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South Africa crush Australia by innings and 31 runs to level series
Travis Head's defiant century could not save Australia from an innings defeat in Gqeberha, as the three-Test series was levelled 1-1 ahead of the Cape Town decider.
Will Salzmann rejoins Sydney Thunder for BBL|16 after injury setback
The Camden-born allrounder, fresh off a player-of-the-match innings for New South Wales, returns to the club that first picked him three seasons ago.
Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Dylan Alcott inducted as 11th Paralympian into Sport Australia Hall of Fame
The four-time Paralympic gold medallist will be inducted alongside five other elite athletes at a Melbourne ceremony on November 24, 2026.
Photo: Sam Hood / Wikimedia (Public domain)Sydney Sixers boss Rachael Haynes to quit before WBBL season
Hayden McIntosh will step in as interim general manager while Haynes and her family relocate overseas, with a permanent replacement to be found in 2027.
Photo: DustyNail / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Bavuma's 179 lifts South Africa to 9-425 before Boland's five-wicket haul
Temba Bavuma shared a South African Test record eighth-wicket partnership with Simon Harmer as South Africa recovered from 6-110 on the third day in Gqeberha.
Boland takes two wickets in two balls as rain disrupts second Test
Boland's recall after a seven-month lay-off paid off immediately as Australia left out spinner Nathan Lyon for an all-seam attack, with Temba Bavuma surviving the hat-trick ball to reach stumps unbeaten.
Photo: Dave Morton / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Sixers re-sign leg-spinner Jafer Chohan, launch new SCG fan bay
The Sydney Sixers have locked in English leg-spinner Jafer Chohan for a third Big Bash season and launched a permanent South Asian supporter bay called Magenta Mela.
Photo: The original uploader was Moondyne at English Wikipedia . / Wikimedia (Public domain)Lachlan Shaw, 23, to captain NSW Blues for first time in Perth Shield clash
The wicketkeeper-batter becomes the Blues' 124th first-class captain against Western Australia while regular skipper Nic Maddinson stays in South Africa with the Test squad.
Photo: kadehufflepuff / Openverse (Public domain)Trent Boult locks in for Thunder's full BBL|16 campaign
The New Zealand quick joins fellow Kiwi Lockie Ferguson at Sydney Thunder, with coach Andrew Flintoff hoping the pair can sharpen the club's new-ball attack.
Photo: AsianFC from Australia / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)A-Leagues extend concussion standdown to 12 days before kick-off
The Australian Professional Leagues has also introduced a ten-second substitution rule, new goalkeeper injury protocols and bigger squads for the Ninja A-League Women this weekend.
Photo: Mathew F / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Sixers land breakout WA spinner Rocchiccioli for BBL|16
The 28-year-old off-spinner, who took the most wickets by a WA spinner in 55 years last Sheffield Shield season, has signed a one-year deal and will line up alongside Josh Philippe and other new teammates at the SCG.
Photo: KurosawaAP / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Brisbane 2032 CEO Cindy Hook to step down after four years
The inaugural chief executive of the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee will leave once her current contract ends, with a global search for her replacement starting immediately.
Photo: SD Dirk / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Dellavedova ruled out of Kings' double header with calf injury
The four-time Olympian will miss matches against New Zealand and Perth, with Lachlan Bofinger added to Brian Goorjian's squad as cover.
Photo: DaHuzyBru / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Adelaide star Bryce Cotton opens up on anxiety battle since age 17
The Adelaide 36ers guard tells the NBL he is proud he never tried to hide his condition from teammates or fans.
NSW Blues hand four uncapped players shot at One-Day Cup debut
Charlie Stobo will captain the white-ball side for the first time as the Blues field a 13-player squad missing several players on Australia A and Test duty.
Photo: Donaldytong / Wikimedia (Public domain)Cricket Australia reveals gold-trimmed kit for 150th Anniversary Test
The MCG clash against England in March will be the first men's day-night Test played at the ground, with ticket demand so high Cricket Australia ran its first-ever ballot.
Voll's unbeaten 131 seals series win despite Mostary's Bangladesh record century
Sobhana Mostary and captain Nigar Sultana shared a 195-run stand, the highest partnership against Australia in women's ODI history, but Georgia Voll's century sealed Australia's win in the teams' first-ever bilateral series.
Photo: Mpk662 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Sydney Thunder re-sign England quick Lauren Bell for full WBBL season
The top-five ranked bowler returns to Sydney for the first time since BBL|09 and will line up alongside England teammate Heather Knight at Drummoyne Oval.
Photo: Priyanka Rao / Wikimedia (CC0)Erceg ends 13-year Ninja A-League exile with Wellington Phoenix
The 36-year-old former Football Ferns captain says she has no plans to return to international football as she reunites with Wellington Phoenix coach Bev Priestman.
Photo: Number 10 / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Chris Jordan re-signs with Sydney Sixers for BBL|16 return
The 37-year-old England paceman, who helped win the 2022 T20 World Cup under now-Sixers coach Matthew Mott, rejoins the club on a one-year deal.
Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Sarah Coyte returns to Sydney Sixers for Weber WBBL|12
The veteran quick rejoins the club she helped win WBBL|03, reuniting with several NSW Breakers teammates under coach Peter Clarke.