Embracing the pressure but shunning the spotlight, Ashleigh Barty has moved into lock-down mode in her bold bid to become the first home-grown women’s Australian Open finalist in 40 years. …
South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell will make his first appearance of the 2020 NRL season in Laurie Daley’s Indigenous All Stars team on February 22. The 22-year-old is expected to …
Nick Kyrgios is “100 per cent” on the Ashleigh Barty bandwagon after having his own Australian Open campaign derailed. A two-time grand slam quarter-finalist as a teenager, Kyrgios flew the …
Melbourne Rebels playmaker Matt Toomua isn’t beating around the bush – he wants to make the Wallabies No.10 jersey his own in 2020. Toomua says the best way to clinch …
The NRL is likely to announce decisions by the end of next week on whether to punish a number of players involved in off-field controversies. A fortnight out from the …
HOW SIMONA HALEP AND ANETT KONTAVEIT SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTER-FINAL ON WEDNESDAY: 4-SIMONA HALEP (ROM) leads 28-ANETT KONTAVEIT (EST) 2-0 2017 Rome, clay, QF, Halep 6-2 …
Andy Murray’s presence is still being felt at the Australian Open with the former world No.1 tied to Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit through a family connection. . Murray missed the Melbourne …
HOW ASHLEIGH BARTY AND SOFIA KENIN SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINAL ON THURSDAY: 1-ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS) leads 14-SOFIA KENIN (USA) 4-1 (1-0 at slams) 2019 Wuhan, hard, …
Patriotic Sofia Kenin is embracing her status as the last American woman standing at Melbourne Park ahead of her Australian Open semi-final against Ashleigh Barty. The 21-year-old Kenin continued her …
With all due respect to Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios says he already knows he has the game to challenge for the sport’s biggest titles. Kyrgios, though, admits he’s unsure if …
Brumbies prop Scott Sio is refusing to use the rebuilding “excuse” this Super Rugby season as the club prepares to blood a young side against Queensland in round one. Sio …
Ashleigh Barty has withstood a fierce challenge from Petra Kvitova to become the first local woman to reach the Australian Open semi-finals in 36 years. The steely-eyed world No.1 had …
Former Wallabies and Queensland Reds flier Luke Morahan is making a late bid for selection in the Australian men’s Sevens team for the Tokyo Olympics. Currently signed to Bristol Bears …
Simply earning selection in North Queensland’s starting side will be tough enough in 2020, Coen Hess admits. But the lanky backrower is still hopeful of taking the first step toward …
Former Scotland mentor Vern Cotter is the new head coach of the Fiji rugby team. New Zealand-born Cotter succeeds Australian John McKee who was head coach from 2014 and whose …
HOW GARBINE MUGURUZA AND ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTER-FINAL ON WEDNESDAY: GARBINE MUGURUZA (ESP) leads 30-ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) 5-0 2018 Birmingham, grass, R32, Muguruza 6-1 …
Only two years and two rankings spots separate Garbine Muguruza and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova entering their Australian Open quarter-final on Wednesday. Then there’s the two grand slam titles that separate the …
HOW ALEXANDER ZVEREV AND STAN WAWRINKA SHAPE UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTER-FINAL ON WEDNESDAY: 7-ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GER) leads 14-STAN WAWRINKA (SUI) 2-0 2017 Miami Masters, hard, R16, Zverev …
