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Andoo Comanche wins Sydney-Hobart but misses race record
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» SYDNEY - Australian supermaxi Andoo Comanche secured a fourth line honours victory in the gruelling Sydney-Hobart ocean race Wednesday, but fell short of setting a new course record.
Cummins named Australia Test captain as Ashes beckon
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» SYDNEY - Australia named paceman Pat Cummins as their Test cricket captain and Steve Smith as vice-captain Friday after a sexting scandal led Tim Paine to resign last week, just ahead of the Ashes.
Cricket Tasmania slams 'appalling' Paine treatment
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» SYDNEY - Cricket Tasmania launched a scathing attack on the sport's Australian governing body Tuesday over its "appalling" treatment of former Test skipper Tim Paine, saying anger in the community was "palpable".
Cummins the frontrunner to lead Australia after Paine scandal
AFP, Published on 20/11/2021
» SYDNEY - Pat Cummins emerged as the frontrunner Saturday to take over from disgraced former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine, with the likes of Mark Taylor, Dennis Lillie, and Steve Waugh all singing his praises.
Australian Test captain Paine quits over sexting scandal
AFP, Published on 19/11/2021
» SYDNEY - Tim Paine abruptly quit as Australian Test cricket captain Friday over an explicit "private text exchange" with a female colleague -- a bombshell announcement just weeks before the Ashes series begins against arch-rivals England.
Australia name Wade captain for Bangladesh T20s
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» DHAKA - Australia on Monday named wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade captain for the five-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh in the absence of the injured Aaron Finch.
Schalke close on unwanted record, Atletico defend Liga lead - what to watch in Europe this weekend
AFP, Published on 08/01/2021
» PARIS: Struggling German giants Schalke have to win to avoid equalling an unwanted record, while a chastened Atletico Madrid return to their La Liga title quest and there are big games at the top of the table in Italy and Holland.
'Crying on the couch' - Aussie skipper Paine's mental demons
AFP, Published on 12/07/2020
» SYDNEY - Australian captain Tim Paine revealed Sunday he used to hate playing cricket and was left "crying on the couch" after losing confidence during an injury-plagued period of his career.
Chiang mai sixes still going strong
Sports, Published on 18/03/2018
» The Chiang Mai Sixes was first played in 1988 and over the next 30 years, the tournament has become one of the largest amateur cricket competitions in the world, as well as one of the most enjoyable events on the northern province's social calendar.