The lucky break Australia – and opener Ed Cowan – needed finally arrived on day three of the first Test against South Africa at the Gabba on Sunday. But it …
Continue reading Luck turns Aussies’ way at Gabba – finallyWest Indies captain Darren Sammy wants his players to “stay hungry” and to build on recent successes when they meet Bangladesh Tuesday in the first of two Tests. Sammy’s men …
Continue reading West Indies to ‘stay hungry’ in BangladeshBen Hilfenhaus is the Australian cricketer with the most to fear heading into the second Test in Adelaide. Hilfenhaus may have been Australia’s most economical front-line bowler at the Gabba …
Continue reading Hilfenhaus on Test chopping blockStoke kept Queens Park Rangers winless in the English Premier League with a 1-0 win at home on Saturday. QPR is 11 matches into the season without tasting victory, increasing …
Continue reading Stoke beats winless QPR 1-0 in EPLLuck finally turned around for Australia as they reached 3-111 at stumps on day three of the first Test at the Gabba in reply to South Africa’s mammoth first innings …
Continue reading Aussies get lucky against S AfricaFormer Test batsman Greg Ritchie has caused a racism drama with a Gabba lunch speech that’s earned the wrath of old teammate Kepler Wessels and Cricket Australia. Ritchie has been …
Continue reading Ritchie in hot water for k-word gagMore concerns have been raised about the Bellerive pitch ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the venue in Hobart next month. Queensland rolled Tasmania in less than …
Continue reading More concerns over Bellerive pitchClose to first Test selection, Mitchell Starc gets the chance to press his second Test claims after rejoining NSW for their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria at the SCG starting …
Continue reading Starc to press Test claims in shield matchSouth Africa’s first innings is finally over after Australia reduced the world No.1 Test side to 9-450 late on day three of the first Test at the Gabba. A man …
Continue reading SA innings ends at 9-450 at GabbaAustralia have rallied with the ball but South Africa have kept piling on the runs to be 7-434 at tea on day three of the first Test at the Gabba …
Continue reading South Africa pile on runs at GabbaTeenage golfer Matteo Manassero seized a two-shot lead after 54 holes at the storm-hit Singapore Open on Sunday as officials gambled on the weather by trying to cram the best …
Continue reading Manassero leads Singapore golfQueensland have humiliated Tasmania with an innings and 123-run defeat in less than two days of play at Bellerive. The Tigers were all out for 142 in their second innings …
Continue reading Qld humiliate Tas with Shield winPlaymaker Kurtley Beale admits frustration at the Wallabies’ inability to score tries but says it’s not for lack of trying. Australia’s lean tryscoring run continued against France with the Wallabies …
Continue reading No tries again for WallabiesThe heat is right back on Wallabies coach Robbie Deans after the Wallabies slumped to their biggest defeat by France in 36 years in Paris on Saturday (Sunday AEDT). The …
Continue reading Wallabies humiliated in ParisHe prefers to do his talking with the bat but Hashim Amla found out the hard way on Sunday that being the strong silent type can have its disadvantages. The …
Continue reading Amla silence costs him his wicketJacques Kallis inflicted further pain on a disappointing Australian pace attack by leading South Africa to a nigh-on unbeatable position in the first Test at the Gabba. The world No.1 …
Continue reading Kallis thrives in Gabba TestWorld champion Sebastien Loeb roared into the lead at the end of two days of racing at the season-closing Rally of Spain on Saturday as overnight leader Norway’s Mads Ostberg …
Continue reading Loeb leads as Latvala tumbles in RallyCoach Heyneke Meyer admitted he delivered a few choice words at half time to turn South Africa’s ‘unacceptable’ performance into a 16-12 victory in Dublin on Saturday night. The Boks …
Continue reading Coach Meyer praises ‘Boks turnaround


