Australia vice-captain Shane Watson and wife Lee were on Thursday night celebrating the birth of their first child, Will. The timely nature of the birth means Watson would be free …
Continue reading Shane Watson arrives for son’s birthMatt Rosa’s unlucky injury run has continued, with the West Coast midfielder set to miss the first five rounds of the AFL season after having surgery on his thigh. Rosa …
Continue reading AFL Eagle Rosa undergoes thigh surgeryRecalled Australia Test batsman Steve Smith says a session with the team’s shrink has helped clear his mind for his return to the baggy green. The 23-year-old averages under 30 …
Continue reading Cricketer Steve Smith has shrink sessionA flying Kiwi was expected to ruffle feathers in the V8 Supercars action at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne – but few would have predicted Fabian Coulthard. …
Continue reading V8 Kiwis flying at Albert ParkWest Australian coach Justin Langer has no doubt a result will still be achieved over the last three days after rain washed out WA’s opening day in the crucial Sheffield …
Continue reading Shield result achievable: LangerHow Tasmania finish in the Sheffield Shield will likely come into Ricky Ponting’s calculations when he mulls over whether to play another domestic season. Ponting showed a tilt at the …
Continue reading Ponting mulls future for TasmaniaFormer Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed Shane Watson as a team player, and says high performance manager Pat Howard would regret comments he made about the axed Test star. …
Continue reading Ponting backs Watson, questions HowardSt George Illawarra are looming as the most likely Australian NRL club to secure the services of sacked Raiders star Josh Dugan with his father’s strong support for the club …
Continue reading NRL’s Dragons loom likely for DuganRain washed out the opening day of the crucial Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Queensland at the WACA Ground in Perth on Thursday. With both teams needing an …
Continue reading Rain washes out Shield clash in PerthTonights NRL Match is between the Parramatta Eels and Canterbury Bulldogs. The opening kick is set to commence at 8:05pm local time with the match being played in Sydney at the …
Continue reading Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs live scores – NRL 2013 Round 2His season finishes have cost him two Formula One championships in the past three years. But Ferrari star Fernando Alonso believes his season start will be the key to finally …
Continue reading Season start, not finish Alonso’s focusSouth Australian skipper Johan Botha insists his team’s hopes of making the Sheffield Shield final are far from dead despite coming off second best in a scrap with NSW paceman …
Continue reading We can recover from Sandhu storm: BothaManly coach Geoff Toovey maintains the NRL club has nothing to hide from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) despite reports of players receiving off-site injections of calves blood. The …
Continue reading Manly have nothing to hide: TooveyCoach Mickey Arthur says it’s not ideal the Australian cricket team’s disciplinary problems have been made public but he hopes it will be a catalyst to spark a new era …
Continue reading Arthur says new era for Aust cricketNSW’s bid to spring from last place to the Sheffield Shield final is alive thanks to another haul from outstanding young fast bowler Gurinder Sandhu on Thursday. Sandhu’s 4-58, following …
Continue reading Sandhu keeping NSW’s Shield dream aliveRicky Ponting’s Sheffield Shield show rolls on, the former Australian skipper cracking his third ton of the season for Tasmania on day one of the crucial clash with Victoria at …
Continue reading Ponting makes Shield ton for Tas v VicsNick Compton has proven he has the ability and temperament to open in the Ashes against Australia, according to England batting partner Jonathan Trott. The retirement of former captain Andrew …
Continue reading Compton has goods for Ashes: TrottRoger Federer and Rafael Nadal have both battled through three-set thrillers to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final at Indian Wells. Defending champion Federer defeated fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-7 …
Continue reading Federer and Nadal to renew rivalry

