Martin Parry
latest news & developmentsMatildas to get equal pay
Australia’s women footballers will earn the same as the Socceroos in a groundbreaking new deal
Folau handed sack notice over anti-gay comments
Folau posted on Instagram: "Drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators — Hell awaits you."
Warner asked me to tamper with ball, says Bancroft
Bancroft was seen using sandpaper to try to rough up the ball in the Cape Town Test in March
Australian archbishop gets 12 months for concealing child abuse
The Adelaide archbishop was found guilty in May of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher during the 1970s
China concerns evolve: US to send marines to Darwin
US President Barack Obama will use a visit to Australia next week to announce that America will station marines at a base in Darwin.
Top golfer stands up for Tiger’s former caddy
Greg Norman has come out in support of Steve Williams, saying he was not a racist after he made a slur against Tiger Woods at a weekend event.
Foster’s CEO defends SABMiller takeover
Foster’s defended the decision to approve SABMiller’s takeover of the Australian brewer, putting it in foreign hands for the first time in 150 years.
Flight chaos in Australia as ash cloud returns
After causing no little bother to SA air travel at the weekend, the Chilean ash cloud is wreaking havoc in Australia’s skies once more.
Last WWI combatant Claude Choules dies in Australia
Briton Claude Choules, the last World War I combat veteran, has died aged 110 in Australia.
Blatter ‘expects’ Qatar World Cup in winter
The prospect of the 2022 Qatar World Cup being held in the winter moved a step closer when Sepp Blatter said that this is what he expects will happen.
Suspended Pakistan cricketers face corruption probe
A make-or-break anti-corruption tribunal against Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir opened on Thursday.
Games overshadowed by second positive drugs test
The Commonwealth Games were overshadowed by a second positive doping test as a top official warned about the pitfalls of the supplement industry.
Games lurch on as athletics takes centre stage
The athletics programme is due to start at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday amid concerns about the state of the track.
Glitches keep haunting Games
Commonwealth Games organisers insisted on Tuesday that empty stadiums would fill up as India brought some cheer to home fans with two gold medals.
Alonso edges Vettel as title race hots up
Fernando Alonso produced a masterful drive on Sunday to win an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix ahead of a charging Sebastian Vettel.