Cricket
More ammo for pink-ball sceptics
Peter LalorThere remains an air of scepticism about the pink ball which the first round of Sheffield Shield did little to dispel.
Healy gets pink-ball tips at home
Alyssa Healy won’t have any trouble sourcing pink-ball pointers ahead of next week’s inaugural day-night Ashes Test.
Coulter-Nile tames Tigers
Nathan Coulter-Nile’s heroics helped Western Australia to an emphatic win over Tasmania.
Harmison’s Ashes tightrope
Simon WildeA homesick Steve Harmison was tested to the limit during his first tour of Australia.
Big day for Alyssa and hubby
Will SwantonWhile Alyssa Healy was middling everything on her way to 71 from 72 balls, her husband was running amok for NSW.
Clangers all around
Will SwantonWhat if Australia’s Ashes contenders and regulars are presently getting themselves hopelessly out of nick?
England arrive to a Starc warning
Peter LalorEngland’s Ashes squad stepped off the plane in Perth yesterday as Mitchell Starc was on his way to picking up 8-73.
Smith fails in comeback
Steve Smith failed with the bat on return from injury but NSW were in command against South Australia in Adelaide.
No mercy, says Haynes
Australia captain Rachael Haynes will urge her team to waste no time slamming the door shut on England’s Ashes hopes.
New world threat to Ashes
Gideon HaighWhat protects the Ashes has at least as much to do with cents as sentiment.
Captain talks up Wade
Peter LalorSteve Smith’s job description for the Australian wicketkeeper this season appears to be a blow for Peter Nevill.
Perry ban doesn’t stop Stars
Will SwantonAustralia bowler Ellyse Perry was last night controversially forced out of the attack for dangerous bowling.
Wade wants runs on the board
Matthew Wade is confident he will weather a mighty challenge to his place in Australia’s Test XI.
Carey gets gilt-edge chance
Wicketkeeper Alex Carey will get a golden chance to push his Test claims against star-studded NSW from today.
Bulls hopefuls stumble early
Queensland’s trio of Ashes hopefuls stumbled in their pink-ball Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria.
Gayle ‘scared around women’
SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONES, LAURA O’SHANNASSYChris Gayle has become ‘very reserved and scared’ since being accused of exposing himself, his close friend believes.
Gayle ‘scared’ around females
SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONES, LAURA O’SHANNASSYStar cricketer Chris Gayle feels everyone is out to get him after being accused of flashing a female masseuse, a court has heard.
Masseuse ‘plotted’, Gayle claims
SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONES, LAURA O’SHANNASSYThe massage therapist at the centre of lurid claims against Chris Gayle has been accused in court of plotting to have him sacked.
Shield to urn their Ashes spot
Peter LalorThe Sheffield Shield is back today in a round that is one of the most important in recent memory.
Project Pat is ready to relaunch
Peter LalorIf ever there was a resource this country’s cricketing boffins were keen to rebuild, Pat Cummins is it.
Smith reveals bar room gamble
Peter LalorSteve Smith captaincy and technique were thought bubbles which wandered in from stage left.
Ashes series rides Matildas’ wave
Will SwantonEven schooner-guzzling old blokes went a little slack-jawed when Alex Blackwell steered Australia home on Sunday.
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Cronk reaches out to Pearce
Brent ReadAmong the litany of people Cooper Cronk phoned yesterday was Roosters No 7 Mitchell Pearce.
More ammo for pink-ball sceptics
Peter LalorThere remains an air of scepticism about the pink ball which the first round of Sheffield Shield did little to dispel.
Dettori answers Lloyd’s Cup SOS
Brendan CormickFrankie Dettori has answered an SOS from long-time friend Lloyd Williams to ride defending champ Almandin.
Clangers all around
Will SwantonWhat if Australia’s Ashes contenders and regulars are presently getting themselves hopelessly out of nick?
Lowy’s hold on power tenuous
Ray GattFFA chairman Steven Lowy’s position as the most powerful figure in Australian soccer is hanging by a thread.
Sailors ride Victor’s victorious ways
Nicole JefferyVictor Kovalenko came to Australia in 1997 with a backpack weighed down by Russian-English dictionaries.
Healy gets pink-ball tips at home
Alyssa Healy won’t have any trouble sourcing pink-ball pointers ahead of next week’s inaugural day-night Ashes Test.
Madigan passes away
Tony Madigan, who fought Muhammad Ali twice and was regarded as one of Australia’s best amateur boxers, has died aged 87.
Jedinak’s Socceroos hopes rise
Ray GattSocceroos captain Mile Jedinak has played his first serious minutes of football in almost two months.
Cup rivals remain on Red alert
Courtney Walsh, Brendan CormickMelbourne Cup-winning trainer Andreas Wohler is confident his contender this year Red Cardinal is right in the mix.