Sri Lankan captain-in-waiting Angelo Mathews has signalled his side’s impressive batting line-up will go on the attack when the first Test against Australia gets underway at Bellerive. The Lankans boast …
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It was an AFL season that started and ended in mourning and was marked by controversies, some that will spill into next year. The death of Melbourne legend Jim Stynes …
Continue reading Year of tragedy and controversy for AFLBoom Sydney recruit Kurt Tippett says the Swans are the perfect fit as he prepares for the challenge of missing the first half of the 2013 AFL season with his …
Continue reading Tippett says Swans are the perfect fitCricket Tasmania (CT) officials on Wednesday defended the pitch for this week’s first Test against Sri Lanka, saying they’re confident it will provide an even surface. Following an upgrade of …
Continue reading Cricket Tasmania defends Hobart Test pitchNew Zealand cricket chiefs issued a public apology to axed captain Ross Taylor on Wednesday, as a weakened Black Caps side prepared to depart for South Africa without the in-form …
Continue reading NZ cricket chiefs’ apology to TaylorDashing innings from opener Meg Lanning and captain Jodie Fields enabled Australia to set New Zealand a testing target of 249 in the first Rose Bowl one-day international at the …
Continue reading Australia set NZ 249 in Rose Bowl cricketPlayers and the NRL moved closer to resolving their stand-off over a salary cap increase on Wednesday as the league unveiled a naming and digital rights deal with Telstra. Players …
Continue reading Players, NRL closer in pay talksGold Coast captain Gary Ablett believes the Suns can meet their goal of an AFL premiership within the next three years. Suns’ chairman John Witheriff stated the club’s aim to …
Continue reading Ablett backs Suns’ AFL title ambitionsVice-captain Shane Watson says he’s confident his new role at No.4 in Australia’s Test batting line-up will allow him to make greater contributions with bat and ball. Watson will drop …
Continue reading Watson says he can do more from No.4 spotPeter Siddle admits the constant commentary on his vegetarian diet is becoming a little unappetising. Commentators and former players, including Dennis Lillee, have questioned his decision to give up meat, …
Continue reading Siddle defends vegetarian dietExplosive West Indian Kieron Pollard says he wants to make amends for the Adelaide Strikers during his stint in the Twenty20 Big Bash League. Pollard was the Strikers’ marquee signing …
Continue reading Pollard to make amends for Strikers in BBLRobert Allenby says anyone expecting conflict when he plays alongside Geoff Ogilvy in the Australian PGA Championship on Thursday will be disappointed. Allenby said on Wednesday that media speculation that …
Continue reading Allenby says he and Ogilvy are matesWhen Big Bash League franchise bosses talk of negotiating player releases, it usually involves foreign cricket boards and associated red tape. For Sydney Sixers’ general manager Stuart Clark, his pursuit …
Continue reading Sixers’ Feldman out to lay down law in BBLMatthew Ebden has been rewarded and Jarmila Gajdosova boosted by wildcard entries into the Brisbane International tennis tournament after starkly contrasting seasons. South African-born, Perth-based Ebden enjoyed a breakthrough year …
Continue reading Ebden, Gajdosova booked for BrisbaneBoom Sydney recruit Kurt Tippett says the Swans are the perfect fit as he prepares for the challenge of missing the first half of the 2013 AFL season with his …
Continue reading Tippett looks forward to challengePace spearhead Peter Siddle has no regrets about the decision which ruled him out of the series-deciding Test against South Africa in Perth. Siddle withdrew with hamstring tightness after an …
Continue reading No regrets on WACA Test withdrawal: SiddleSunderland eased the pressure on under-fire manager Martin O’Neill with a crucial 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Reading on Tuesday in the English Premier League. Black Cats boss O’Neill has …
Continue reading Sunderland beat Reading 3-0 in EPLEx-Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett will train with Sydney for the first time today after being recruited in yesterday’s AFL pre-season draft. But Tippett won’t be able to play for the …
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