Tag: Sport
Clarke rebounds against Black Caps
Michael Clarke put his off-field troubles to the side to post a gritty century on day one of the first Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.[MORE]
Bushrangers on top in Shield final
Victoria hold a big advantage over Queensland in the Sheffield Shield final, with a lead of 159 runs and 10 wickets in hand at the MCG.[MORE]
Begg-Smith grabs fourth World Cup crown
Australia's Dale Begg-Smith joined French legend Edgar Grospiron as the greatest World Cup mogul skiing champion of all time after wrapping up his fourth season title.[MORE]
Cash signs on with Tennis Australia
Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash has signed with Tennis Australia (TA) to work with its top junior players during 2010.[MORE]
Black Caps show fight
Tight bowling from New Zealand saw the hosts stall Australia's progress during the session after lunch on day one of the first Test at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.[MORE]
Cooper backed to become Wallabies' 10
Quade Cooper's irresistible Super 14 form has him leading the contest for Australia's chief playmaking role, according to former Wallabies inside back Rod Kafer.[MORE]
Bulls fall short at MCG
Victoria picked up where it left off on Thursday, cleaning up Queensland's lower order inside the first session on day three of the Sheffield Shield final in Melbourne on Friday.[MORE]
Stosur into Indian Wells semis
Australia's number one female tennis player Samantha Stosur is through to the semi-finals of the WTA event in Indian Wells.[MORE]
Lions ignoring Fev scrutiny
After a summer of Brendan Fevola being headline "cannon fodder", Brisbane captain Jonathan Brown awaits what his new team-mate will produce in the AFL.[MORE]
Bird puts lacklustre first game behind him
Controversial Gold Coast recruit Greg Bird has issued a chilling warning to South Sydney, vowing to take his frustrations out on the Rabbitohs in Friday night's NRL clash at Sydney's Olympic stadium.[MORE]
Ljubicic books semi-final berth
Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic rallied to beat Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Friday (AEDT) to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000.[MORE]
Aussies solid in morning session
Australia reached 1 for 93 at lunch on day one of the first Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.[MORE]
Johnson to miss start of Dogs' big year
The Western Bulldogs, on the eve of potentially their finest AFL season in years, will have to start their campaign without captain Brad Johnson.[MORE]
Aussie Mayberry wins downhill silver
Australian skier Marty Mayberry won a silver medal in the men's standing downhill skiing at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games.[MORE]
Debutant Kiwi draws early blood
New Zealand's newest paceman Brett Arnel put a dent in Australia's fast start on day one of the first Test at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.[MORE]
Svelte Skippy back into national fold
Geoff Huegill is a shadow of the man he was two years ago, last night proving he has not lost the ability to represent his country in the pool.[MORE]
Fulham, Liverpool into Euro quarters
Unfashionable Fulham stunned mighty Juventus to reach the Europa League quarter-finals on Friday morning (AEDT) where it was joined by seasoned campaigner Liverpool.[MORE]
Watson scratched late in Wellington
Australian opening batsman Shane Watson has been ruled out of Friday's first Test against New Zealand with a bruised hip.[MORE]
Bunting crashes out of Vancouver
Australian skier Bart Bunting has had a disappointing end to his comeback winter Paralympic Games, crashing out in the visually impaired men's downhill.[MORE]
Aussies push for snowboard green light
International Paralympic team officials will meet on Friday to consider adding snowboarding to the roster of competitions at the games.[MORE]
Royals crushed by 10 wickets
Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals were flogged in the Indian Premier League overnight, as Royal Challengers Bangalore won their encounter by 10 wickets.[MORE]
Punter reins in rampaging Johnson
Mitchell Johnson wants the new ball back again but Ricky Ponting has told his star pace bowler his best role for the team is at first-change.[MORE]
AFL won't let World Cup dictate terms
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has warned that the league will not take a back step to soccer if Australia hosts the World Cup.[MORE]
Lavicka plays coy on Cole
Socceroos defender Shannon Cole has been cleared to make his return from injury but is far from a certainty to start for Sydney in Saturday's A-League grand final against Melbourne at Docklands.[MORE]
