Superstar Lionel Messi marked his return to the international fold by edging Argentina past Uruguay and to the top of the table in South American qualifiers for the 2018 football World Cup. Despite their defeat on Thursday, the Uruguayans head the pack as one of the three teams that lie neck and neck in the remaining automatic qualification places, just […]
» Read moreLen Maddocks, Australia’s oldest former Test cricketer, has died at the age of 90. The wicketkeeper-batsman played seven Tests for Australia between 1954-56, scoring 177 runs and claiming 20 dismissals. Maddocks played 112 First-Class matches for Victoria and Tasmania, where he scored more than 4000 runs, scored six centuries and took 277 dismissals. He is best remembered as the player […]
» Read moreRyan Harris, the former Australian paceman, has been appointed Australia’s bowling coach for their One-Day International tour of South Africa starting later this month. The 36-year-old was seen as a leading candidate to replace Craig McDermott as Australia’s full-time assistant coach earlier this year but eventually lost out to David Saker, the former Victoria Bushrangers coach. Adam Griffith, the Western […]
» Read moreWorld number two Andy Murray made himself heard at the US Open on Thursday, downing tenacious Spaniard Marcel Granollers in straight sets to reach the third round. With pounding rain creating a din under the new $150 million roof of the Arthur Ashestadium, Murray battled through a tense first set to triumph 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. “We’re lucky that we get […]
» Read moreSerena beat Vania King 6-3 6-3 in a tidy 65 minutes to ease into the third round. Serena was extremely critical of her performance, convinced it should have been better. Serena has now racked up 86 victories at Flushing Meadows. “It was a little different playing with Ashe closed but it still feels great,” said Williams. “It’s very, very loud […]
» Read moreWest Indies great Courtney Walsh is set to take over as bowling coach of the Bangladesh cricket team on a three-year contract. Walsh, who was the first bowler to take 500 test wickets, has worked as a West Indies selector since he retired as a player but has not held a senior coaching role at the international level. The 53-year-old […]
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