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Steven Finn was considered one of England's top fast bowlers just a year ago, but he was sent home Wednesday ...
0 CommentsAustralia will be looking to open England's "scars" and close out the one-day series on Sunday, keeper Brad Haddin said ...
0 CommentsAustralia eased past England for a convincing seven-wicket victory on Sunday that wrapped up the one-day series with two matches ...
0 CommentsAustralian captain Michael Clarke on Wednesday said he was confident Shaun Marsh and Jackson Bird will be fit to face ...
0 CommentsEngland's sorry tour of Australia finally ended with a whimper Sunday-a crushing 84-run defeat to give the hosts a clean ...
0 CommentsAustralian bowling great Shane Warne, so often the cause of England's demise, offered Monday to think about reviving the old ...
0 CommentsKarrie Webb edged South Korea's Chella Choi in a "nerve-racking" battle to win her fifth Women's Australian Open and 40th ...
0 CommentsBrisbane Roar surged 10 points clear at the top of Australia's A-League with a 2-1 win over playoff contenders Adelaide ...
0 CommentsAustralia's Central Coast Mariners celebrated one of the greatest victories in their history on Tuesday, upsetting Japanese champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima ...
0 CommentsAn Australian cricketer was suspended Tuesday for a bizarre incident in which he scratched the image of a penis and ...
0 CommentsAustralian A-League champions Central Coast Mariners said Saturday they would not be re-signing their Argentine attacking midfielder Marcos Flores for ...
0 CommentsThe 18 players who were awarded Cricket Australia contracts on Monday for 2014-15:
CA Contract List for 2014-2015: George Bailey, ...
Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero converted a penalty and scored a trademark free kick as Sydney FC tightened their grip ...
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Former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill apologised Tuesday after being charged with cocaine possession as he faced a professional backlash.
The ...
Australian pace spearhead Ryan Harris is unlikely to make the trip to the United Arab Emirates in October for the ...
0 CommentsThe cricket bat used by Australian sporting legend Don Bradman to launch his Test career has been put up for ...
0 CommentsAustralian coach Darren Lehmann says he is excited by the prospect of facing England for the Ashes again next year ...
0 CommentsAustralian captain Michael Clarke said Wednesday that he expects to have a full-strength squad, apart from David Warner, for the ...
0 CommentsSri Lankan spin great Muthiah Muralitharan announced Wednesday he will join the Australian coaching team for their series against Pakistan ...
0 CommentsSuspended Indian cricket chief Narayanaswami Srinivasan is expected to be anointed as the new ICC chairman at this week's annual ...
0 CommentsChinese superstar Lin Dan fought back from dropping the opening game to overhaul Simon Santoso and win the World Superseries ...
0 CommentsCricket Australia said Monday it is pushing ahead with plans to stage an historic day- night Test match with New ...
0 CommentsAustralia's central bank kept interest rates on hold at a record low 2.5 percent Tuesday, as a resilient currency and ...
0 CommentsSwimming giant Ian Thorpe received glowing praise and widespread support Monday for revealing he was gay in a television interview. ...
0 CommentsDutch international winger Romeo Castelen has signed a two-year contract with the Western Sydney Wanderers, the club said on Sunday. ...
0 CommentsGeorge Bailey has given up the captaincy of Australia's Twenty20 team to focus on playing in next year's World Cup, ...
0 CommentsTop-ranked batsman Aaron Finch was named as Australia's new Twenty20 captain on Monday after George Bailey stood down to focus ...
0 CommentsLeft-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe and allrounder Mitchell Marsh were surprise inclusions Monday in Australia's Test squad for the upcoming series ...
0 CommentsAustralian captain Michael Clarke eased fears Wednesday his career may by over, saying he is recovering well from surgery on ...
0 CommentsFormer US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the Brisbane International, officials said Thursday, further delaying his ...
0 CommentsAustralian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson missed training on Saturday citing hamstring soreness, throwing into question whether he will be fit ...
0 CommentsNew India skipper Virat Kohli says he will encourage his team to play positively and not back down against Australia ...
0 CommentsDavid Warner and Chris Rogers got Australia off to a flying start with a century opening stand in a poignant ...
0 CommentsFootball was once sneered at in Australia as a game played mainly by immigrants but it will cement its rise ...
0 CommentsInjured Australia captain Michael Clarke said Wednesday his recovery from hamstring surgery was ahead of schedule as he races against ...
0 CommentsSkipper Virat Kohli and Lokesh Rahul carved out centuries to share the stage with "spidercam" as India clawed back on ...
0 CommentsIndia clung on for a tense draw with three wickets left to deny Australia their third victory of the series ...
0 CommentsBirthday boy Wang Dalei's penalty stop helped China upset Saudi Arabia 1-0 as a string of top saves made all ...
0 CommentsJuan Martin del Potro savoured the thrill of being on court again by winning his first match in 10 months ...
0 CommentsThe countdown is on for the 11th Cricket World Cup and the likely winner is still guesswork a month out ...
0 CommentsJapan's Keisuke Honda has become the latest player to aspire to the lofty heights of Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo ...
0 CommentsWorld Cup big guns Australia, England and India get their final preparations for next month's tournament under way when the ...
