Shane Warne had made his last appearance in competitive cricket in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
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Flyhalf Butch James is set to get his first start for the Lions in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Waratahs.
Australian football chief Frank Lowy said on Thursday picking hosts for two World Cups at the same time was a flawed process.
Former test paceman Craig McDermott has been appointed bowling coach for the Australia team, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was on Wednesday awarded the Sydney Peace Foundation’s top honour for "courage in pursuit of human rights".
Australian sports and political figures on Monday paid tribute to Lionel Rose, the first Aboriginal boxer to win a world title.
The Waratahs ground out a 20-15 victory over the Western Force to continue their pursuit of the Reds at the top of the Australian conference.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday settled a row with the head of the Australian board over comments he made in the wake of a spot-fixing scandal.
The New South Wales Waratahs kept their play-off hopes alive with a 28-9 win over the Melbourne Rebels in their Super rugby match on Saturday.
Australia’s national broadcaster has been forced to axe a satirical live commentary of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding.
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Australian cricket great Shane Warne has denied claims he used Botox or had a facelift, saying his youthful look was to do with moisturisers.
The Australian navy said on Thursday it had rescued three sailors being held hostage by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa.
Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie refuses to get carried away with his team’s start to the season despite recording a fifth successive win.
Shane Watson struck a world record of 15 sixes to take Australia to a crushing nine wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second ODI on Monday.
Charl Schwartzel marked the 50th anniversary of Gary Player’s first international win with another South African victory at Augusta National.
The ACT Brumbies ground out a 17-16 victory over the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday to snap a five-match losing streak.
The Melbourne Rebels posted their first away triumph in the Super rugby competition, the newcomers winning 26-25 in a thriller against Western Force.
Australian bank Suncorp plans an office innovation that could kill off the company computer, inviting staff to bring their own laptops to work.
Ricky Ponting is standing down as Australia’s cricket captain after nine years, following a home Ashes loss and a disappointing World Cup performance.
Australia’s annual cane toad cull was on Monday declared a success by organisers who said that more than 14 000 of the pests had perished.
Australia’s Shaun Tait has retired from one-day cricket to concentrate on Twenty20 and preserve his career, he said in a statement on Monday.
Super 15 newcomers the Melbourne Rebels bounced back from a 50-point demolition to hammer the Hurricanes 42-25 in Melbourne on Friday.
India sparked jubilant celebrations among its billion plus fans after ending Australia’s remarkable 12-year reign as World Cup champions.
Pirelli believes the introduction of faster-wearing tyres to Formula One should make strategy and tactics a major factor in deciding Sunday’s opening.
The homeless Canterbury Crusaders say losing is not an option this weekend as they play the Coastal Sharks in London.
The UK prepares for its first face and hand transplant, while Google’s plan to digitise every book is slapped down.
India go into their World Cup quarterfinal against champions Australia on Thursday ready to face some fiery fast bowling.
Captain Ricky Ponting is the likely casualty if co-hosts India end Australia’s 12-year World Cup dominance in their Ahmedabad quarterfinal.
Jenson Button has not ruled out a third straight win in the Australian Grand Prix despite his new McLaren car’s mediocre performance.
Mike Delany kicked four penalties as the Waikato Chiefs ground out a victory over the previously unbeaten Sharks in their Super Rugby clash on Friday.