National News
3:00 AM AEST | Robbie Deans says the Wallabies can turn the corner against New Zealand tonight, writes Greg Growden.
3:00 AM AEST | ENGLAND'S middle order is no longer a one-man band. Kevin Pietersen no longer overshadows the others.
3:00 AM AEST | THE man who has replaced John Howard as Australia and New Zealand's nominee for the ICC presidency, Alan Isaac, supports the creation of windows in the future tours schedule for the Indian Premier League.
3:00 AM AEST | SOCCEROOS midfielder Vince Grella could well be suiting up for his last match with Blackburn Rovers against Sydney FC tonight after the club confirmed he would be given a starting role for the first time in the Festival of Football tournament.
3:00 AM AEST | OFTEN after a close defeat to quality opposition, you'll hear the words ''honourable loss''. It's a little like saying: ''We knew we would probably lose, but we gave it a shot and did OK.''
3:00 AM AEST | THE All Blacks will target the soft underbelly of the Wallabies - eight young players with no Bledisloe Cup experience - in their campaign to clinch an eighth consecutive trans-Tasman victory in the Tri Nations match at Etihad Stadium tonight.
3:00 AM AEST | SOUTH SYDNEY'S hopes of qualifying for only a second finals series since their readmission to the NRL are on even shakier ground, with Sam Burgess last night placed on report for a nasty grapple tackle.
30 Jul 10 | Cricket Australia will support New Zealand Cricket chairman Alan Isaac as the joint nomination by the two countries for the vacant role of ICC vice-president.
30 Jul 10 | He may be switching codes, but ARL chief executive Geoff Carr has poured cold water on Israel Folau's bid to switch allegiances as well in his farewell to rugby league.
30 Jul 10 | Eoin Morgan's maiden Test hundred was key to England's revival against Pakistan as they made four for 331 by stumps on the first day of their series opener at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
30 Jul 10 | European giants Liverpool and Juventus began life under new coaches with victories in the first legs of their Europa League third qualifying round ties on Thursday.
30 Jul 10 | Springboks rugby coach Peter de Villiers faces a misconduct charge following his outburst suggesting a conspiracy theory to help the All Blacks ahead of next year's World Cup.
30 Jul 10 | More than 30 years of Bulldogs brutality was enough for the Rabbitohs, writes Brad Walter.
30 Jul 10 | CRONULLA and Parramatta have been warned away from Storm halfback Cooper Cronk after new Melbourne chief executive Ron Gauci complained to the NRL about rival clubs approaching the Kangaroos and Maroons star.
30 Jul 10 | Dan Carter is a pointscoring babe magnet who knows how to kick and chase, writes Richard Hinds.
30 Jul 10 | HEATH GRUNDY is no different to any Swans player, official or fan. If he could make last week's 73-point loss to Melbourne disappear from the records he would. But he also knows that's not going to happen, and unless the Swans significantly improve tomorrow night at ANZ Stadium it has the potential to be even uglier.
30 Jul 10 | BERNARD TOMIC has split with his second conditioning coach in a year, with American Yutaka Nakamura following Rudolf Sopko out Team Tomic's revolving door.
30 Jul 10 | The older, wiser AEK star is putting his hand up for a Socceroo recall, writes Sebastian Hassett.
30 Jul 10 | AMID all the hullabaloo over Karmichael Hunt and Israel Folau deserting rugby league for AFL, Australian rules scouts have overlooked a high-profile rugby international with strong links to the game.
30 Jul 10 | NEGOTIATIONS for the most critical broadcasting deal in rugby league history are likely to begin early in the new year - almost two years before the current rights expire.