0 CommentsAustralian pace bowler Brett Lee on Thursday announced he is to retire from all forms of cricket after a 20-year ...
0 CommentsTwo-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will play in the final of the Sydney International after ending Tsvetana Pironkova's incredible run ...
0 CommentsIraq icon Younis Mahmoud dismissed speculation over his retirement and said he was targeting a "dream" World Cup spot after ...
0 CommentsAll-rounder Shane Watson said Tuesday he was unsure if he would be fit for Australia's one-day international final against England ...
0 CommentsAustralian captain Michael Clarke on Saturday rejected speculation about a rift with teammates as he battles for fitness ahead of ...
0 CommentsHosts Australia won the Asian Cup after beating South Korea 2-1 in extra time of an electrifying final on Saturday, ...
0 CommentsAustralian skipper Michael Clarke, battling to regain fitness from hamstring surgery and chronic back pain, said Monday he would be ...
0 CommentsAustralia coach Darren Lehmann on Wednesday offered his full support for Michael Clarke to return as captain for the World ...
0 CommentsMichael Clarke's comeback from injury gathered pace Thursday with the Australian captain sending down two overs and taking a sharp ...
0 CommentsThis month's cricket World Cup is a dream opportunity for Afghanistan's team who are hoping to change perceptions about their ...
0 CommentsPakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez was Sunday ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an ankle injury, in yet another ...
0 CommentsIndia seamer Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury, ...
0 CommentsGlenn Maxwell and David Warner notched aggressive centuries to lead Australia's 106-run win over a hapless India in a World ...
0 CommentsThe International Cricket Council has warned players they face possible suspension if they cross the line and misbehave at this ...
0 CommentsDaredevil Australian opener David Warner said Wednesday he has consulted with a psychologist to prevent the "brain snaps" that have ...
0 CommentsPakistan on Thursday warned eight of their World Cup squad they face banishment from the tournament if they repeat a ...
0 CommentsPakistan coach Waqar Younis on Thursday backed senior batsman Younis Khan to return to form in the World Cup despite ...
0 CommentsWest Indies narrowly avoided an embarrassing World Cup warm-up defeat at the hands of minnows Scotland on Thursday, just hanging ...
0 CommentsFormer Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq fears the side will contain too many novice players when they bid to break a World ...
0 CommentsIndia recruited a superstar supporter for their World Cup clash against Pakistan on Sunday in the shape of tennis legend ...
0 CommentsSri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan pleaded on Monday for key spinner Ranjana Herath to be kept on ice for the ...
0 CommentsSkipper Angelo Mathews says Sri Lanka are peaking at the right time ahead of Sunday's crunch World Cup pool game ...
0 CommentsCompleted scoreboard in the World Cup Pool A match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on ...
0 CommentsThe Zimbabwe and Ireland teams at the World Cup united Wednesday to condemn a newspaper article which mocked Irish all-rounder ...
0 CommentsEngland all-rounder Chris Jordan said the anger the team felt at their early World Cup exit would fuel the side ...
0 CommentsLeading batting and bowling figures at the 2015 World Cup on Saturday:
BATTING
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Kumar Sangakkara (SRI) 496
Brendan ...
Sri Lanka great Sanath Jayasuriya has said he would love Kumar Sangakkara to go back on his decision to quit ...
0 CommentsAustralia batting star Glenn Maxwell wants the Sydney Cricket Ground to be mean and green for Thursday's World Cup semi-final ...
0 CommentsFormer Australia fast bowler Brett Lee believes the balance of the hosts' side will see them defeat defending champions India ...
0 CommentsWaqar Younis warned Tuesday that cricket could die out in Pakistan if rival teams continue to boycott the country where ...
0 CommentsAustralia captain Michael Clarke expects temperamental opener David Warner to be on his best behaviour in Thursday's World Cup semi-final ...
0 CommentsLeading batting and bowling figures at the 2015 World Cup on Sunday, the final day of the tournament:
BATTING
Leading run-makers
Martin Guptill ...
Amidst all the blazing hitting witnessed at the 2015 World Cup, the value of one of cricket's enduring constants was ...
0 CommentsLegspinner Fawad Ahmed, batsman Adam Voges and wicketkeeper Peter Nevill were all called up by Australia Tuesday for their upcoming ...
0 CommentsAustralia's media reflected on the life of cricket great and esteemed broadcaster Richie Benaud in effusive tributes on Saturday.
Benaud, who ...
Craig Hilliard was Monday appointed Australia's new athletics coach, replacing Eric Hollingsworth who was sacked last year after clashing with ...
0 CommentsAustralian one-day opening batsman Aaron Finch faces a three-month recovery after undergoing surgery for a left hamstring injury, cricket officials ...
0 CommentsAustrian international striker Marc Janko will leave Sydney FC when his contract expires at the end of this month, the ...
0 CommentsViktor Axelsen upset his higher ranked Danish rival Jan O Jorgensen to reach the final of the Australian Open Superseries ...
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Manchester City will play sister club Melbourne City next month as a warm-up to the International Champions Cup, which also ...
Australia's women footballers should be offered more "attractive conditions" including higher match fees, their union said Wednesday after the team ...
