Cricket Australia has opted to turn the annual Prime Minister’s XI match into a legitimate selection trial, with all three front-runners to replace David Warner picked to face Pakistan. Often earmarked as a fixture for rising talent, selectors have picked a genuine Test second XI… Read More »Selectors line up three-way battle to replace David Warner in strong PM XI
Super Rugby sponsor Harvey Norman has decided to end their multi-million deal with Rugby Australia following the departure of Hamish McLennan. The decision by the electrical and furniture giant is reported in The Australian – the key mouthpiece of McLennan – and confirmed by the… Read More »Rugby News: RA loses multi-million sponsor in wake of McLennan axing, Foz on RWC call he’ll ‘never get over’
Lionel Messi says police behaved with brutality, beating Argentine fans at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during Brazil’s World Cup qualifying defeat. Argentina captain Lionel Messi has accused Brazilian police of brutality as the start of their World Cup qualifier against Brazil was… Read More »‘It could have ended in tragedy’: Messi slams Brazilian police for brutality ahead of World Cup qualifier
Alex de Minaur has dug deep, producing one of his gutsiest Davis Cup triumphs to help inspire Australia to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the quarter-finals. Alex de Minaur’s magnificent resilience and the doubles mastery of Matt Ebden and Max Purcell has earned Australia… Read More »‘Dark places’: Demon back from the brink as Aussies march into Davis Cup semis
Cricket fans are bemused by the prospect of Australia remaining in India to play a five-match T20 series after the World Cup but stand-in skipper Matthew Wade is adamant the fixtures will have significant meaning. An under-strength Australian side will match up against a similarly… Read More »Why Australia’s five-match T20 series against India is actually important