Ferguson stakes Test claim
Australia coach Tim Nielsen has suggested that batsman Callum Ferguson has a "big chance" of playing in the first Ashes Test at Brisbane on November 25 after an impressive start to the domestic season
Archive for October, 2010
NZ aim to put Bangladesh behind them
Daniel Vettori is hoping that the change to Test cricket, and the addition of new personnel, will help his side erase the memories of Bangladesh
Butt and Amir’s appeals dismissed
The appeals of Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir against their provisional suspensions on charges of spot-fixing have been rejected by the ICC
McNamara positive despite defeat
England coach Steve McNamara is sure his young team will be better for the experience of Sunday's 34-14 Four Nations defeat by Australia.
Australia end England’s final hopes
England's Four Nations title dreams are over after a comprehensive 34-14 defeat by Australia in Melbourne.
Coast’s unbeaten streak continues
Gold Coast United produced a late killer blow to defeat North Queensland Fury 2-1 in Townsville and stretch the A-League's best active unbeaten run to eight matches.
Crane holds off Davis in Malaysia
American Ben Crane birdies the final hole to beat England's Brian Davis by a stroke at the inaugural Asia Pacific Classic in Selangor, Malaysia.
Western Australia in trouble despite Marsh heroics
Shaun Marsh was the standout performer but a lack of support from his team-mates gained him two bats on the third day as Western Australia battled to stay in the game
O’Connor ready to step up
Wallabies hero James O'Connor has declared himself ready to take on the kicking duties full-time after booting Australia to a long-awaited victory over the All Blacks.
Cook has ‘point to prove’ against Australia
Alastair Cook, the England vice-captain who has a modest record against Australia, has said the experience gained since his first visit Down Under should help him do better on the current tour
Queensland slip after Walter takes five
Scott Walter grabbed five wickets after Chris Swan did the early damage, but Queensland lost both openers to leave the game delicately poised
Pressure rises for North, Hussey
Australia coach Tim Nielsen has turned up the Ashes heat on Marcus North and Mike Hussey after both failed with the bat on Sunday.
Jets’ woes continue in Port Macquarie
Melbourne Heart continued its recent good form to deliver Newcastle a 2-0 defeat in Port Macquarie, taking the Jets to four games in a row without a win.
Cook backs Pietersen to fire
New England vice-captain Alastair Cook believes the challenge of retaining the Ashes is the perfect stage for mercurial batsman Kevin Pietersen to bounce back to his best form.
New Zealand arrive in India for stern examination
The New Zealand team, fresh from a dispiriting 4-0 one-day defeat in Bangladesh, has landed in India for what promises to be a far sterner examination
Blues struggling at Gabba
New South Wales was battling at 6 for 156 at tea on day one of its Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the Gabba.
Adjusting to formats not a problem – Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has said his decision to skip India's last three one-day tournaments was not pre-determined, and that he had no difficulty in switching across the three versions of the game
Rangers strike back against Giants
Mitch Moreland and Josh Hamilton hit home runs while Texas pitcher Colby Lewis sparkled, as the Rangers trimmed their deficit in the 106th World Series by defeating San Francisco 4-2 in Arlington.
Hussey fails in Shield return
Western Australian batsman Mike Hussey has been dismissed for a golden duck against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval.
Atkinson hailed new Noosa king
The king is not exactly dead but Craig Walton did hail a new Noosa monarch on Sunday and predicted his successor, Courtney Atkinson, would go on to win the London Olympic triathlon in 2012.
Amin ton puts National Bank on top
A round-up of the second day of the second round of matches in Division 1 of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Big three win but City slip again
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United established their usual top three positions in the Premier League with gritty victories but Manchester City lost ground with its second successive defeat.
Clijsters survives crash to oust Stosur
Bulletproof Belgian Kim Clijsters has overcome a car crash to end Samantha Stosur's title charge at the WTA Championships in Doha.
Kaneria puts Habib Bank in control
A round-up of the first day of the second round of matches in Division 1 of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Jamal seven-for gives Abbottabad control
A round-up of the second day of the second round of matches in Division 2 of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Ospreys 16-21 Dragons
Tries from Toby Faletau and Wayne Evans help the Dragons to a shock win over champions Ospreys.
Leinster 19-18 Edinburgh
Leinster secure a narrow one-point win over Edinburgh in the Magners League.
Gloucester 19-12 Leicester
A late try from Lesley Vainikolo gives Gloucester a narrow victory over Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm.
Wozniacki & Clijsters into final
World number one Caroline Wozniacki will play former champion Kim Clijsters in the WTA Championships final after the pair win their semi-finals in Doha.
Sri Lanka keen on UDRS for West Indies series
Sri Lanka Cricket is keen on using the Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS) for this month's Test and ODI series against West Indies
Saracens 9-23 Exeter
Ryan Davis, on his first Premiership start, helps Exeter to their first away win of the season at Saracens.
Westwood set for number one spot
Lee Westwood seems all but certain to become world number one with his top-spot rival Martin Kaymer languishing well down the Andalucia Masters field.
Butt, Amir appeals heard in Dubai
The appeals of Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir against the provisional suspensions imposed on them by the ICC for alleged involvement in the spot-fixing controversy were heard in Dubai on Saturday