0 CommentsTemperamental Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios slammed swimming legend Dawn Fraser as a "blatant racist" Tuesday after she told him ...
0 CommentsBrash Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios says he is shocked by the criticism levelled at him and admits to feeling ...
0 CommentsPace demon Mitchell Johnson reopened old mental scars as Australia morally seized the Ashes lead with their thumping series-levelling victory ...
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Athletics Australia chief Phil Jones on Monday said he was alarmed by new allegations of mass doping in the sport ...
Defiant and angry Australian captain Michael Clarke Wednesday vowed to keep playing on after the Ashes series with England, with ...
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Cricket Australia announced Wednesday their squad for one-day international and T20 matches against England and Ireland starting later this month: ...
Australia's coach Darren Lehmann took responsibility Wednesday for the crushing Ashes defeat to England, saying that his players were desperate ...
Former Test batsman Mike Hussey will captain the Australian Prime Minister's XI against New Zealand in Canberra in October under ...
0 CommentsRetiring Australia captain Michael Clarke Thursday said the fifth and final Ashes Test against England could be over in three ...
0 CommentsFormer Australian captain Michael Clarke on Wednesday pulled out of his Big Bash League deal with the Melbourne Stars and ...
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The Australian Medical Association (AMA) called for a ban on boxing on Tuesday following the death of a 28-year-old fighter ...
Former Australian Test player Lindsay Kline died aged 81, Cricket Australia said of the man best remembered for facing the ...
Australian Shane Warne and India's Sachin Tendulkar will captain two All-Star sides in a three-match Twenty20 series in the United ...
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Coach Darren Lehmann has promised no complacency after Australia's solid victory over New Zealand in the first Test, saying Tuesday ...
The first ever pink ball Test in Adelaide was warmly received by Australian commentators on Saturday, with several likening the ...
Slumping commodity prices and lower tax receipts will see Australia's budget deficit balloon to Aus$37.4 billion (US$27.2 billion) this year, ...
Australia have their eyes on regaining the top Test ranking as they set about retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy against ...
Australia on Monday included uncapped fast bowlers Scott Boland and Joel Paris and left leading spinner Nathan Lyon out of ...
The third day of the third Test between Australia and the West Indies was abandoned due to persistent rain in ...
Zinedine Zidane will be a "top-class manager", former France coach Gerard Houllier predicted Wednesday, saying the football legend had taken ...
Australia's skipper Steve Smith said the West Indies had rebuffed a creative plan to revive the rain-hit third Test after ...
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Rain prevented any singles matches being finished on a frustrating day at the Sydney International on Thursday, leaving a stockpile ...
The Central Coast Mariners have signed former Spanish international Luis Garcia until the end of the Australian A-League season, the ...
Australia on Monday named a powerful 17-man squad for the three-match Twenty20 international series against India this month, with an ...
Australia on Wednesday named uncapped paceman Chadd Sayers and recalled Jackson Bird to the Test squad to face New Zealand ...
Manish Pandey scored a brilliant unbeaten 104 as India beat Australia by six wickets in a thrilling one-day international at ...
David Warner was named Australia's Test player of the year Wednesday, beating captain Steve Smith for the Allan Border Medal.
Warner ...
In-form batsman Usman Khawaja was Saturday brought into Australia's squad for the final Twenty20 match against India, as captain Aaron ...
Former Test captain Michael Clarke Sunday said he was returning to cricket six months after he retired, telling Australian media ...
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Australian selectors Tuesday dumped Aaron Finch as captain in favour of Steve Smith for the World Twenty20 which begins next ...
New Zealand international Storm Roux will undergo surgery Monday after suffering a horrific series of injuries in a freak fall ...
Football Federation Australia (FFA) on Tuesday said it will provide financial backing to help lure marquee players to the A-League ...
The experienced trio of Robbie Kruse, Matthew Spiranovic and Mitch Langerak were Wednesday recalled to the Australian squad for crucial ...
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Spanish star Luis Garcia has slammed the Australian A-League's referee appointment policy after he was one of two Central Coast ...
Defending title-holders Guangzhou Evergrande crashed out of the AFC Champions League after group rivals Sydney FC and Urawa Red Diamonds ...
South Africa great Allan Donald is set to join the Australian team as temporary bowling coach, including for a series ...
Australian fast bowler John Hastings was Wednesday ruled out of the upcoming one-day tri-series tour of the West Indies with ...
Former Australian captain Lucas Neill, who spent 15 years at top English clubs, has declared bankruptcy in Britain with administrators ...
Australian captain Steve Smith on Monday pulled out of the Indian Premier League with a wrist injury and will return ...
An Australian Paralympian and her physiotherapist have been robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, where violent crime has surged ...
Australian Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson has torn a hamstring during training, reports said Wednesday, casting doubt over whether she ...
Australia's Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson said Thursday she was looking ahead to the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was not ...
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Australia's on-fire Cate Campbell says she still considers herself an underdog going into the Rio Olympics despite smashing the long-standing ...
A potential hung parliament is bad news for Australia's economy and investment markets, economists said Monday, with warnings that political ...
Jesse Parahi's decision to ditch rugby league and pursue an Olympic dream paid off on Thursday when he was named ...
