Deposed Test wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been overlooked as Australia’s one-day vice-captain with Tasmanian George Bailey appointed as Michael Clarke’s deputy for the upcoming Champions Trophy. Bailey’s appointment came as …
Continue reading Bailey named Clarke’s ODI deputySydney Swans co-captain Jarrad McVeigh believes he has made his best ever start to a season as he prepares to play the 200th game of an AFL career that got …
Continue reading Milestone McVeigh in career-best AFL formRichard Kahui’s latest shoulder injury means rookie midfielder Bundee Aki returns to the Chiefs starting line-up for their Super Rugby clash with the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday. Kahui suffered …
Continue reading Aki returns for Chiefs after Kahui injuryBustling centre Will Chambers has knocked back offers to return to rugby union and signed a four-year deal to remain with NRL champions Melbourne. Chambers returned to the Storm last …
Continue reading Storm keep Chambers in NRL with new dealWallabies coach Robbie Deans believes Israel Folau has the chance to become “an absolute legend of the game” if he remains in rugby union for the long haul. More immediately, …
Continue reading Deans says Folau could be a rugby legendWest Coast coach John Worsfold is yet to decide whether to play star ruckman Nic Naitanui in Sunday’s AFL clash with the Western Bulldogs. Naitanui has finally recovered from off-season …
Continue reading Naitanui a chance to return for EaglesGreg Eastwood says he never considered leaving Canterbury, re-signing with the NRL club for three more years on Wednesday. The hard-running back-rower said he received an approach from rival club …
Continue reading Eastwood re-signs with Canterbury BulldogsQueensland have overhauled their front row, while Reds cult hero Beau Robinson has been recalled to make his long-awaited Super Rugby return in Saturday night’s clash with the Western Force …
Continue reading Reds make three changes for Force clashPort Adelaide backman Jackson Trengove’s broken foot could prompt the AFL surprise packets to elevate rookie Kane Mitchell for a second time. Port coach Ken Hinkley says Trengove expects to …
Continue reading Port ponder Mitchell’s rookie elevationBattling Melbourne should follow Port Adelaide’s blueprint to rejuvenate the AFL club, league boss Andrew Demetriou says. As long-time sports administrator Peter Jackson took the chief executive helm at Melbourne …
Continue reading Demons should follow Port: AFL bossSt George Illawarra’s trickle of signings has turned into a flood with skipper Ben Creagh the latest to commit his future to the NRL club. Creagh moved a step closer …
Continue reading Dragons re-sign NRL skipper CreaghRobbie Deans says the Wallabies must brace themselves for a “brutal and relentless” Test series against the British and Irish Lions. Deans on Wednesday expressed little surprise in Lions coach …
Continue reading Deans expecting torrid Lions seriesRacist fans should expect their fellow AFL supporters to turn on them, AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says. The AFL boss is pleased supporters helped identify a Hawthorn supporter who …
Continue reading Racist fans given warrning by AFL bossAfter multiple near misses Matt Jones is primed to make 2013 a playoff season on the US PGA tour. Jones has been the poster boy for heartache since the US …
Continue reading Jones in box seat for rare PGA playoff runAFL boss Andrew Demetriou says Essendon’s drugs investigation could take another three months to complete. Demetriou has also refused to be drawn on newspaper reports that some Essendon players were …
Continue reading AFL boss says no answers on drugs yetBritish and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland says his rugby tour squad will be ready for any “psychological warfare” that comes their way in Australia. Asked if he was expecting …
Continue reading Gatland ready for Wallabies mind gamesFiji’s Vijay Singh will not be suspended by the US PGA Tour for doping as a result of using a deer antler spray known to contain a prohibited growth-enhancing substance. …
Continue reading No PGA ban for Singh for deer antler sprayEssendon, the AFL club at the centre of the drugs-in-sport controversy, may call in police to investigate the origin of a letter purportedly from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which …
Continue reading Bombers may bring in police on fake letter

