If a bowler breaks the stumps at the non-striker’s end during a delivery, umpires will call it a no-ball from April 30 in all international cricket. The International Cricket Council’s …
Continue reading No-ball when bowler breaks stumps: ICCThe ever-confident Gai Waterhouse has a lot at stake at this year’s Golden Slipper Day, with the possibility of a trifecta in the big race and a number of other …
Continue reading Golden Slipper Day dominated by Gai WaterhouseDavid Rodan, Cam Pedersen and Luke Tapscott are the casualties after Melbourne’s calamitous start to the AFL season. The Demons dropped the trio for Saturday night’s shot at redemption against …
Continue reading Demons axe trio after opening AFL shockerPat Rafter will gamble on the unproven Marinko Matosevic after relegating record-breaking spearhead Lleyton Hewitt to a supporting role for Australia’s challenging Davis Cup playoff against Uzbekistan. Hewitt, the most …
Continue reading Hewitt takes Davis Cup back seat v UzbeksAfter so many years of disappointment, heartbreak and living off former glories, these are heady times for South Sydney. John Sutton’s decision to sign a new four-year contract on Thursday …
Continue reading Soaring Souths boosted by Sutton dealThe path for Josh Dugan’s return to the NRL is clearing, but nobody knows just how long it might be. NRL chief executive David Smith left the door for Dugan’s …
Continue reading NRL leaves door open for Dugan returnMidas may not have been evident during every touch of his anticipated return to the NRL last Friday but Ben Barba certainly has some golden memories to call on when …
Continue reading Manly preparing for Barba’s bestThe Western Bulldogs may have caught Brisbane by surprise in round one, but Fremantle are confident they won’t suffer the same fate in Saturday’s AFL clash at Etihad Stadium. The …
Continue reading Dockers brace for fierce midfield battleMelbourne have made four changes in the wake of their round-one AFL embarrassment. Co-captain Jack Trengove and Aaron Davey are back in the side for Saturday night’s MCG match against …
Continue reading Demons make four AFL changesGeelong have lost defender Jared Rivers for Sunday’s AFL match against North Melbourne with a knee injury. Rivers played his first match for the Cats in the epic Easter Monday …
Continue reading Cats’ Rivers to miss at least one AFL gameIt is a statistic that illustrates the gap between the old Richmond and the team they hope to become in 2013. The Tigers have beaten Friday night’s AFL opponents St …
Continue reading Tigers aim to continue AFL resurgenceCarlton coach Mick Malthouse has promised to harness his emotions for the Blues’ cause when he faces his former club Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday. There were certainly none …
Continue reading AFL’s Malthouse to keep emotions in checkAustralian spearhead James Pattinson will have abdominal surgery on Friday, but the setback is not expected to sideline him from the Ashes. Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed in a statement on …
Continue reading James Pattinson to have abdominal surgeryRecalled prop Sekope Kepu says Waratahs coach Michael Cheika’s selection policy is keeping everyone on their toes. Kepu’s return at the expense of fellow Wallabies prop Paddy Ryan for Saturday’s …
Continue reading Kepu backs Cheika’s ‘Tahs selection policyMelbourne Renegades coach Simon Helmot has earnt a contract extension until the end of the 2014-15 cricket season. The Victorian state assistant coach guided the Renegades to the semi-finals of …
Continue reading Renegades coach reappointed in BBLCraig Williams will use Saturday’s George Ryder Stakes to test Rebel Dane as a possible Doncaster Mile mount. The jury is out on whether the colt runs a strong 1600m with his only test at the …
Continue reading George Ryder Stakes 2013 test for Rebel DaneMick Kent has his promising young stayers Philippi and High Shot on a well-deserved Australian Derby path. But he acknowledges his hopes of winning the classic have diminished considerably following the “sobering” experience of watching raging …
Continue reading Tulloch Stakes 2013 test for Mick Kent’s pairDescribed as one of the game’s greatest ever players and also one of its deepest thinkers, rugby league legend Ian Walsh’s accomplishments are unparalleled. Walsh passed away on Thursday aged …
Continue reading Walsh had unparalleled rugby league career


