An Indian solo yachtsmen rescued in an international effort after his boat were seriously damaged by “mountainous seas” in the remote Indian Ocean is set to return home, the Australian navy said Monday.Indian Abhilash Tomy and Irishman Gregor McGuckin, competitors in round-the-world Golden Globe race, were stranded some 1,900 nautical miles south-west of Perth after their vessels were damaged in a storm more than a week ago.They were plucked from the rough seas by French fisheries patrol vessel FPV Osiris...
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Batting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell’s “bizarre” failure to make the Australia Test squad for their tour of Pakistan left former captain Ricky Ponting and ex-coach Darren Lehmann baffled Wednesday.Selectors named five uncapped players ahead of Maxwell for the two-Test tour in the United Arab Emirates next month, despite the Victorian being one of the fastest scorers in world cricket with a handy off-spin option.Coach Justin Langer said the 29-year-old needed regular big scores to be in contention, but Ponting questioned why...
Australia’s 15-man squad announced Tuesday for two Tests against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates next month.Squad :Tim Paine (capt), Ashton Agar, Brendan Doggett, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc....
Australian cricket is drawing up a cultural blueprint in which players will pledge to uphold certain standards in a move away from their win-at-all-costs mentality, according to skipper Tim Paine.The player charter is being developed in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal in March that rocked the game and cost captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner their jobs.Coach Darren Lehmann also resigned amid criticism that he allowed an attitude within the team to flourish that led to the...
Australia announced friendlies against South Korea and Lebanon on Thursday as part of preparations to defend their Asian Cup crown.The Socceroos will take on the Koreans – who they beat in the 2015 Asian Cup final – in Brisbane on November 17 and the Lebanese three days later in Sydney.New coach Graham Arnold said the friendlies will allow him to take a better look at the players he hopes to be in contention for January’s Asian Cup in the United...
Australia’s central bank kept interest rates on hold for its 21st-straight meeting Tuesday as consumer spending and inflation remain weak, while it also cited uncertainty about global trade tensions while.The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed the cash rate from November 2011 to August 2016 to a record-low of 1.50 percent to boost the economy as it transitioned away from an unprecedented mining investment boom.It has sat on the sidelines since then, with high household debt and slow wages growth affecting...
Australian cricket needs disgraced ex-captain Steve Smith and he is likely to be welcomed back with open arms, former skipper Steve Waugh forecast Tuesday, although it might be tougher for David Warner.The pair are serving one-year suspensions from international and state cricket over their part in the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in March, while opener Cameron Bancroft was banned for nine months.“We need him back in Australian cricket,” Waugh told Fox Sports Australia of 29-year-old Smith, who has played...
An Australian cartoonist has come under withering criticism for portraying tennis superstar Serena Williams using – what Harry Potter author...
Sprint legend Usain Bolt’s football training has been put on hold after he flew out of Australia for a “previously planned commitment”, his A-League club has said. The Jamaican superstar is pursuing his long-held dream of playing professional football and arrived in Gosford, 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of Sydney, last month for training with the Central Coast Mariners. The 32-year-old has been with the A-League side for three weeks and in late August made a 20-minute cameo for the...
Australia’s all-time top goal-scorer Tim Cahill will make one last appearance for his country, it was announced Tuesday, after calling time on his international career at the Russia World Cup.The veteran, who has scored 50 times in 107 appearances, will pull on the Socceroos jersey for a final time when they meet Lebanon in Sydney on November 20 so he can bid farewell to his home crowd.“Tim’s contribution to football and the Socceroos especially over the past 14 years has...
Usain Bolt says he’s deadly serious about becoming a professional footballer and plans to show the world what he’s capable...
Australia must shed their inferiority complex and stop thinking of themselves as the “underdog”, former national coach Ange Postecoglou said Thursday after their early World Cup exit.The Socceroos limped out of the tournament in Russia with a 2-0 defeat to Peru in Sochi on Tuesday, again paying for a lack of a cutting edge in front of goal.Australia have won only two of their 16 World Cup games stretching back to their tournament debut in 1974. They brought in Dutchman...
