UPDATE 1-Rugby-Australia pick Perth to host fourth Super 14 team
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The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) on Friday selected the Western Australia capital of Perth to be the venue for their fourth team in the expanded Super 14 provincial competition in 2006.
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Australia piled on the runs today to set Pakistan an improbable 564 to win the first Test in Perth. The hosts lost Matthew Hayden early in the third day but Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn scored
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Coach Bob Woolmer is looking to Pakistan&#39;s top batsmen to play the tour-opening match against a Western Australia 2nd XI in Perth starting Wednesday in a bid to acclimatize quickly to Australian conditions.
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Nathan Green will join up with Nick O'Hern in Australia's team for this year's World Cup in China from November 22-25.
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Australia full-back Mat Rogers confirms his return to league with new NRL outfit Gold Coast Titans.
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Australia are eager to get stuck into New Zealand when they meet in a crucial Champions Trophy decider on Thursday. The clash at The Oval will determine which side progresses to the semi-finals from Group A.
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West Indies captain Brian Lara and other players could miss the one-day series in Australia in a contracts row. The West Indies Cricket Board said its selectors were meeting again to pick another squad for the January series.
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Australia is expected to clinch its Davis Cup relegation tie against Morocco in Perth today when doubles partners Wayne Arthurs and Todd Woodbridge take to the court.
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The Wallabies are regrouping for next weekend's Tri-Nations Test with South Africa after narrowly failing to keep the Bledisloe Cup series alive against mighty New Zealand.
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The West Indies Cricket Board is set to announce the 14-man squad to tour Australia for next month&#39;s VB Series after an independent arbiter resolved a dispute over sponsorship.
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SA RUGBY, the controlling body of the sport in SA, has sent a letter of intent to the International Rugby Board (IRB) confirming its desire to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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Skipper Ricky Ponting will join the Australian squad in India and is expected to play the fourth cricket Test after medical scans yesterday confirmed his injured thumb had almost healed.
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Sport: Australian Open: Serbian world No3 wins first grand slam with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Australia has retained its place in the Davis Cup world group after outlasting a dogged Moroccan team in today&#39;s doubles rubber at Perth&#39;s Royal Kings Park.
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Australia&#39;s Todd Woodbridge&#39;s straight sets win over Moroccan Mehdi Ziadi in Davis Cup gave Australia a 4-1 victory and ensures a place in next year&#39;s world group.
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New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening test against Australia at the Gabba on Thursday. Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden
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LONDON : Australa won the toss and elected to field in their winner-takes-all ICC Champions Trophy Pool A match against New Zealand here at the Oval.