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A switch-hit from David Warner typified Australia’s chase for quick runs early on day four of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart as the home side powered to …
Continue reading Australia push lead out to 260 in HobartCricket Australia is fond of talking about the primacy of Test cricket but scheduling conflicts with limited-overs matches constantly stretch this policy to breaking point. The latest case in point …
Continue reading Test of resources for Cricket AustraliaFrench Formula One star Romain Grosjean claimed the Race of Champions in Bangkok late on Sunday, besting some of the biggest names in motorsport including Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher. …
Continue reading Grosjean claims Race of ChampionsAustralia sent New Zealand in to bat on Monday at North Sydney Oval in the third women’s Rose Bowl one-day cricket international. The series is level at one-all, with the …
Continue reading Aust ask NZ to bat in Rose Bowl cricketSYDNEY Dec 17 AAP – Nathan Tinkler’s right-hand man is preparing to meet Knights Members Club directors on Monday to tell them Hunter Sports Group (HSG) will not hand back …
Continue reading HSG won’t hand back Knights’ NRL licencePace bowler Peter Siddle believes Shane Watson could be the man to help Australia get over the line in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart. The home side …
Continue reading Aust confident despite being bowler downSouth Africa’s Charl Schwartzel won the Alfred Dunhill Championship by 12 strokes Sunday at the 6,671-metre Leopard Creek Estate after shooting a three-under-par 69 on the final day. The 28-year-old …
Continue reading Schwartzel wins Dunhill ChampionshipEnglish side Saracens avenged last weekend’s defeat to two-time European Cup champions Munster with a solid 19-13 victory in an engrossing contest on Sunday to go top of Pool 1. …
Continue reading Saracens beat Munster to top Euro Cup poolTottenham Hotspur have rekindled their push for Champions League qualification by overcoming Swansea City 1-0 to return to the Premier League’s top four. Jan Vertonghen claimed the game’s only goal …
Continue reading Spurs edge Swansea in EPLSpain’s Sergio Garcia ended with a spectacular 11-under-par 61 to win the weather-shortened $US2 million Iskandar Johor Open on Sunday. Thunderstorms reduced the tournament to a 54-hole contest but Garcia …
Continue reading Garcia wins storm-marred Johor OpenThe Sydney Sixers’ golden Twenty20 run came to an abrupt end on Sunday as the Perth Scorchers began their road to recovery by cruising to victory in the Big Bash …
Continue reading Scorchers end Sixers’ winning streakThe Sydney Sixers have suffered a massive batting collapse but at least saved themselves from embarrassment in the Big Bash League grand final rematch against the Perth Scorchers at the …
Continue reading Sixers collapse against ScorchersFormer junior wood-chopping competitor Peter Siddle is no stranger to hard work and the pace bowler’s persistence paid off on Sunday on a placid Hobart pitch. Siddle claimed 5-54 off …
Continue reading Siddle gets reward for toilAustralian golf’s senior statesman Peter Senior says it’s sad the Australian PGA Championship is unlikely to be played at Coolum next year following a number of clashes with the resort’s …
Continue reading It would be sad to leave Coolum: SeniorSri Lanka have offered an explanation for the seemingly inexplicable decision not to have an Ed Cowan lbw appeal sent upstairs. Cowan looked plum in front on five when he …
Continue reading Sri Lankan hearing problems save CowanFormer Wimbledon junior runner-up Ben Mitchell booked his spot at next month’s Australian Open by downing Matt Reid in four sets in the wildcard playoff final. Mitchell, the younger brother …
Continue reading Mitchell, Bobusic grab Aust Open wildcardsPerth have won the toss and sent the Sydney Sixers in to bat first in Sunday night’s Big Bash League match at the SCG. The defending champion Sixers are shooting …
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