Australia’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 …
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Tom 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 reliefThe West Indies were 4-437 at lunch on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on …
Continue reading West Indies 4-437 v Bangladesh in 1st TestWith one slip of the foot, NSW swing bowler Trent Copeland ensured himself a place among an unfortunate group of elite athletes to have suffered injuries in the most bizarre …
Continue reading Copeland joins list of unluckiest athletesStar allrounder Shane Watson looks an unlikely starter for the second Test against South Africa with Cricket Australia not to consider him as a specialist batsman for the rest of …
Continue reading Watson will only play as allrounder: CAParramatta star Jarryd Hayne is more concerned with getting his body right for the opening round of the NRL season than the threat Israel Folau could pose to his Eels …
Continue reading Hayne puts mind, body over NRL positionThe glass half-empty view of Adam Scott’s year is he’s winless, blew a great major victory chance and will be hurt by a likely rule change to outlaw the long …
Continue reading Scott unfazed by putter debate, no winsGeelong chief executive Brian Cook will remain with the Cats after turning down an offer to join rival AFL club North Melbourne. North confirmed Cook, one of Australian sport’s most …
Continue reading Cats CEO Cook turns down North AFL jobFormer Test batsman and Queensland Sheffield Shield-winning skipper Stuart Law has been appointed Australia’s interim batting coach, replacing Justin Langer. Langer on Wednesday vacated the role on his appointment as …
Continue reading Stuart Law named Aust batting coachParramatta coach Ricky Stuart warns the NRL risks missing out on Israel Folau with red tape stalling the Eels’ pursuit of rugby league’s prodigal son. Stuart said his club was …
Continue reading Stuart says NRL could lose FolauA form slide which will force Stuart Appleby to use a one-off exemption to return to the US PGA Tour hasn’t dulled the Australian veteran’s belief he has plenty of …
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