South Australia have given themselves a chance of an unlikely Sheffield Shield victory over Western Australia, heading into the last day at the WACA needing a further 323 runs with …
Continue reading SA facing last-day run chaseTom Triffitt’s highest first-class score has helped Western Australia scrape together a second innings of 191 to set South Australia 355 to win the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA. …
Continue reading WA set SA 355 to win Shield matchAnthony Mundine has welcomed Sonny Bill Williams return to rugby league, but says his friend’s blossoming boxing career will improve a lot more once he concentrates full-time on the sport. …
Continue reading Mundine says SBW is incredibleShivnarine Chanderpaul hit his second Test double century as the West Indies declared their first innings at 4-527 on Wednesday on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh. …
Continue reading Chanderpaul’s 200 puts Windies in commandFor such a studious and serious cricketer, Hashim Amla certainly does like a laugh … and causing one. The bespectacled and bearded Amla, widely regarded as the best Test batsman …
Continue reading Boom-tish, Amla gets runs then laughsMitchell Starc won’t let his mind wander to Friday’s likely Adelaide Test squad announcement, saying his focus is on helping NSW run through Victoria’s lower order to capitalise on late …
Continue reading Starc only focused on NSW Shield winThe ARL Commission (ARLC) is confident of continuing to have a much-needed presence on the Gold Coast, with the struggling Titans granted a new seven-year NRL licence after meeting a …
Continue reading ARLC confident of Titans NRL futureJustin Langer has no illusions as to the culture problems he is inheriting taking over as West Australian coach, but believes the key to achieving success on the field is …
Continue reading Off-field the focus for WA coach LangerCricket Australia (CA) might be looking for a third batting coach in two months after replacing Justin Langer with Centre of Excellence boss Stuart Law as a “try before you …
Continue reading Law gets audition for batting coach postAustralia’s cricket selectors don’t believe vice-captain Shane Watson brings enough value to the Test team as a specialist batsman against South Africa. Still battling a calf strain, Watson is highly …
Continue reading Watson can’t return as specialist bat: CATom Triffitt and Mitchell Johnson have saved Western Australia from an embarrassing second innings, moving to 7-118 at tea on the third day of the Sheffield Shield match with South …
Continue reading WA recover after Shield collapse v SAThe Kurt Tippett saga has taken another twist, with three more charges laid against AFL club Adelaide and their personnel. The charges relate to allegations of secret deals in which …
Continue reading Tippett AFL saga takes new twistSonny Bill Williams could enjoy the shortest pre-season in NRL history – with the Sydney Roosters’ star looking to re-schedule his postponed fight against Francois Botha just two weeks out …
Continue reading SBW faces shortest NRL pre-seasonTwo late wickets in fading light gave NSW the ascendancy in their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria after day two at the SCG. In a rain-marred day of cricket, the …
Continue reading Late wickets help NSW in Shield v VicsTasmanian captain George Bailey has shown the way for his struggling side with a century in the one-day match against Queensland at Bellerive. Bailey cracked 102 off 124 balls as …
Continue reading Bailey ton as Tassie make 275 v QldThe scrapping of the NRL’s highly-controversial benefit-of-the-doubt rule and significant changes to the equally-contentious obstruction law are likely to be the first items on the agenda of new referees’ boss …
Continue reading Rule changes likely under new refs’ bossStar Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan views rival batsmen, not fellow spin-bowling legend Shane Warne, as his competition in the Big Bash League (BBL). There is massive anticipation about Muralitharan …
Continue reading Murali looking forward to T20 Big BashMelbourne coach Mark Neeld admits it is a relief his AFL club is likely to go to this month’s national draft with a full set of picks despite the ongoing …
Continue reading Neeld admits to AFL draft relief
