England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has laid the blame for a 5-0 Ashes thumping in Australia on the team letting their standards slip. In his column for Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper …
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Continue reading Strong demand for yearlings by young Arrowfield siresVersatile back Mirco Bergamasco was named in Italy’s 30-man Six Nations rugby squad by coach Jacques Brunel Thursday, for the first time in more than a year. The 30-year-old has …
Continue reading Bergamasco makes Italy rugby squadToby Flood’s decision to pursue a club rugby career in France effectively cost him his England place when he was left out of coach Stuart Lancaster’s 35-man-squad for the 2014 …
Continue reading Flood’s French move ends England careerMahela Jayawardene defied a left-hand webbing injury to notch his 32nd century and Kaushal Silva missed his by five runs as Sri Lanka gained an upper hand over Pakistan in …
Continue reading Sri Lanka 4-318, lead Pakistan by 153A confident Bernard Tomic says bring on the big guns at the Australian Open with the youngster feeling he’s playing better, smarter tennis as he vies to defend his Sydney …
Continue reading Tomic upbeat after booking Sydney semiWho can stop the Melbourne Stars? That’s the big question in the BBL after they made short work of the Adelaide Strikers in Thursday night’s clash at the MCG, cantering …
Continue reading Stars crush Strikers in BBLSri Lanka were 3-215 at tea on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Thursday. Opener Kaushal Silva was batting on 92 and with him …
Continue reading Sri Lankan batsmen in control in DubaiThe Melbourne Stars have restricted Adelaide Strikers to the third-lowest score in BBL history in a crushing performance from the home side’s bowlers at the MCG on Thursday night. Choosing …
Continue reading Stars restrict Strikers to 9-90 at MCGBernard Tomic looks on track to defend his Sydney International title after booking his place in the semi-finals with a clinical victory over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. The world No.52 Australian …
Continue reading Tomic books spot in Sydney semi-finalToby Flood’s 60-cap England rugby career could come to an end on Thursday when Stuart Lancaster names his initial elite player squad ahead of this season’s Six Nations. Flood is …
Continue reading Toby Flood’s England rugby career on lineSri Lanka were 3-132 at lunch on Thursday on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai. Opener Kaushal Silva was unbeaten on 40 and Mahela Jayawardene …
Continue reading Sri Lankan batsmen solid in DubaiPutting family first is the why Ben Mowen is leaving Australian rugby, but it’s also the reason why rival No.8 Wycliff Palu is staying put. Incumbent Wallabies captain Mowen revealed …
Continue reading Family keeps Palu at WaratahsEyeing a fifth Australian Open title and a return to the world No.1 ranking, defending champion Novak Djokovic has continued his low-key build-up by winning an exhibition match at Melbourne’s …
Continue reading Djokovic warms up for Aussie Open with winSam Stosur has finally flicked the switch, steaming into her first semi-final on home soil since 2005 and declaring her run the perfect confidence-booster for the Australian Open. The top …
Continue reading Stosur flicks switch to make Hobart semisUnfancied Tsevtana Pironkova will attempt to become the first women’s qualifier to win the Sydney International when she lines up against Angelique Kerber in Friday night’s decider. The Bulgarian world …
Continue reading Qualifier Pironkova into Sydney finalHe was more joking than simmering but Juan Martin del Potro reckons he was close to having his Marcos Baghdatis moment at the Sydney International on Thursday. The towering Argentine …
Continue reading Del Potro to face Tursunov in Sydney semiAmerican John Isner has made the last four of the Heineken Open after overcoming an injury to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in a high-quality quarter-final. Neither player was able to break …
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