Australia's central bank dropped interest rates to a new record low Tuesday after a recent run of soft inflation readings, ...
World number five Rafael Nadal will play in the Brisbane International next year, organisers said on Wednesday, the first time ...
Veteran Tim Cahill made a low-key debut for Melbourne City after hitting the right notes in a team karaoke session.
The ...
Rain washed out the dead reverse singles matches on the final day of Australia's Davis Cup World Group play-off with ...
An Australian-led consortium on Monday won a 50-year-lease on the nation's biggest container and cargo port for Aus$9.7 billion (US$7.3 ...
Australian captain Steve Smith Monday backed fast bowler Mitchell Starc to recover from a "gruesome" leg wound and be fit ...
Australia's central bank kept interest rates at a record low Tuesday in the first meeting for newly-minted chief Philip Lowe, ...
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Manipulating financial benchmarks will become a criminal offence in Australia, the government announced Tuesday, as the nation's largest lenders prepared ...
Football Federation Australia was Saturday seeking clarity on whether its Asian World Cup qualifier against Thailand in Bangkok next month ...
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has revisited old feuds, describing Shane Watson as part of a group that was "like ...
0 CommentsShane Watson has hit back at Michael Clarke's claim he was part of a group that was "like a tumour" ...
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Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton expects to be back in the pool training this week after having a suspect mole ...
A much-hyped rematch between Australian boxers Anthony Mundine and Danny Green was announced Tuesday for the Adelaide Oval in February. ...
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Australia captain Steve Smith admits the team has its work cut out after their 3-0 Test series loss to Sri ...
Struggling Australia batsman Adam Voges suffered concussion after he was struck on the helmet by a bouncer on Thursday, ruling ...
Australia allrounder Glenn Maxwell was Saturday fined by his team for his "disrespectful" comments about teammate Matthew Wade on the ...
Steve Smith hit a record-breaking century and took two superb catches as Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs in ...
0 CommentsAustralia's central bank held interest rates at a record low of 1.50 percent Tuesday despite a recent run of soft ...
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Australia's Nick Kyrgios said Saturday he was ready for scrutiny at next month's Australian Open, as the volatile star prepares ...
Former Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie was Thursday appointed as Australia assistant coach for the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri ...
All-rounder Hilton Cartwright will make his Test debut among two changes in the Australia team for this week's final Test ...
ANZ Bank Tuesday agreed to sell its stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank for Aus$1.84 billion (US$1.32 billion) as it ...
0 CommentsAustralia's rookie opening batsman Matt Renshaw made a huge statement to selectors for next month's India series with a resolute ...
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David Warner said he was honoured to join the likes of Donald Bradman after smashing a whirlwind century before lunch ...
World athletics chief Sebastian Coe threw his support Wednesday behind a new team event spearheaded by Usain Bolt, saying the ...
Pakistan were 271 for eight Thursday in reply to Australia's 538 for eight declared at the close of day three ...
Coach Mickey Arthur urged veteran Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq Thursday to continue playing despite a difficult tour of Australia, saying he ...
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq says Pakistan will not end their touring misery in Australia until they can adapt to the unique playing ...
Australia clinched a series clean sweep with an emphatic 220-run win over Pakistan in the third Test in Sydney on ...
Australia dropped George Bailey and Aaron Finch and called up newcomers Chris Lynn and Billy Stanlake in a 14-man squad ...
Skipper Steve Smith is switching his focus to the difficult challenges confronting his new revamped team in India after polishing ...
World number six Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from the Sydney International with a left thigh injury, tournament organisers said Sunday.
The ...
Coach Darren Lehmann said Australia's batsmen will have to be prepared to bat for long periods in next month's four-Test ...
Key paceman Josh Hazlewood will be rested from Australia's first one-day international against Pakistan this week after his starring role ...
Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina put Angelique Kerber's Australian Open preparations in a spin with a straight-sets upset win over the ...
Australia's Nick Lindahl was Tuesday banned for seven years and fined US$35,000 for corruption with two others also sanctioned as ...
Former Indian bowler Sriram Sridharan will work with Australia as a "spin consultant" on the upcoming tour of India, Cricket ...
Middle-order batsman Peter Handscomb will make his limited overs debut for Australia against Pakistan in the third one-day international in ...
The Australian team which won the one-day international World Cup in 1987 was presented with medals in Sydney on Sunday. ...
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Australia secured the one-day series against Pakistan with a commanding 86-run win at Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, taking a ...
Australia's prolific opening batsman David Warner fought off a strong challenge from his captain Steve Smith to become just the ...
Australia said Tuesday it hoped to recast the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the US and opened the door for China to ...
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Australia's national coach Darren Lehmann has blasted Kevin Pietersen's performance in the Twenty20 Big Bash League, saying he should be ...
Australian paceman Joe Mennie suffered a "minor brain bleed" and fractured skull after a ball hit his head during training, ...
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Records have tumbled for the Twenty20 Big Bash League, with Cricket Australia saying Sunday the enormous crowds and viewership for ...
Globetrotting West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned from all cricket for a year over a doping code violation, ...
0 CommentsJamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has moved on quickly from the loss of a gold medal from his Olympic trove, ...
