The 32-year old will become the only player in the Swans' 135-year history to play 300 matches.

Australia faces slipping to its lowest place in the history of ICC Test rankings if it cannot conjure an Ashes win.

Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick and captain Kevin Muscat do not want to label the side as they gear up for the defence of their A-League championship.

The world's fastest man could light up Melbourne in October if an ambitious plan to bring Usain Bolt to Australia comes to fruition.

Former world No. 8 Alicia Molik has earmarked a small $US25,000 Pro Circuit event in Darwin next month to launch her return from almost a year in retirement.

Johnathan Thurston is one of the premier rugby league players in the world, but according to Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith, the North Queensland superstar still plays the game like a seven-year-old.

Essendon footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray has been charged with drug possession as part of an eight-month police investigation into a large drug syndicate.

A hobbling Andrew Flintoff is battling to be fit for the fourth Test, and Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes the knee injury to England's star all-rounder became far more debilitating during the Edgbaston draw than his rivals let on.

Socceroo coach Pim Verbeek is casting his net wide in pursuit of talent ahead of the World Cup, and has called up some unheralded youngsters for the Australian squad to face Ireland in Limerick.

Senior racing officials believe that an uncertain world economy and the lack of local stayers have conspired against this year's Caulfield and Melbourne cups.

Melbourne great Garry Lyon believes priority draft picks damaging the game "every single week" and that the AFL should expect more questions about tanking so long as it dangled such "enticing bait".

7.20am Michael Clarke produces an innings of admirable resilience to save the Edgbaston Test for Australia.

Carsten Ball was born and raised in California, the scene of the ATP breakthrough that has earned the Australian Davis Cup player a career-high ranking of 145th.

Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler holds the record for scoring the fastest hat-trick in the English Premier League, netting three times inside five minutes one famous day against Arsenal.