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CricketAussies hunt elusive men's T20 crown

Australia have slumped from top spot to seventh in cricket's Twenty20 rankings but regained key players as they hunt an elusive World Cup win in the format.

Rob Forsaith

CricketPenpix of Australia's T20 World Cup squad

A look at the 15 players tasked with winning the men's Twenty20 World Cup for Australia.

Rob Forsaith

CricketLegend backs Khawaja for Ashes lifeline

With the Ashes looming and a lack of options available, an Australian cricket legend believes Usman Khawaja simply cannot be overlooked.

News Corp Australia

SHORT CIRCUIT PremiumContract issues puts Port’s battery of young guns at risk

Power youngsters Zak Butters, Connor Rozee and Xavier Duursma leave most drooling at their potential, but could Port Adelaide be at risk of losing one?

Matt Turner

AFLW‘On-board’: No vax worries at Blues

As issues around Covid vaccination continue to emerge, the Carlton squad have made their position clear.

 

STELLAR DEBUT Patty Mills shines in Brooklyn Nets debut

Patty Mills has continued his exceptional form from the Olympics into the opening night of the NBA, scoring 21 points in Brooklyn's defeat in Milwaukee.

Fraser Barton

Squad revealPremiumBennell, Crudeli, named in Country Cup squad

The Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association has named a 25-man squad for the opening two games of the Country Cup, headlined by two new big-name recruits and a number of juniors.

Jackson Barrett

SailingNo America's Cup for New York Yacht Club

Uncertainty about when and where the 37th America's Cup will be sailed means their will be no entry from the New York Yacht Club.

Bernie Wilson

‘Aliir Aliir Syndrome’ PremiumAxed Eagle Brander ‘victim of his own versatility’

Former West Coast utility Jarrod Brander fell ‘victim’ to his own versatility, according to Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes, who says coach Adam Simpson didn’t know where to play the 195cm tall.

Samantha Rogers

AFLBlues AFLW mid Hill firing in recovery

Boom Carlton teenager Mimi Hill is taking giant strides to return for the AFLW season after rupturing the ACL in her left knee in March.

Oliver Caffrey

UpdatedFormer Aussie cricket great arrested

Former Australian cricket great Michael Slater has been arrested by police at a house in Manly on Sydney’s northern beaches.

Jack Paynter

surfingYoung groms warming up for future comps

Sunday saw 60 junior Cowaramup Bay Boardriders surfers fight out for the top spot in contestable waves at Inside Grunters for round three of this year’s competition.

OlympicsSnowboard ace White aims for fifth Games

Three-time Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White wears his age as a "badge of honour" as he vies to compete at a fifth Games.

Amy Tennery

Queensland CourtsEx-Broncos star to fight charges

A lawyer for a former Brisbane Broncos player accused of assaulting two women and a man says his client will defend some of the charges.

Blake Antrobus

NO CHARGES LAIDMichael Slater arrested after alleged ‘DV incident’

Australian cricket great Michael Slater has reportedly been arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident. 

Samantha Rogers

RacingThe Invitation: Entriviere still the horse to beat

The Jamie Richards-trained Entriviere is favourite for the $2m The Invitation at Randwick despite a wide barrier.

Mitch Cohen

AFLCarlton's AFLW squad all vaccinated

Carlton's AFLW leaders say their women's program have had no issue receiving COVID-19 jabs as the AFL prepares to release its vaccination policy.

Oliver Caffrey

Rugby UnionWhitelock takes over All Blacks captaincy

Sam Whitelock has been re-appointed All Blacks captain for their five-match northern hemisphere tour which starts in the United States this weekend.

Amy Tennery

TennisBad light halts Svitolina's Tenerife match

A number of seeded players have been beaten in the first round of the WTA Tour's Tenerife Ladies Open while Elina Svitolina's match was halted by bad light.

AAP

WESTERN REDSPremiumHow the West can still be won

Perth’s push for NRL admission has been reignited and the bid team believes a side could be ready for inclusion by 2024.

Dean Ritchie

TennisBublik bounced in Kremlin Cup upset

Fifth-seeded Alexander Bublik has been surprised by qualifier Illya Marchenko in the first round of the ATP Tour's Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

AAP

BOWLED OVER SA cricketers in alleged COVID-19 breach

A group of South Australian cricketers are under investigation for allegedly breaching COVID-19 rules when evicted from an Adelaide nightclub.

Steve Larkin

TennisDe Minaur slumps to early exit in Antwerp

Australia's Alex de Minaur and Jordan Tompson have been beaten in the first round of the ATP Tour's European Open in Belgium.

AAP

‘I’ll teach the fans’ Sturridge keen to dance to the Glory tune

Former Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge is expected to bring a glut of goals and some funky dance moves to Perth Glory.

Justin Chadwick