Ricky Stuart may be feeling the heat but Wayne Bennett and Craig Bellamy are adamant they don’t want his job, and even feel some empathy with the embattled Kangaroos coach.

Craig Bellamy is ready for one of the toughest challenges of his coaching career, rebuilding a Storm side shattered by NRL grand final defeat and post-season departures.

Melbourne have confirmed they will take a youngster in the AFL pre-season draft, closing another door on Ben Cousins’ attempted comeback.

Central Coast will be out to attack Perth Glory on Saturday night in a match crucial to the Mariners remaining in the A-League’s top-four.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has spoken of his shock as he watched television reports of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai while on his way there.

The global financial crisis won’t stand in the way of the A-League’s expansion plans with Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy confident of a 12-team competition by the 2010-2011 season.

Midweek fixtures could be played on a regular basis in the expanded A-League to lessen competition with rival football codes, Football Federation Australia said on Thursday.

John Daly says he’s no train wreck, and he senses his golf game is back on track and gathering steam for the Australian Masters.

They have claimed a place on golf’s biggest stage in the United States, but young Australians Marc Leishman and Aron Price say a strong performance in the Australian Masters would do more to impress their mates.

Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam has reignited the English Premier League’s controversial overseas “39th round” idea, but the Football Federation Australia remain unconvinced of the plan.

Much has been said about the NBL and how it is now known for small crowds and as a failing league. Yet in Victoria, basketball is on the rise. This can be attributed to the South Dragons and their ability to get larger crowds in a very difficult economic climate.

Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick has promised to fight attacking fire with fire in his side’s A-League top of the table clash with Central Coast at Telstra Dome on Friday night.

Rising star Cameron Meyer believes he can become a world champion within months and help Australia regain its status as track cycling’s No.1 nation.

New Zealand’s burning desire to spring another massive upset over Australia has been further fuelled by what the World Cup underdogs believe was a snub of their former greats at a gala awards dinner.

Australian fullback Billy Slater has urged his teammates not to waste the opportunity to win the World Cup knowing very few players get second chances at this level.

Sydney forward Ryan O’Keefe and coach Paul Roos believe an overhaul of the AFL trade structure is required.

Norman Hubbard raised an intriguing concept in one of his recent articles. In it, the ESPN columnist sung the praises of the English Premier League’s unsung heroes: the domestiques, as he labelled them, among the top-team’s household names.

When the England rugby team run out at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon, they do so bearing the colours of the patron saint of England, St George. Born George of Anici, to a noble farming family, he was so named because George meant “worker of the land”.

Victorian captain Cameron White has been urged to bowl himself more if he wants to secure a place in the Australian Test side as a legspinning allrounder.

New Zealand prop Adam Blair says the Kiwis must avoid another slow start if they’re to topple England for the second time in as many weeks in the World Cup semi-final on Saturday.