Michael Clarke dug in on Tuesday but could not make it to tea. On Wednesday he defied a serious back injury to honour his solemn pledge to Phillip Hughes and play on.

Ayden Toovey won the men's general classification.

How can we expect young women and girls to believe sport is making progress towards gender equality when we see inequality that extends down to every level, from the professional game to the grassroots?

Wanderers management and players are set to hold crisis talks over a bitter pay dispute.

Even if you are not religious in any way, questions must be asked about business-as-usual on the last sports-free days of the year.

Australia captain Michael Clarke and coach Darren Lehmann choked back tears as Phillip Hughes was given a moving send-off by cricket fans.

Mitchell Johnson rattled India and himself after the tourists made a cavalier start to their innings in Adelaide.

The NRL has released the full draw for the 2015 season with officials hopeful a reduction of matches during the State of Origin period will ease the burden on the game's elite players.

New Zealand minnows Auckland City will play the champions of South America in the semi-final of the Club World Cup after pulling off their second miracle victory in four days.

Michael Clarke's World Cup dream hangs by a thread as Australian cricket bosses digest the captain's fears that he will never play again.