Khawaja injury leaves Australia ripe for picking by India
Australia must field a vastly-different batting lineup for the upcoming Tests against India with both Marsh brothers dropped and Matt Renshaw replacing the injured Usman Khawaja.
An alternative to the NRL expansion
Another NRL season has come and gone and nothing has really changed.
The top 50 AFL players of 2018
In a season where Patrick Dangerfield and Dustin Martin fell away, while Nat Fyfe got injured, there was no obvious standout for number one.
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Adelaide and Sydney draw in tense season opener
It wasn’t exactly the exciting season opener we’d all craved.
Wildcats continue to have all the answers in NBL
Write the Perth Wildcats off at your peril. After being the only team to win twice in Round 1 of the NBL season, they come into Saturday’s home clash with the Brisbane Bullets having already answered one significant question.
AFL Phantom Draft 2018: A very early top 25
With the player movement period complete, AFL attention now turns to the draft, and in 2018 it’s going to be even harder to predict than normal.
Keisuke Honda is the monster the A-League needs
I keep having this dream – or perhaps it’s a recurring nightmare – of a bleach-blonde behemoth wheeling away to celebrate in front of a bunch of stunned away fans.
It can only get better for the baggy greens
Apart from the fourth dig heroics in Dubai, Tim Paine’s baggy greens have been totally outplayed by Pakistan in the UAE.
How to watch the A-League season online or on TV: A-League live stream
It’s time for the hype to stop and the football to start as the 2018-19 A-League season gets underway. This is The Roar‘s guide to streaming every match throughout the 27 rounds online, or watching them on TV.
'Spudd' Carroll's ultimate bucket list for Manly
Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll’s answer to Manly’s rugby league woes is to sign Des Hasler, Geoff Toovey, and Kieran Foran.
Australia staring at big loss in Abu Dhabi
Australia’s batting struggles against Pakistan has drawn attention away from the poor performance of the tourists’ bowling attack in the UAE.
Rowing: It’s actually quite good
It’s a cloudy and woolly-wet morning on Sydney Harbour as the men’s and women’s eights from Sydney University and Melbourne University prepare to contest The Australian Boat Race, a facsimile of The Boat Race that Oxford and Cambridge contest each year on the River Thames.
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The A-League needs a celebrity marquee fund
As the MLS and Chinese Super League suck up has been star players with zillions of dollars like a vacuum cleaner the A-League needs to think outside the box to compete.
Redemption, resilience and the rewriting of the West Coast narrative
It was the worst case scenario for the West Coast Eagles, down five goals to none on the biggest stage – a sold out MCG on the final Saturday of September.
It's time for a Test selection quantum leap
The loss of the three banned players from Australia’s Test team options across the coming summer presents the Test selection panel with a real opportunity to plumb the quality of the new generation of just emerging players.
The feud between Darren Lehmann and Ed Cowan
Australian cricket is notorious for its feuds. You’ve gone Shane Warne vs Steve Waugh, Michael Clarke vs Shane Watson, Ian Chappell vs too many to mention, Greg Chappell vs players over 30, David Peever vs the concept of dissent. But the one really hotting up at the moment is between Darren Lehmann and Ed Cowan.
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Sydney FC make most of only real chance to earn a draw in season opener
Adam Le Fondre only needed the one opportunity to earn a 1-all draw with Adelaide United in the first game in the A-League season.
HIGHLIGHTS: Aussies wilt again as Pakistan take the series 1-0
Australia have been smashed by 373 runs in Abu Dhabi to hand Pakistan a 1-0 series win.
Scott Galloway catches Sydney FC keeper off his line for first goal of season
The first goal came literally seconds before half time
Aussies catch a lucky break- about 2 days too late
Could have used something like this in the first innings!
Adelaide squander first goal-scoring chance of season
Chances have been few and far between in the opening A-League match of the season between Adelaide United and Sydney FC
Gun-shy Peter Siddle instantly regrets not reviewing LBW
Things going from bad to worse for the Aussies!
Sneaky stumping proves why batsman should always be alert
The Jharkhand keeper waited for the perfect opportunity pull off the stumping in the semi-final loss to Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Australia vs India, Adelaide 2014: When a terrific Test followed cricketing tragedy
Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.
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Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.
In a week where Australia’s batting deficiencies were again laid bare in the UAE, the exploits of two young guns in the West showed that the future, at least, is bright.
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Between Pucovski, Doran, Heazlett, Philleppe and maybe a few others, the future looks exciting for batsmen in the long f…(more)