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Australia's central bank held interest rates at a record low of 1.50 percent Tuesday but soft inflation and growth figures ...
Australia's central bank left interest rates at a record low of 1.50 percent Tuesday while striking an upbeat tone on ...
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A state-owned Chinese construction giant Friday sealed a deal to build a Aus$6 billion (US$4.6 billion) mining infrastructure project to ...
Australian media labelled Indian skipper Virat Kohli "classless" and childish on Wednesday after his provocative comments at the end of ...
South Africa's Gary Kirsten will be in charge of the Hobart Hurricanes for the next two Australian Big Bash League ...
Australia's central bank held interest rates at a record low 1.50 percent for a seventh straight meeting Tuesday as it ...
Australia's players' union Friday rejected a Cricket Australia pay and conditions proposal, saying it was unfair and disrespectful.
The sport's governing ...
Sydney FC, coming off a record-breaking season with just one defeat, will put it all on the line against Melbourne ...
Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos is keen to coach Australian side South Melbourne, who are pushing to join an expanded ...
0 CommentsAustralia unveiled a government-backed bid Tuesday to host the 2023 Women's World Cup, saying it would be an economic boon ...
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Australia's players on Thursday boycotted this month's Australia A tour to South Africa, escalating a bitter pay dispute which threatens ...
Cricket Australia chairman David Peever Thursday went on the attack over suggestions he is running an "extreme" industrial relations agenda, ...
Arsenal completed their Australian tour with a 3-1 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers with all their goals coming in ...
Australian Peter Doohan, who famously upset Boris Becker at Wimbledon, has died at the age of 56, Tennis Australia said ...
Australia's senior players have voted to boycott next month's tour of Bangladesh unless their long-running pay dispute with Cricket Australia ...
Australian Olympic icon Betty Cuthbert, the only athlete to ever win gold in the 100m, 200m, and 400m, has died ...
Darren Lehmann promised Australia won't be under-prepared for their tour of Bangladesh after a pay dispute left them temporarily unemployed-and ...
A global litigation funder on Tuesday said it would back a shareholder class action against Australia's biggest bank over alleged ...
French winger Eric Bautheac has signed
with Brisbane Roar for the next Australian A-League season, the club said on Saturday.
Bautheac, ...
Australia's "sleeping giant" National Basketball League launches its 40th season next month with ambitious plans of supplanting cricket as the ...
Dutch winger Leroy George has signed a one-year deal to play for Melbourne Victory in the next Australian A-League season, ...
Australian Test leg-spinner Bob "Dutchy" Holland has died following a battle with brain cancer, aged 70, his family said Sunday.
Holland ...
Athletes from Australia and the rest of Oceania have been invited to compete at the 2022 Asian Games, Australian Olympic ...
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Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has revealed he was racially abused so much growing up that he refused to support the ...
The director of the Brisbane International said Wednesday he would welcome Nick Kyrgios to his tournament with "genuine enthusiasm" even ...
Australia coach Ange Postecoglou failed to confirm or deny reports he's about to quit on Wednesday, raising speculation he'll walk ...
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Test great Steve Waugh says England can't win the Ashes without Ben Stokes and the bad boy allrounder would have ...
Usman Khawaja has taken a swipe at Australian selectors after being dropped for Tests this year in India and Bangladesh, ...
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Former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair has admitted stealing cash from the liquor shop where he was working, in a ...
Australia captain Steve Smith and star opener David Warner say they have no desire to play four-day Tests in a ...
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West Indies cricket star Chris Gayle Monday won a defamation case against an Australian media group which claimed he exposed ...
Wicketkeeping great Adam Gilchrist has called on Australian selectors to pick and stick when they decide who will be behind ...
Former Barcelona youth team coach Josep Gombau was Wednesday appointed to lead Australian side Western Sydney Wanderers, with the Spaniard ...
0 CommentsAustralia's cricketers have called on retired sprint king Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets during the Ashes ...
0 CommentsAustralia are out to "end careers" for England players in the upcoming Ashes Tests, spinner Nathan Lyon said Monday, pointing ...
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Jason Day ended a frustrating run of par golf by making three late birdies to snatch the outright lead after ...
Australia's Cameron Davis shot a brilliant final round of seven-under-par 64 to win the 102nd Australian Open after a wild ...
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke says he should have retired a year earlier than he did, admitting he struggled badly ...
Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou is the front runner to take charge of J-League club Yokohama F-Marinos next season, Australian ...
0 CommentsAustralia do not expect to appoint a coach for next year's World Cup until February, with former Socceroos Mark Schwarzer ...
0 CommentsSteve Smith has broken English hearts and smashed records with his phenomenal Ashes batting and is being acclaimed as the ...
0 CommentsLeg-spinner Mason Crane's experience playing in Sydney may prove the clincher to earn him a debut as England try to ...
0 CommentsRegulars Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade were axed from Australia's squad on Wednesday for this month's one-day international series against ...
0 CommentsUsman Khawaja plundered a big century as Australia roasted England's bowlers on Saturday to open up a 133-run lead with ...
0 CommentsShaun and Mitchell Marsh became the third set of brothers to score centuries in the same innings for Australia as ...
0 CommentsAustralia ruthlessly extinguished England's resistance to claim an innings victory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4-0 series ...
