Cricket
Australia to tour Bangladesh
AUSTRALIA will play three one-day internationals in Bangladesh soon after the World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said today.
I'm gay, says England 'keeper
ENGLAND wicketkeeper Steve Davies has become the country's first professional cricket player to publicly announce he is gay.
Shaun regains his mental edge
THERE was a time when Shaun Tait hated cricket. The pressure. The expectation. The injuries. The media.
Australia Day Test returns to Adelaide
INDIA underpins a blockbuster 2011-12 summer of cricket, with Adelaide regaining the Australia Day Test.
Australia cruises to easy win
AUSTRALIA'S openers dominated in a seven-wicket World Cup win over New Zealand.
Battler's chance to douse Flames
STATE Basketball League battler Central District will have a chance to break its pre-season drought tomorrow at Wayville against Norwood Flames.
Hickmott keen to be master of Servant
YOUNG Adelaide trainer Michael Hickmott wishes he didn't have to take on the all-conquering Peter Moody machine in a Listed race tomorrow.
Ortensia ready to peak: Noonan
TRAINER Tony Noonan says Ortensia will be at her top for the Group One Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, after two conditioning runs this campaign.
SA Shield demise is just quackers
SEVEN ducks, eight lbw verdicts and another crushing loss but South Australian skipper Dan Christian maintains there is no cause for alarm.
Bulls catch Redbacks in lbw trap
A RECORD eight batsman fell leg before wicket and seven failed to score as Queensland skittled SA to win the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval.
Vics win one-day thriller against NSW
VICTORIA will host Tasmania in Sunday's Royobi Cup final after it beat New South Wales by one run in a thriller at the MCG.
CA pulls out of women's NZ cricket tour
THE Rose Bowl Series women's tour of New Zealand by Australia's Southern Stars has been abandoned.
Spin outs worry Ponting
RICKY Ponting is rapt with how Australia's pace attack is shaping up, but admits his batsmen need to work on playing spin.
Bowlers give Redbacks sniff
SOUTH Australia's never-say-die attack dragged down Queensland and blew their Sheffield Shield clash wide open on a day of fluctuating fortunes in Adelaide.
Manou ruffled but unbeaten
SOUTH Australian keeper Graham Manou has told how he feared his heart would explode during his inspirational, unbeaten 80 against Queensland.
Punter's tantrum pushes buttons
AUSTRALIAN captain Ricky Ponting smashed a TV set in the dressing room after being run out against Zimbabwe, according to media reports.
SA trails by 72 runs at stumps
SOUTH Australia is 72 runs behind Queensland in a tense struggle for first innings points in the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval.
Vics force draw against Blues
VICTORIA stuck it out to force a tame draw on the final day of the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales.
Phoenix captain signs on with Sydney
SYDNEY FC has managed to bolster its defence for the Asian Champions League, but confusion still remains over which forwards will have to sit out.
We need to lift: Ponting
SKIPPER Ricky Ponting admits Australia need to improve following their 91-run win over World Cup minnows Zimbabwe.
In-form NSW batsman Usman Khawaja, after putting some good scores together in Sheffield Shield cricket, is on Australian squad standby for the Fourth Ashes Test at the MCG on Boxing Day.
Burns blazes name in Shield history
IT was the day of the debutants in the Sheffield Shield clash at Adelaide Oval yesterday.
Chappell hot on Hussey's future
AUSTRALIAN selector Greg Chappell insists he has not advised Mike Hussey to retire, labelling any such claim as "untrue".
Ponting likes our World Cup chances
RICKY Ponting warns his side has been overlooked as a major chance to win the World Cup.
'Time's up' for Punter as skipper
RICKY Ponting yesterday came under renewed pressure to walk away from the Australian captaincy and pass the leadership baton to Michael Clarke after the World Cup.
India beat Bangladesh by 87 runs
VIRENDER Sehwag plundered 175 off 140 balls and Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 100 as India beat Bangladesh by 87 runs in the World Cup opener.
Time for SACA to live Adelaide Oval dream
THE heat is on cricket officials to this week honour their own advice by enriching the state's sporting future.
Tait aims for double Cup triumph
AUSTRALIA'S short-form specialist Shaun Tait says it's hard to explain how fun it is to win a World Cup.
Businesses prepared to re-ignite Fire
THE future of WNBL club Townsville Fire appears in safe hands after a public meeting brought strong commitment from local business leaders.
Rookie Sixers coach gets Heal-ing time
FOUR-TIME Olympian Shane Heal has jumped to the defence of rookie Adelaide 36ers coach Marty Clarke saying the NBL club has recruited a keeper.
ICC irate over Butt TV job
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has slammed the appointment of banned Pakistan captain Salman Butt as a television pundit during the World Cup.
Redbacks down in nailbiter
SOUTH Australia last night suffered a last-ball, two-wicket loss at the hands of Western Australia in a nailbiting one-day clash at the WACA Ground.
Cautious Redbacks lose two wickets
SOUTH Australian Rebacks have made a cautious start to today's Ryobi Cup match against Western Australia at the WACA.
News
Crime shadow over Samba killing
MILLIONAIRE racing identity Les Samba's underworld links may be to blame for his gangland-style street execution.
Sport
Players want to cash in
THE AFL Players' Association wants its share of the "bonus" culture enjoyed by the league's executives.
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