The Sydney Sixers on Thursday announced nine new members to their Big Bash League squad for summer’s third edition of the Twenty20 summer tournament including Test bowlers Mitchell Starc and …
Continue reading Sixers sign nine new players for BBLFormer Test umpire Simon Taufel has called for more countries to produce leading officials in a bid to boost “succession planning” while admitting technology poses a “double edge” for decision-makers. …
Continue reading Cricket needs to use DRS better: TaufelAnti-doping investigators have reportedly been told AFL boss Andrew Demetriou phoned Essendon president David Evans the night before the club reported fears its players had used performance-enhancing drugs. Conflicting versions …
Continue reading ASADA told of Demetriou call: reportNottinghamshire batsman James Taylor has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Kevin Pietersen in the third Test against Australia if the England star fails to recover from injury. Pietersen …
Continue reading Taylor likely Pietersen replacementAll Blacks great Richie McCaw is on the reserve bench again as Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder stays true to his in-form starting side to face the Chiefs in their Super …
Continue reading McCaw benched againDavid Warner has rocketed into contention for the third Ashes Test, after smashing 193 for Australia A in Pretoria. Playing against South Africa A and batting at No.4, Warner hit …
Continue reading Warner hits big ton for Australia AIndia captain Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman in the history of the game to score 15 one-day international hundreds as India cruised to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at …
Continue reading Kohli leads India to easy winInjured Collingwood defender Alan Toovey has signed a new deal with the AFL club that will take him through to the end of 2016. The 26-year-old has not played since …
Continue reading Magpie signs new three-year AFL dealMark Schwarzer is determined to take his unexpected opportunity at Chelsea following his summer move from neighbours Fulham. The 40-year-old Socceroos goalkeeper became Jose Mourinho’s third summer signing, three years …
Continue reading Schwarzer: I’m still getting betterMove over Wally, Locky and Arty. There could soon be a statue of Mal Meninga at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. Premier Campbell Newman says he thinks it would be a great …
Continue reading Newman likes Meninga statue ideaMelbourne and Geoff Walsh have insisted they are yet to talk in the wake of the Collingwood director of football’s shock departure from the AFL club. Walsh dropped a bombshell …
Continue reading Magpies lose senior AFL club officialCanterbury centre Krisnan Inu has no complaints about his two enforced spells on the sidelines this year but admits it’s been a season of frustration. Inu was slugged with a …
Continue reading Inu ready to fire after suspension dramasOffspinner Nathan Lyon admits his dumping from the first two Ashes Tests was tough to cop. Lyon said there were no bitter feelings towards 19-year-old Ashton Agar, who took his …
Continue reading Ashes dumping hard to cop: LyonWith the friendly match between Liverpool and Melbourne Victory being played at the MCG we take a look at the starting line-ups for each team with Luis Suarez taking to …
Continue reading Liverpool FC vs Melbourne Victory, squads teams and line upVeteran AFL administrator Geoff Walsh insists he is not leaving Collingwood because of an offer from a rival club. The Magpies’ director of football dropped a bombshell on Wednesday when …
Continue reading Pies’ Walsh has no other AFL offersMitchell Allgood will be ready for anything Steve Matai throws at him when the pair come face to face next week for the first time since the Parramatta prop was …
Continue reading Allgood unfazed by Matai revenge talkThe Brumbies will risk Morne Steyn’s deadly-accurate boot once more in a bold attempt to bully the Bulls at the breakdown. The Brumbies have conceded more penalties than any other …
Continue reading Brumbies to risk Steyn’s boot: WhiteNewcastle coach Wayne Bennett claims Ivan Cleary’s inflammatory comments cost Knights prop Kade Snowden an extra week’s suspension – and has hit out at the NRL for not taking action …
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