English Premier League club West Ham United were on Wednesday named ‘first bidder’ for the right to move into London’s Olympic Stadium by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). It …

Sunil Narine returned to his best as the wily spinner took four wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 227 in the third one-day international against the West Indies at Shere Bangla …

New Perth Scorchers captain Simon Katich says the fallout from the squad’s boozy Champions League campaign will spur the team on to greater heights during the Twenty20 Big Bash League …

The coach with most experience converting NRL stars into gun rugby union players doubts Israel Folau has enough time to make the Wallabies team for next year’s British and Irish …

He might not be coming back for the Ashes, but retired Test great Shane Warne is mentoring the man who could be Australia’s next Test spinner. Victoria’s Glenn Maxwell is …

Determined young hooker Andrew McCullough wants to eventually impact a game for Brisbane as champion organiser Cameron Smith does with Melbourne. It’s a lofty target given Smith is widely regarded …

The Queensland Reds are planning for controversial playmaker Quade Cooper to be pulling the strings in their opening hit-out of 2013 – six days before his boxing debut. Cooper is …

The NRL Club Council has dismissed it is lobbying against the ARL Commission and is fully behind chairman John Grant and incoming chief executive Dave Smith, who starts his new …

Adam Scott’s chief rival for Australian Open honours has warned the tournament favourite against ditching his beloved broomstick putter while pursuing a second Stonehaven Cup. Speaking for the first time …

Adam Scott’s chief rival for Australian Open honours has warned the tournament favourite against ditching his beloved broomstick putter while pursuing a second Stonehaven Cup. Speaking for the first time …

Brett Lee believes the Australian selectors’ decision to rest bowlers has put them in an awkward situation ahead of Thursday’s squad announcement for the opening Test against Sri Lanka in …

Brett Lee believes the Australian selectors’ decision to rest bowlers has put them in an awkward situation ahead of Thursday’s squad announcement for the opening Test against Sri Lanka in …

Cricket Australia (CA) says there’ll be no Ashes parachute for Shane Warne – but a quick “clarification” from the champion legspinner suggests the only thing he was pulling was our …

The batsman anointed to fill the biggest shoes in Australian cricket will be known when selectors reveal their first post-Ponting Test team on Thursday. Amid fresh concerns surrounding captain Michael …

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene says his team are bracing for a backlash from Australia in their three-Test series, likening Michael Clarke’s men to “wounded soldiers”. Speaking ahead of Sri …

Red tape has done what few Australian batsmen could in the recent Test series against South Africa – stop world No.1 fast bowler Dale Steyn. Reeling from the loss of …

The last time Justin Rose contested the Australian Open, as a freshly turned pro in 1998, he had a shocker amid a soul-destroying run of 21 consecutive missed cuts. What …