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Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has defended his decision to allow qualifying matches to continue in choking smoke haze amid simmering unrest among players. British player Liam Broady on …

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty has brushed aside any cobwebs and fears about her form with a ruthless Adelaide International quarter-final triumph. Barty has trounced Czech Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-3 at …

Unheralded Sydneysider Rinky Hijikata has pulled off a stunning upset win over No.2 seed Henri Laaksonen to lead the local charge at Australian Open qualifying. Play continued on Thursday free …

Asheigh Barty will begin her Australian Open campaign against Ukrainian world No.120 Lesia Tsurenko and should cruise through the first week at Melbourne Park. But then the world No.1’s path …

Asheigh Barty will begin her Australian Open campaign against Ukrainian world No.120 Lesia Tsurenko and should cruise through the first week at Melbourne Park. But then the world No.1’s path …

John Millman has gone down swinging to Benoit Paire in a tight quarter-final in Auckland’s Australian Open lead-up event. Millman, elevated to Australia’s No.2 two male hope at the Open …

Nick Kyrgios will begin his Australian Open campaign against unseeded Italian Lorenzo Sonego. With Alex de Minaur pulling out injured on Thursday, Kyrgios will be Australia’s top men’s hope at …

Mystic Journey is recovering from a setback with next month’s Group One Futurity Stakes now a possibility for the mare’s return ahead of the All-Star Mile. Trainer Adam Trinder told …

The Brumbies are confident they can clinch another Australian conference title despite losing five Wallabies in the Super Rugby off-season. The Brumbies lost 157 Test caps with the departures of …

A week after claiming an upset win in the Magic Millions Classic with Away Game, trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will be keenly watching the return of a filly they hope …

Trainer Jamie Edwards is trying to look on the positive side heading to the Group One Telegraph with Avantage who has to contend with the outside barrier in the Trentham …

Trainer Gary Portelli understandably has a soft spot for Group-winning colt Time To Reign who is the half-brother to his 2017 Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign. And the Sydney …

The Group One Australian Guineas features prominently in trainer Danny O’Brien’s plans for lightly raced colt Banquo, who is set to kick off his campaign over a sprint distance at …

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka says she’s primed to challenge for Ashleigh Barty’s world No.1 crown after downing an elite opponent at the Adelaide International. Sabalenka, the world No.12, outgunned second seed …

Alex de Minaur couldn’t get out of bed without suffering sharp abdominal pain this week, but the the top-ranked local hope was still determined to play in the Australian Open. …

With the best Australian Open preparation under his belt, Nick Kyrgios says he feels like he can make a run deep into the grand slam tournament which starts in Melbourne …

Karmichael Hunt is happy to take on more responsibility as he prepares to lead the NSW Waratahs after his first “decent” Super Rugby pre-season in several years. With several senior …

Gold Coast forward Kevin Proctor has some simple advice for his NRL club when it comes to negotiating a trade with South Sydney for Jai Arrow: just don’t do it. …