Socceroos forward Tim Cahill has declared he's all rested up and gunning for a massive 100 days leading up to the World Cup in Brazil as Australia prepare for Wednesday's friendly against Ecuador.
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Young Australian defender Chris Herd's World Cup ambitions appear to have taken a blow after he was dropped from the Socceroos squad at the request of his Premier League club Aston Villa for personal reasons.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has taken to twitter in an attempt to hit back at former team-mate Matt Prior after the wicketkeeper fired off some cheap shots about KP at a recent function.
Geelong coach Chris Scott is confident the hamstring soreness suffered by Cats skipper Joel Selwood during Friday night's NAB Challenge win over Melbourne is not a more serious issue.
Collingwood have lost Marley Williams for at least the start of the new season after the defender opted to stand aside from football until being sentenced for a grievous bodily harm conviction on April 22.
The AFL were quick to hand out sanctions to Ben Cousins and Heath Scotland. So why let Marley Williams slip through the cracks?
Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC will meet in Round 21 of the A-League at Bluetongue Stadium on Saturday, March 1 at 5.30pm AEDT.
The Dockers ramped up their pre-season preparations with a big second half as they outgunned the Western Bulldogs in a 28-point NAB Challenge win at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.
Injured Perth Glory defender Scott Jamieson has denied the club is in crisis despite plenty of infighting occurring at the under-siege A-League side.
South African team manager Mohammed Moosagee has hit out at Australian attack dog David Warner calling his opinion an irrelevance after the Aussie opener accused South Africa of tampering with the ball during their second Test win in Port Elizabeth.
Michael Clarke's run of low scores has drawn attention to the captain's form in the wake of Australia's capitulation in the second Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth, but it's his lack of application in the middle which is of greater concern.
Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC will meet in Round 20 of the 2013-14 A-League season at Hunter Stadium on Saturday, February 22 at 5.30pm AEDT.
Daniel Geale has shown his class once again, proving too good for Garth Wood on Wednesday night as Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen also won took the honours in his professional boxing debut.
Check out some of the best videos, tweets and pictures from a sodden Simonds Stadium ahead of the NAB Challenge clash between the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda.
A freak storm may have left Simonds Stadium under water but nothing was going to stop the AFL's 18 days of NAB Challenge footy as a delayed encounter saw the Western Bulldogs beat St Kilda by 11 points in an entertaining tussle on Wednesday night.
South Africa appear to have resorted to pitch doctoring the Port Elizabeth wicket in a desperate bid to blunt Mitchell Johnson's influence ahead of Thursday's second Test against Australia.
Adelaide coach Joey Wright has felt the wrath of the NBL after Friday night's big-time post-match melee between the 36ers and Perth Wildcats.
Eddie Betts slotted into the Adelaide forward line like a well-oiled machine, booting five as the Crows romped to an easy NAB Challenge win over an under-manned Port Adelaide.
If footy fans thought they were in for another treat on Thursday night after a thrilling NAB Challenge opener, they were sorely disappointed as Hawthorn completely and utterly obliterated an under-manned Brisbane at Etihad Stadium.
Victoria's hopes of climbing off the bottom of the Sheffield Shield table lie in tatters as things went from bad to worse in their clash with New South Wales, as South Australia and Western Australia both earned first-innings points in their matches.
Keep up to date with the first NAB Challenge clash of the summer between Hawthorn and Brisbane at Etihad Stadium here.
Sydney FC and Perth Glory will meet in Round 19 of the 2013-14 A-League season at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday, February 15 at 5.30pm AEDT.
It may have been just the first night of the NAB Challenge but Geelong and Collingwood fought it out in a riveting contest that saw the Cats take the chocolates by two points.
An unbeaten century from South Australia's Tom Cooper was the highlight of the day as the Sheffield Shield resumed with the competition's top three states taking the honours on Wednesday.
Under-siege Sydney FC coach Frank Farina has hit out at fans calling him 'clueless' and appeared to take a swipe at disgruntled midfielder Nicky Carle as the clamour for him to be sacked continues to intensify in the Harbour City.
Athletics Australia chief executive Dallas O'Brien says axing Melissa Breen's funding may have been the 'kick up bum' the ACT sprinter needed as she became Australia's fastest woman on Sunday.
Robert De Castella has lent his support to a campaign for Athletics Australia to re-instate Melissa Breen's funding after the 23-year-old broke Melinda Gainsford-Taylor's 20-year record for the fastest 100m on Sunday.
Australia have stormed into the Fed Cup semi-finals through a 4-0 trouncing over Russia, the result seeing the Aussies through to the last four for the first time in over 20 years.
Frank Farina has called for better and more secure facilities at A-League venues after an incident saw beer thrown over the Sydney FC coach.
We've all seen them by now. You know, those Facebook 10-year anniversary movies, packed full of gushing photos and your favourite post about a musical cat.
Wow, Eddie McGuire's rant against Tim Paine this morning was a doozy. For questioning the Melbourne Stars salary cap, Paine copped both barrels in one of McGuire's best ever rants. But the big question is, was it Eddie's best outburst or have others been better? You decide.
They call it sleeping with the enemy but when it comes to Shane Warne potentially coaching the England cricket team, it may just be a match made in heaven.
Sydney FC coach Frank Farina was left scratching his head after seeing his side give up the lead and lose to 10-man Melbourne Heart on Friday night at AAMI Park.
