Ricky Ponting is swapping the cricket bat for a pen and writing his autobiography. A day after Ponting retired from Test cricket, HarperCollins Publishers Australia announced on Tuesday his end-of-career …

Golfing great Tom Watson says the abolition of Qualifying School in America from next season is robbing young players of their “dream”. Australians Steven Bowditch and Matt Jones were among …

By Ricky Ponting’s own admission, his days of being a leading contributor with the bat for Australia were long gone. Age might have caught up with Ponting’s eye, but the …

Australian selectors will give inconsistent opening batsmen David Warner and Ed Cowan every chance to form a reliable partnership before the Ashes. The pair have just one century partnership to …

Coach Mickey Arthur has revealed Australia’s likely post-Ricky Ponting batting line-up, with Michael Clarke set to stay put and Shane Watson to move down to the vacant No.4 spot. Phil …

John Hastings faces the prospect of becoming a one-Test wonder, with Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and Ben Hilfenhaus set for a selection showdown for the series opener against Sri Lanka …

Australia need to take their medicine from South Africa and start again from scratch. It seems inconceivable that a team could come so close to being crowned the best team …

Appearing resigned to the inevitable, Adam Scott is preparing to roll the dice and ditch his beloved broomstick putter as he chases a second Australian Open crown. World No.7 Scott …

Appearing resigned to the inevitable, Adam Scott is preparing to roll the dice and ditch his beloved broomstick putter as he chases a second Australian Open crown. World No.7 Scott …

Greater Western Sydney Coach Kevin Sheedy will meet up with veteran Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson this month and pick the brains of Britain’s most successful football manager. Sheedy …

Express bowler Shaun Tait wants to wipe the ‘spin to win’ theory off the Twenty20 cricket map. But his Adelaide Strikers’ coach Darren Berry is yet to be convinced Tait …

The Sydney Sixers have signed Sri Lankan allrounder Jeevan Mendis for a four-game spell in the Big Bash League. The 29 year old, who is a member of Sri Lanka’s …

Golf legend Tom Watson believes the sport has no place in the Olympics. While most golf players, fans and officials are celebrating the sport’s looming re-entry to the Olympics at …

After six holes on the final day overnight leader Steven Bowditch was in danger of suffering the last of many infamous collapses at the US PGA Tour qualifying school. Having …

Israel Folau’s former AFL coach Kevin Sheedy has defended the character of the NSW Waratahs recruit, saying he is one of the more honest people he’s dealt with in his …

A guard of honour greeted Ricky Ponting in his final Test but Brisbane Heat might have a very different send-off planned for the Hobart Hurricanes’ trump card in Sunday’s Big …

A guard of honour greeted Ricky Ponting in his final Test but Brisbane Heat might have a very different send-off planned for the Hobart Hurricanes’ trump card in Sunday’s Big …

Prolific run-maker Phil Hughes says a secret technical change has laid the foundation for his possible return to Australia’s Test team. And Hughes says he’s perfectly placed to bat anywhere …