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Lauren Cheatle’s two-year wait to return to Australian colours is on the verge of being complete after she was called into the one-day squad for the three-match home series against New Zealand.
Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne might be free to return to the crease as soon as Sunday against Australia in the second Test after being released from hospital in Canberra.
Australia will take an unchanged line-up into Friday’s second Test against Sri Lanka as they look to win their first long-format series since the Ashes.
Australia have confirmed Kurtis Patterson and Jhye Richardson will debut against Sri Lanka at the Gabba, with Joe Burns to open alongside Marcus Harris.
Suspended Australia star David Warner has undergone surgery on his right elbow and will be able to resume batting within a month.
Australian teen sensation Alex de Minaur has emerged from a gruelling day on court to win his first ATP title, beating Andreas Seppi 7-5 7-6 (7-5) in the Sydney International final.
Axed Australian Test opener Aaron Finch has been released to play for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League, but won’t return in time for his hometown game in Geelong against Adelaide on Thursday night.
Ronald Vargas kicked Newcastle to a 2-1 A-League win over Central Coast on Sunday, after the Jets scored twice in 16 minutes to pile further misery on their rivals.
Australia are women’s World Twenty20 champions again after they romped to an eight-wicket victory over England in the final in Antigua.
Alyssa Healy will require further assessment before being cleared for the women’s World Twenty20 semi-finals after a collision left her concussed and ended her game early in Australia’s 48-run loss to India.
David Warner’s date with Steve Smith’s Sutherland side in Sydney Grade Cricket has ended in his being dismissed for 13 by Austin Waugh.
Jarryd Hayne admits he doesn’t believe he will be able to play for Parramatta in 2019 with fears the club can’t fit him in their NRL salary cap.
Growing tired of waiting for Anthony Seibold to extend his stay at the NRL club, South Sydney have confirmed the signing of Wayne Bennet on a two-year deal.
Todd Greenberg says the NRL is still a chance of opening the 2020 season in the United States after plans to do so for 2019 were too risky and fell through.
George Bailey will captain a Prime Minister’s XI side to face South Africa in the tourists’ only warm-up match before next month’s one-day series against Australia.
Young centre Morgan Harper has helped Canterbury snatch their first NSW Cup rugby league title in seven years, after pulling off a clutch one-on-one strip in the Bulldogs 18-12 grand final win over Newton.
St George Illawarra players have leapt to the defence of coach Paul McGregor and his management of the team through the State of Origin period.
Cronulla and the NRL insist they’re confident the Sharks are salary cap compliant headed into the finals series after it was revealed they club self reported for historical discrepancies surrounding third-party payments.
St George Illawarra slumped to their lowest ebb in 68 years of top-flight rugby league at Kogarah, flogged 38-0 by arch-rivals Canterbury and with their season in tatters.
The Wests Tigers’ NRL eason still has a heartbeat but they face a nervous weekend of watching their finals hopes go on the line after they held out a fast-finishing Manly 22-20.