0 CommentsRicky Ponting will be an assistant coach during Australia's Twenty20 international series against England and New Zealand next month, Cricket ...
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Germany's Angelique Kerber beat Australia's Ashleigh Barty in straight sets to win the Sydney International for her ninth consecutive win ...
A scintillating century from Jos Buttler brought England a 16-run win and a one-day international series victory against Australia in ...
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Joe Root on Tuesday pulled out of England's Twenty20 tri-series against Australia and New Zealand, as Ben Stokes confirmed his ...
Dozens of refugees held for years in Australia's remote Pacific detention camps departed for resettlement in the United States on ...
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia's largest stadium, will host the women's World Twenty20 cricket final in 2020, organisers said Tuesday ...
Chelsea will play Perth Glory in July in the English giant's only Australian pre-season friendly this year, the A-League club ...
Paceman Jackson Bird was Tuesday ruled out of Australia's Test squad for South Africa with a hamstring injury and replaced ...
Former Australia Test opener Ed Cowan announced his retirement from professional cricket Wednesday, leaving the game with more than 10,000 ...
Australia and its ASEAN neighbours vowed to boost defence ties while stressing the importance of non-militarisation in the disputed South ...
0 CommentsSprint legend Usain Bolt will attend next month's Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast to watch the 100-metres final, former ...
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Australian cricket chiefs are still trying to convince reluctant India to play a day-night Test in Adelaide this year after ...
Retiring selector Mark Waugh has lashed out at "selfish" India for refusing to play a day-night Test during their tour ...
0 CommentsDisgraced former Australian vice-captain David Warner will start his road to redemption by playing club cricket with Sydney's Randwick Petersham, ...
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Australia is striving to be the most professional and honest team in world cricket, coach Justin Langer said
Saturday as ...
Australia's central bank kept interest rates at a record low Tuesday for a 20th consecutive meeting as it waits for ...
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed Wednesday to deliver a formal apology to victims of institutional child sex abuse, acknowledging ...
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Apple was Tuesday fined Aus$9 million (US$6.7 million) by an Australian court for making false claims about consumer rights when ...
Australia's dominant telecommunications company Telstra Wednesday announced plans to axe 8,000 jobs - a quarter of its workforce - as ...
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Australia must shed their inferiority complex and stop thinking of themselves as the "underdog", former national coach Ange Postecoglou said ...
Australia's central bank kept interest rates on hold for its 21st-straight meeting Tuesday as consumer spending and inflation remain weak, ...
0 CommentsUsain Bolt says he's deadly serious about becoming a professional footballer and plans to show the world what he's capable ...
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Australia announced friendlies against South Korea and Lebanon on Thursday as part of preparations to defend their Asian Cup crown.
The ...
Australia's all-time top goal-scorer Tim Cahill will make one last appearance for his country, it was announced Tuesday, after calling ...
0 CommentsAustralian cricket is drawing up a cultural blueprint in which players will pledge to uphold certain standards in a move ...
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Sprint legend Usain Bolt's football training has been put on hold after he flew out of Australia for a "previously ...
An Australian cartoonist has come under withering criticism for portraying tennis superstar Serena Williams using - what Harry Potter author ...
0 CommentsAustralia's 15-man squad announced Tuesday for two Tests against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates next month.
Squad :Tim Paine (capt), ...
Batting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's "bizarre" failure to make the Australia Test squad for their tour of Pakistan left former captain ...
0 CommentsAustralian cricket needs disgraced ex-captain Steve Smith and he is likely to be welcomed back with open arms, former skipper ...
0 CommentsAn Indian solo yachtsmen rescued in an international effort after his boat were seriously damaged by "mountainous seas" in the ...
0 CommentsTest great Matthew Hayden said Monday he had "dodged a bullet" after suffering head and neck injuries, including a spine ...
0 CommentsSprint superstar Usain Bolt looks set to make his first start as a professional footballer Friday, a challenge he said ...
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Australia's battling draw against Pakistan has ushered in a new era for a team desperate to redeem itself in the ...
An inquest into the supposed suicide of renowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck in South Africa in 2011 is set to ...
0 CommentsSprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract in ...
0 CommentsSprint superstar Usain Bolt has turned down a contract from Maltese champions Valletta and will remain in Australia to pursue ...
0 CommentsUsman Khawaja is facing surgery on his knee, dealing rattled Australia a heavy blow as they face the prospect of ...
0 CommentsJapanese superstar Keisuke Honda scored on his A-League debut in front of 40,000 fans, but it wasn't enough to secure ...
0 CommentsFormer national coach Darren Lehmann revealed Wednesday how he has paid a heavy emotional toll over the ball-tampering scandal and ...
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Australia coach Justin Langer claims there is a worldwide problem with ball-tampering, partly due to unresponsive pitches, while vowing it ...
From Michael Jordan to Usain Bolt, a select few elite athletes have attempted the switch to another top-level sport in ...
Former Test captain Mark Taylor quit as a Cricket Australia director Monday to give the organisation a clean slate to ...
0 CommentsCeltic and Socceroos’ striker Daniel Arzani Tuesday confirmed he needs surgery for a knee injury that will rule him out ...
