National Sport

Boxing The Melbourne boxer rode into Brisbane like a hired gunslinger cocky as all hell about shooting down the mild-mannered local hero.

Cricket Marcus Stoinis and D’Arcy Short cost more than $500,000 of your $2 million SuperCoach BBL budget. But spin king Shane Warne is investing in both.

Golf An eye witness says Patrick Reed’s caddie was within his rights to react the way he did as fans abused Reed.

Cricket Joe Burns is backing Nathan Lyon to emulate his heroics against India last summer at Perth Stadium and bowl Australia to victory against New Zealand.

Soccer Everything is coming up Liverpool in the Premier League after a Mo Salah double on a night when challengers Leicester finished deadlocked with Norwich.

Cricket Ross Taylor believes this New Zealand team has the fighting qualities to chase down a world record fourth innings total to beat Australia in Perth.

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Cricket New Cricket South Africa director Graeme Smith has overseen the appointment of former teammate Mark Boucher as coach of South Africa on a four-year deal.

Basketball A recent contest is providing the Cairns Taipans with confidence they can break even in Round 11 of the NBL against the competition’s new boys.

Soccer Markus Babbel was entrusted with fixing Josep Gombau’s mistakes, but the same problems that plagued the Spaniard are causing the German nightmares

Cricket Ricky Ponting believes hometown hero James Pattinson is the man to replace the injured Josh Hazlewood if he is ruled out of the Boxing Day Test.

Rugby League The Cronulla Sharks have been slammed after unveiling their latest jersey, which is oddly reminiscent of the Jaws movie poster.

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Rugby League North Queensland coach Paul Green has spoken about the problems he has faced after Johnathan Thurston’s retirement.

Cricket Batsman Joe Root has been brutally dropped from England’s T20 side less than twelve months before the World Cup in Australia.

Boxing Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s first fight ended in controversy, now the highly-anticipated rematch has been confirmed for February.

Cricket The No. 3 will knock back potential IPL riches to prioritise his Test and one-day career.

Water Sports It’s rough, tough and sometimes deadly. But the Sydney to Hobart is a family affair for Comanche supermaxi skipper Jim Cooney.

Cricket Joe Burns has been dropped from the Test side five times and fought his way back to partner David Warner. R.

Golf But Tiger Woods has slammed drunk fans for going “over the top”.

Soccer It wasn’t a vintage performance, but Sydney FC did enough to beat the Central Coast Mariners and extend their gap at the top of the A-League.

Basketball The Sydney Kings don’t have it all their own way yet – but after a dominant Ware-inspired triumph over Melbourne United, the NBL has been put on warning.