. It is no great shock for Cricket …
Continue reading DRS doesn’t make sense to India: KohliEnglish cricket star Kevin Pietersen holds out hope he might resume his Test career. The 34-year-old says he wants to see what happens over the next six months. Pietersen was …
Continue reading Pietersen still has Test cricket hopesShannon Hurn has been named West Coast’s new skipper, with the long-kicking defender taking over the role from the retired Darren Glass. Hurn beat out Scott Selwood, Matt Priddis, Eric …
Continue reading Shannon Hurn named Eagles’ AFL skipperNo matter how hard he tries, Tom Cooper can’t shake the image of the ball that killed his housemate Phillip Hughes. The South Australian batsman was at the non-striker’s end …
Continue reading Hughes’ housemate says death hasn’t hitExpect aggressive fields, plenty of lip and no shortage of confidence from Virat Kohli when he becomes India’s 32nd Test captain. MS Dhoni batted in the nets on Sunday, but …
Continue reading Indians ready for a fight: Virat KohliFormer Australian wicketkeeper Tim Paine has been dropped by Tasmania for the upcoming Sheffield Shield match against South Australia – the first game for the Redbacks since the fatal injury …
Continue reading Paine dropped by Tasmania for Shield game

