Australia's top women's league a 'burning platform': report
MELBOURNE :Australia's top women's soccer league is falling behind global peers as it loses talent, attracts smaller match-day crowds and pays stagnating wages, a report has found.
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England cricket captain Ben Stokes defends his team’s lack of matches ahead of the Ashes
PERTH: England cricket captain Ben Stokes has defended his side’s lack of warm-up matches as the team prepares for the first Ashes test against Australia in Perth beginning Nov. 21. England is looking to break a 14-year winless run in Australia.
Raducanu helps England prepare for the All Blacks
BAGSHOT, England :There is nothing unusual about elite coaches bringing in expertise from other sports but a few eyebrows were raised at England's training base on Tuesday when coach Steve Borthwick said that tennis player Emma Raducanu had been helping out.
DP World ILT20 and Kuwait Cricket celebrate landmark partnership with grand ceremony
KUWAIT CITY: The DP World ILT20 and the Kuwait Cricket Board celebrated their landmark partnership with a special event in Kuwait City on Monday.
Roebuck, Ford and Underhill back for England against New Zealand
BAGSHOT, England :England's Tom Roebuck returns on the wing, George Ford is back at flyhalf and Sam Underhill is in on the flank as coach Steve Borthwick made seven changes for Saturday’s Autumn International against New Zealand.
Botham concerned about England's Ashes preparations
MELBOURNE : Former England captain Ian Botham has raised questions about the team's lean Ashes preparations and whether the players will be ready to take on an entire nation backing Australia's bid to retain the urn.
No decision yet on transgender athletes' Games eligibility, IOC says
BERLIN: The International Olympic Committee says it is still weighing universal rules for transgender athletes at the Games, as a growing number of sports bodies move to tighten eligibility criteria in a shift in sentiment that the IOC appears increasingly willing to get on board with.
All Blacks winger Clarke ruled out of England showdown
New Zealand winger Caleb Clarke has been ruled out of Saturday's test against England at Twickenham after failing a head injury assessment following a head-knock in the 25-17 win over Scotland.