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Banned opener David Warner shared a home field with Steve Smith for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal Saturday, ...
Captain Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 61 to steer India to victory in the third and final Twenty20 against Australia ...
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has angrily rejected suggestions he helped create a culture that led to the ball-tampering scandal, ...
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Keisuke Honda put in another man-of-the-match performance as Melbourne Victory thrashed Western Sydney Wanderers 4-0 in weekend A-League action, with ...
Australia's central bank kept interest rates at a record-low on Tuesday as a drop in house prices accelerated.
Borrowing costs have ...
Perth Glory maintained their unbeaten start to the A-League season with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Melbourne City in weekend ...
Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from ...
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Flagging in the polls and facing a rout in the May general election, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison looked to ...
Alex Ferguson's former right-hand man Mike Phelan Thursday said he remained committed to Australia's Central Coast Mariners despite being appointed ...
Disgraced Australian player Cameron Bancroft Saturday said he was a vastly different person to the one caught ball-tampering and revealed ...
An A-League game was held up for 40 minutes after a goalpost snapped and groundsmen scrambled to find a new ...
The wife of disgraced cricketer David Warner has revealed she is pregnant again after suffering a miscarriage in the aftermath ...
Australia are banking on pace and versatility up front to win back-to-back Asian Cup as they embark on a new ...
World number one Simona Halep Sunday admitted a back injury that ended her 2018 season early was "very scary", but ...
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Injury-plagued world number two Rafael Nadal insists he is healthy and in no pain after coming through an exhibition game ...
The United Nations has found that a teenager who fled Saudi Arabia to Thailand is a legitimate refugee and has ...
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World number one Simona Halep's preparations for next week's Australian Open suffered a huge setback Wednesday when she was bundled ...
Alex Carey has been promoted to opener while veteran Peter Siddle returns from the one-day wilderness in Australia's opening clash ...
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Cameron Bancroft insists he holds no grudges against David Warner and is keen to resume their opening partnership for Australia ...
India captain Virat Kohli Friday distanced his team from controversial comments deemed sexist by all-rounder Hardik Pandya on a TV ...
0 CommentsIndia Sunday called up all-rounder Vijay Shankar and batsman Shubman Gill for their Australia and New Zealand tours after KL ...
0 CommentsAustralian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heatwave hit the continent's southeast, with ...
0 CommentsBanned former Australian vice-captain David Warner is expected to undergo minor surgery on his elbow Tuesday after returning home from ...
0 CommentsAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ramped up pressure on Bangkok to release a refugee footballer held on a Bahrain ...
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Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood said Thursday he was confident of being fit for the World Cup, with scans this ...
A controversial Australian newspaper cartoon of Serena Williams which was blasted as racist and sexist did not breach media standards, ...
Steve Smith and David Warner's year-long exile has likely left them hungrier than ever and their return can spark Australia ...
0 CommentsAustralia has admitted it had not focused enough attention on its Pacific backyard but vowed to make "long overdue" amends, ...
0 CommentsAustralia continued a string of "hottest ever" months in March, the government said Monday, as global warming emerges as the ...
0 CommentsAustralia captain Meg Lanning has called for more women's Test cricket to build on the game's growing momentum, and said ...
0 CommentsFormer South African captain Graeme Smith has some advice for Australia coach Justin Langer - make sure David Warner's ego ...
0 CommentsAustralia hailed "bloody legend" Ashleigh Barty on Sunday after she ended the country's 46-year wait for a French Open singles ...
0 CommentsA man who donated sperm so his gay friend could have a baby more than a decade ago has parental ...
0 CommentsIndian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is suing an Australian sporting goods manufacturer for allegedly failing to pay him millions of ...
0 CommentsAn Australian media group on Tuesday lost an appeal against an Aus$300,000 (US$211,000) defamation payout to West Indies cricket star ...
0 CommentsThe new maturity of World Cup hero Ben Stokes poses the biggest threat to Australia's Ashes bid, said Ricky Ponting, ...
0 CommentsAustralia's cricket union Sunday slammed fans at Lord's for booing Steve Smith after he was felled by a bouncer from ...
0 CommentsBHP, the world's biggest miner, more than doubled its annual net profit Tuesday on the back of higher iron ore ...
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Skipper Ernie Els said Australian Adam Scott could be golf's answer to cricket hero Ben Stokes as the Internationals look ...
Australia's domestic football league on Saturday appointed its first female referee, with Kate Jacewicz set to take charge of men's ...
0 CommentsAustralia on Tuesday dropped struggling batsman Usman Khawaja for the fourth Ashes Test against England at Old Trafford, making way ...
0 CommentsTennis great Rod Laver has called for Nick Kyrgios to be suspended from the ATP Tour over bad behaviour, saying ...
0 CommentsOnly three Australian batsmen are certain to start the summer Test series against Pakistan, according to former skipper Ricky Ponting, ...
0 CommentsCaptain Tim Paine has predicted a "very exciting era" for Australian cricket after the team retained the Ashes against England, ...
0 CommentsSouth African great AB de Villiers will make his debut in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL) during the 2019-20 ...
0 CommentsThe UN's top rights official urged Australia to reform its criminal and refugee detention systems on Tuesday, just days after ...
