FootballTwo Matildas nominated for AFC awardMATILDAS stars Lisa De Vanna and Caitlin Foord are among the three nominees for the Asian Football Confederation women’s Player of the Year award announced on Wednesday.
CricketHow Warner could challenge Smith for captaincyIT may seem ridiculous that David Warner could challenge Steve Smith for the Australian captaincy, but a cricketing legend reckons it’s a lot sooner to potentially happening than you’d think.
CricketRoot, Ali lead England charge against IndiaJOE Root hit a century and stitched a crucial stand with Moeen Ali as England cruised to a strong 311-4 on the opening day of the first Test against India.
RugbyKiwi keen to lead young guns to gloryAUSTRALIAN rugby has fought off keen interest from New Zealand to secure the highly regarded Simon Cron as the new head coach of Australia’s under-20s team.
CricketMarnus aims to be Heat hitTHE quirky cricket career of Marnus Labuschagne has hit another high point with the former South African becoming the Brisbane Heat’s final signing.
BasketballBlake, Whittington lighting up NBLSYDNEY assistant Lanard Copeland says Steve Blake, Greg Whittington, Josh Powell and naturalised guard Kevin Lisch have brought American professionalism to the Kings.
BasketballBullets coach seeks NBL please explainBRISBANE Bullets coach Andrej Lemanis has spoken to the NBL referees boss this week after his team was on the wrong side of the foul count in losses to Sydney and New Zealand.
RugbyBreakdown, set piece key against ScotsAUSTRALIA should account for Scotland if their Test is a free-flowing affair but Wallabies Rory Arnold is wary of the home side’s tactics at the breakdown.
FootballKruse staying positive despite club strugglesSOCCEROO Robbie Kruse is staying positive ahead of World Cup qualifier against Thailand despite struggles at club level with Bayer Leverkusen where he’s yet to play a minute this season.
AFLHope rates Pies as one of teams to beatCOLLINGWOOD will be one of the teams to beat in the inaugural AFLW season, according to marquee star Moana Hope.
TennisBrisbane the goal for rising tennis aceLIZETTE Cabrera already has an Australian Open qualifying wildcard but the Queensland teenager hopes her form at a Japan tournament next week will prove she merits a main draw debut.
TennisTomic aims to come back with a bangBERNARD Tomic hopes to end his world ranking free fall with a strong Australian Open campaign, which will start at the Brisbane International in January.
