World sport round-up

Sep 26, 2013, updated May 12, 2025
Graeme Hick in an Ashes series in Australia
Graeme Hick in an Ashes series in Australia

Cricket – Former England star Graeme Hick will be responsible for the development of Australia’s young batsmen after being appointed as a coach at the centre of excellence in Brisbane.

NRL – The Sydney Roosters sacked a sports nutrition company after learning six players had returned elevated readings for a banned substance according to one newspaper report.

NRL – Sandor Earl has told channel 9’s Footy Show that he was naive to trust sports scientist Stephen Dank.

AFL – Hawthorn will have their last training session today and Fremantle fly to Melbourne as preparations for Saturday’s grand final go up a gear.

Union – Former Wallabies five-eighth Stephen Larkham has been given the thumbs up by Brumbies skipper Ben Mowen to take over the Super Rugby head coach role vacated by Jake White.

Surfing – Sally Fitzgibbon wins the women’s tour event in France, beating fellow Aussie Tyler Wright.

Cricket – Disgraced Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi has been banned for life from holding any cricket post.

Tennis – Australia’s Sam Stosur has been bounced out of the Pan Pacific Open in a straight sets defeat to Lucie Safarova.

America’s Cup – Team USA win the America’s Cup in what is being considered one of the great sporting comebacks.

Cycling – Australia’s top cycling official believes this week presents a rare opportunity to end cronyism within the sport when delegates meet to elect the next president of the worldwide governing body, the UCI.

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