December 4, 2015 Aussie media slam Ashes batsmen Australia's newspapers on Saturday ripped into their team's feeble batting in the second Test against England, fearing the Ashes campaign might have unravelled in one catastrophic session at Lord's.
December 4, 2015 Australia fear slow recovery for struggling team It wasn't long ago that Australians used to patronise the English cricket team as a joke, during a dominant run of eight Ashes series victories when winning became habitual.
December 4, 2015 New Australia PM to stick with PNG boatpeople policy Australia's new prime minister Tuesday said he will stand by a policy to send boatpeople to Papua New Guinea, but insisted a military-led response will remain his main focus.
December 4, 2015 Wallabies centre Faingaa out for six months Wallabies and Queensland Reds centre Anthony Faingaa will be out of rugby for up to six months after undergoing shoulder surgery, the Australian Rugby Union said Thursday.
December 4, 2015 Springboks down Wallabies in record win South Africa remained unbeaten in the Rugby Championship with a record 38-12 win over the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday.
December 4, 2015 Genia poser as White seizes Wallaby chance Former skipper Will Genia was left on the bench as the Wallabies scraped home 14-13 over Argentina in the Rugby Championship, with coach Ewen McKenzie pleased Sunday with his replacement's performance.
December 4, 2015 Data on missing Malaysia plane's flight path to be re-examined as search enters new phase A panel of experts will re-examine all data gathered in the nearly two-month-old hunt for the missing Malaysia jet to ensure search crews who have been scouring a desolate patch of ocean for the plane have been looking in the right place.
December 4, 2015 Quade Cooper could get Wallaby reprieve Maverick Queensland Reds playmaker Quade Cooper is likely to see his Wallaby career resurrected under Ewen McKenzie as the new coach seeks to transform the team into a more attacking unit.
December 4, 2015 Renegades re-sign Muralitharan for Big Bash Leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday re-signed for the Australian Big Bash League with the Melbourne Renegades, who also unveiled Test quicks Peter Siddle and James Pattinson as part of their team.
December 4, 2015 Australian mine firm guilty of Aboriginal site desecration An Australian mining firm was convicted on Friday of desecrating a sacred outback Aboriginal site in a landmark ruling protecting the beliefs of the beleaguered minority in the country.