The Socceroos were far from impressive for a third straight match at the Asian Cup but thanks to a bewildering gift from the match officials secured a 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan to top Group B. The point was enough for Uzbekistan to finish in second, with Syria third after beating India. Martin Boyle dispatched a […]

A hot and bothered Novak Djokovic has bounded into yet another Australian Open semi-final with a hard-fought win over Taylor Fritz amid farcical scheduling at Melbourne Park. The pesky American 12th seed made life difficult for 36-year-old Djokovic on Tuesday afternoon in their sweltering quarter-final clash on Rod Laver Arena. The 10-time Australian Open champion […]

Glenn Maxwell is set to avoid sanction from Cricket Australia’s integrity unit, with the allrounder embarrassed but back at training after being hospitalised following a night out in Adelaide. Maxwell will on Wednesday be named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad to face West Indies after being “managed” out of the three-match ODI series that precedes it. […]

Travis Head will be fit to slot into a batting order that skipper Pat Cummins expects to find its groove in the second Test against West Indies at the Gabba. After a match-winning century in the first Test in Adelaide, Head subsequently contracted COVID-19 but Cummins said the 30-year-old was progressing well in his recovery. […]

Fresh from inking a new two-year deal to stay at the Waratahs, incumbent Wallabies captain Dave Porecki says he was “open and honest” to Rugby Australia during their review and has welcomed the news of Joe Schmidt’s appointment as national coach. Few would have predicted Porecki would have led the Wallabies the most in 2023, […]