Perth’s bid to win a third straight BBL crown has suffered a huge blow after captain Ashton Turner was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Turner re-injured his right knee while bowling his first delivery of the night during the Scorchers’ nine-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday. […]
‘Is Cricket Australia serious?’: The Mitch is back as Johnson returns serve with social media retort over mixed messages
Mitchell Johnson has scoffed at Cricket Australia inviting him to an awards night just a week after the governing body cancelled two of his speaking engagements. CA axed two of the retired fast bowler’s guest speaking jobs during the first Test in Perth last week due to his highly controversial column about David Warner and […]
RA’s new HP director ‘totally open’ to foreign coach as RA sets timeline, CEO reacts to player dismay over Eddie
Australia’s new high performance director Peter Horne wants the best man for the Wallabies coaching job regardless of their nationality and admits he’ll be “double jobbing” to get that key role locked down as soon as possible. Horne doesn’t officially start until March but RA CEO Phil Waugh said Friday that expressions of interest from […]
NRL world in shock as Maroons legend Carl Webb loses MND battle at just 42
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article includes images and names of deceased people. Queensland legend Carl Webb has passed away at the age of just 42 after a prolonged battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The Broncos, Cowboys and Eels hardman died at his home in Dalby, Queensland, having […]
Windies clinch thrilling T20 series decider, complete England’s miserable Caribbean tour
England’s miserable white-ball winter ended on an appropriately low note after they lost their T20 series decider against the West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. Two days on from compiling their highest T20 total of 3-267, England subsided to 132 all out in 19.3 overs on the same pitch, with only the […]