0 CommentsAustralian Test skipper Tim Paine has ended a 13-year drought, scoring his first century since 2006 on his return to ...
0 CommentsAustralian cricketer Shane Watson has apologised to fans after his social media accounts were flooded with "illicit" photographs of half-naked ...
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The longest non-stop passenger flight touched down in Australia Sunday morning after more than 19 hours in the air, a ...
Newspapers across Australia ran heavily redacted front pages on Monday in protest against government secrecy and a crackdown on press ...
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Australian selectors on Tuesday flagged a number of batting spots still up for grabs in the upcoming Test series against ...
Former Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey was appointed Wednesday as one of the country's three national selectors, replacing the retired ...
Australia this week experienced its hottest day on record and the heatwave is expected to worsen, exacerbating an already unprecedented ...
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Tennis and cricket stars spearheaded by Nick Kyrgios and Chris Lynn on Friday pledged support for victims of bushfires raging ...
Nick Kyrgios has pledged Aus$200 (US$140) for each ace he serves across the Australian summer of tennis to support victims ...
Australia has called up 3,000 military reserves to tackle the country's ongoing bushfire crisis, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday, ...
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Authorities in Australia will begin five-day campaign to kill thousands of camels in the country as they drink too much ...
Australia have the goods to give Virat Kohli's men a run for their money, skipper Aaron Finch said Thursday as ...
A grim summer of fire and smoke has sullied Australia's outdoorsy and healthy image, and left many fearful for the ...
0 CommentsHelicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in ...
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An Australian man was found alive and well after being lost for three weeks in a crocodile-infested rain forest in ...
Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following ...
0 CommentsCricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh will coach star-studded teams in a charity match to raise funds for victims ...
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Three in four Australians - almost 18 million people - were affected by the crises deadly bushfire crises, according to ...
Defending champions Australia were dealt a heavy blow Tuesday as star player Ellyse Perry was ruled out of the rest ...
Australian scientists are developing the country's first satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to start, following months of ...
New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson is to be tested for coronavirus and has been placed in isolation after complaining ...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s point man for the Tokyo Games has insisted there's no deadline to call off the ...
Australia's central bank cut interest rates to record lows and moved to pump billions into the financial system Thursday, in ...
0 CommentsCricket Australia is aiming to hold the men's Twenty20 World Cup as scheduled this year despite the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ...
0 CommentsAustralian cricket great Shane Warne has halted production of gin at a distillery he co-owns to make medical-grade hand sanitiser ...
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Australian Olympic chiefs Thursday reaffirmed plans to send athletes to Tokyo 2020, even as a former top official warned it ...
Football might have ground to a halt across the world, but not in Australia where they are soldiering on, with ...
A two-year leadership ban slapped on Steve Smith after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa ended Sunday, leaving the master ...
0 CommentsAustralia's leading fast bowler Pat Cummins said COVID-19 lockdowns would make it "tight" for the big-money Indian Premier League (IPL) ...
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Australia batsman Peter Handscomb said he was hopeful the Twenty20 World Cup would proceed as planned later this year, citing ...
Australia warned Thursday it would not be intimidated by attempts at economic "coercion" after China threatened to undermine the multi-billion ...
0 CommentsAustralia on Tuesday postponed the one-day international series against Zimbabwe in August, the latest sporting fixtures to fall victim to ...
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Nick Kyrgios dropped a huge hint Thursday that he will skip the French Open, saying the chances of him travelling ...
Cricket Australia will closely monitor the mental health of players living inside a bio-secure bubble during the upcoming limited-overs tour ...
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Australia has entered its first recession since 1991 after the economy shrank 7 percent in the second quarter, official figures ...
Cricket Australia Wednesday confirmed that India would play a four-Test series on their upcoming tour Down Under, with the Melbourne ...
0 CommentsAustralia's cricket chief Tuesday played down the impact of India captain Virat Kohli missing three Tests to be at the ...
0 CommentsEngland all-rounder Tom Curran on Monday announced that he will not return to Australia to play in the Big Bash ...
0 CommentsAustralia fast bowler Mitchell Starc is back in contention for the opening day-night Test against India this week after on ...
0 CommentsAll-rounder Moises Henriques was on Monday called up to Australia's injury-hit Test squad to face India after paceman Sean Abbott ...
0 CommentsAustralia on Tuesday decried China's reported ban on its coal exports as an obvious breach of World Trade Organisation rules, ...
0 CommentsNathan Lyon on Monday backed David Warner to open the innings for Australia against India in the third Test this ...
0 CommentsIndia's team and support staff all tested negative to Covid-19 after five players apparently breached their bio-security bubble, officials said ...
0 CommentsIndia's injury-hit squad suffered a further blow Tuesday when experienced wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul was ruled out of the rest of ...
0 CommentsBig-hitting Rohit Sharma will open the innings for India in the third Test against Australia with Mayank Agarwal axed, while ...
0 CommentsIndia skipper Ajinkya Rahane hailed his team's character Monday after they clung on for an unlikely draw in the third ...
0 CommentsAustralian opener Will Pucovski is in doubt for the fourth Test against India, with Cricket Australia confirming Tuesday that the ...
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