Boxing could be lifted off the canvas by regulation
Phil Lutton In the aftermath of the Botha-Williams charade, Australian boxing looks destined to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
Cricket
Redemption as West Indies salvage pride
Phil Lutton The end of the Australian summer arrived at 10.03pm (11.03pm in the southern states) on a Wednesday night in Brisbane.
Live cricket commentary - Australia v West Indies, only T20, The Gabba
Phil Lutton Real-time coverage of the only Twenty20 international between Australia and the West Indies from the Gabba.
Cricket
Burns itching to pick up the bat at the Gabba
Phil Lutton Australia's T20 against the West Indies in Brisbane has been decried as a fizzer, although nobody has told Joe Burns, the Queensland batsman who hopes to make every every post count in the twilight...
Boxing
Katsidis set to retire
Phil Lutton Queensland slugger Michael Katsidis has been forced to pull out of a fight in Melbourne on February 21 and is set to retire on medical advice.
Controversy
SBW's rival cries foul when fight ends after 10 rounds
Phil Lutton It was almost too poetic to be true. A week where the integrity of Australian sport has been questioned like never before ended in folly in Brisbane, even by boxing's lofty standards.
Live boxing: Williams v Botha, Cooper v Dunnett
Phil Lutton Phil Lutton is ringside at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre as Quade Cooper makes his boxing debut.
Suppliers point finger at unregulated imports
Phil Lutton MAJOR players in the sports supplement industry have welcomed additional scrutiny to their operations but warn athletes remain at risk from the glut of unregulated, imported products that have...
Industry players welcome scrutiny
Phil Lutton Major players in the sports supplement industry have welcomed additional scrutiny of their operations but warn athletes remain at risk from the glut of unregulated, imported products that have...
Boxing
Time gets close for SBW to make call
Phil Lutton SONNY BILL WILLIAMS has only just returned to rugby league but stands poised to walk away from the football codes forever to follow his dream of becoming a legitimate heavyweight champion.
Dunnett picks holes in Cooper's form
Phil Lutton Quade Cooper's first press conference as a boxer wasn't quite as cordial as the standard Super Rugby fare, with his opponent Barry Dunnett claiming Cooper's trainer had overlooked major faults in his...
A-League
Wanderers claw game from toothless Roar
Phil Lutton GIVEN the status quo of the Brisbane Roar, this could only be classed as an improvement. But as the unshakeable confidence and slick football that defined their years of dominance continues to...
Live cricket commentary: Australia v Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI, Gabba
Phil Lutton Real-time coverage of the one-day international at the Gabba.
Boxing
Dunnett feels the love to smash Cooper
Phil Lutton QUADE COOPER'S opponent, Barry Dunnett, says the grassroots fighting community wants him to put an end to footballers dabbling in boxing when the pair meet in the ring in Brisbane on February 8.
Boxing
Cooper's opponent out to KO rugby stars
Phil Lutton Barry Dunnett says fighting fans want him to put an end to rugby stars dabbling in boxing.
Boxing
Cooper to hold his own, but Williams is in strife
Phil Lutton There's a bit to like about Barry Dunnett
Boxing
Veteran shapes up to code switchers in Cooper bout
Phil Lutton Quade Cooper's opponent, Barry Dunnett, says the grassroots fighting community wants him to put an end to footballers dabbling in boxing when the pair meet in the ring in Brisbane on February 8.
