Cricket

Unbeaten 300 puts Dean with elite

Lee Gaskin SIR DONALD BRADMAN, Michael Clarke, Mark Taylor and Matthew Hayden have all reached the magic triple-century milestone.

Swimming

AIS treading water

Lee Gaskin AIS director Matt Favier remains confident the training institution will continue to play a crucial role in elite sport.

Cricket

Kentwell upbeat on Dean's dismissal

Lee Gaskin Ginninderra plans to do what the West Indies couldn't - send Jono Dean packing before the destructive opener makes an impact.

Mixed martial arts

Rematch will light up stadium

Lee Gaskin We've seen Mundine v Geale II, now Canberra fight fans will get their chance to see another high-octane rematch.

Cricket

Manuka Oval beefed up for historic one-day clash

Lee Gaskin ACT Sports Minister Andrew Barr concedes there were teething problems for Canberra's inaugural day-night cricket match, but is confident they will be rectified in time for next week's one-day...

Prime Minister's XI

Ponting bows out as a winner

Lee Gaskin Prime Minister's XI: Ricky Ponting was the main attraction for the Prime Minister's XI.

Prime Minister's XI

Haddin, Gayle share fleeting moment in middle

Lee Gaskin Prime Minister's XI: Chris Gayle didn't play, but still managed to get up close and personal with Brad Haddin.

Cricket

Haddin, Gayle on collision course

Lee Gaskin Prime Minister’s XI: Test off-spinner Nathan Lyon is in no doubt what corner he'll be in for Haddin v Gayle II, but the main combatants are eager to put their Big Bash League stoush to bed ahead of...

Cricket

Comet's close encounter with his star

Lee Gaskin Prime Minister’s XI: He was given one of Ricky Ponting's bats as a reward for making his first century.

Haddin, Gayle spat 'is over'

Lee Gaskin Brad Haddin and Chris Gale are eager to put their BBL stoush to bed ahead of their rematch.

Faulkner called up to take on Windies

Lee Gaskin Tasmanian all-rounder James Faulkner has been called into Australia's one-day squad.

Faulkner steps up to make the most of Henriques' misfortune

Lee Gaskin TASMANIAN all-rounder James Faulkner has been called into Australia's one-day squad to replace the injured Moises Henriques and is in line to make his ODI debut against the West Indies later this...

Cricket

Windies primed for Manuka

Lee Gaskin Prime Minister’s XI: The West Indies plan to use their inside knowledge of local conditions and players gained from the Big Bash League to upset a revamped Australian one-day side.

Not about me, says Ponting of farewell

Chris Wilson and Lee Gaskin Canberra cricket lovers will be keeping one eye to the heavens today in the hope rain doesn't ruin the Prime Minister's XI match at Manuka Oval for the second year in a row.

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Cricket

Rain expected to clear for Prime Minister's XI

Lee Gaskin Rain at Manuka Oval is expected to clear, allowing Cricket ACT to breathe a sigh of relief after last year’s match with Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain.

Soccer

Four more clubs hot on Rogic's trail

Lee Gaskin The odds of Tom Rogic returning to the A-League are lengthening by the day.

Locker Room

Using futsal's forgotten slab of land

Lee Gaskin The infamous Acton futsal slab built in the 1990s for about $300,000 was missing from this week's national titles.

Soccer

Canberra has the X-factor: Gallop

Lee Gaskin Canberra's inclusion in the A-League would give the competition an ''X-factor'', FFA chief David Gallop says.

Cricket

Eastlake catch sets up victory

Lee Gaskin MATTHEW GAWTHROP and Harry Medhurst both made 98 on opposing sides, but it was Mick Shaw's brilliant catch which delivered Eastlake a vital John Gallop Cup victory.