John Peers has been unable to join Samantha Stosur this year as a home-grown winner of an Australian Open doubles title. Peers and his Finnish partner Henrik Kontinen went down …
“Gutted” coach Tim Walsh harbours hope Australia can repeat their heroics at this week’s Sydney Sevens rugby tournament despite falling flat on the final day of the Hamilton round. The …
NAOMI OSAKA: 2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION Age: 21 Born: Osaka, Japan Lives: Boco Raton, USA Height: 180cm Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand) Ranking: 1* (when new rankings are released) Career prize …
Naomi Osaka is eyeing one of the rarest feats in tennis after ushering in an exciting new era with her enthralling Australian Open final triumph over Petra Kvitova. At 21, …
Alligator Blood remains in Golden Slipper contention after maintaining his unbeaten record on Saturday but jockey Jeff Lloyd thinks he might be better at long trips. Alligator Blood ($2.60) made …
Odds-on favourite Crack The Code has been made to work hard for back-to-back victories at Caulfield. After an impressive first-up win at The Valley on December 29, the Mick Price-trained …
Sylvia’s Mother has continued her climb through the grades with her latest win at Randwick but her co-trainer Michael Hawkes will not yet be drawn into stakes racing plans. The …
In-form mare Whispering Brook has continued her unbeaten preparation, defeating a quality field in the Group Two Australia Stakes at The Valley. The Darren Weir-trained mare went into Friday night’s …
One of the longest and most notorious droughts in Australian racing has been broken in spectacular fashion, with Tom Melbourne claiming his first win in almost three years. Saturday’s Randwick …
The Anthony Freedman-trained I Am Immortal has announced himself as a Blue Diamond Stakes contender with an impressive all-the-way win on debut at Caulfield. I Am Immortal ($3.70) had impressed …
Brilliant filly Catch Me has moved to equal favourite for next month’s $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes after returning to racing in style with victory in one of the traditional …
Darryl Hansen has trained the winners of a Magic Millions 2YO Classic and several Group races but he admits the shock win of Balboa Rocks gave him one of his …
Quade Cooper’s Melbourne Rebels debut was put on hold by an injury that forced him out of the 52-38 trial loss to the ACT Brumbies in Canberra. A knee niggle …
Naomi Osaka has revealed the secret pep talk she gave herself before confirming herself as the undisputed new dominant force in women’s tennis with a drama-charged Australian Open final triumph. …
Another entry in one of the most riveting rivalries in Open-era tennis is about to be written when Novak Djokovic meets Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. World No.1 …
Local pair Astra Sharma and John-Patrick Smith have been beaten in the Australian Open mixed doubles final. The wildcard entries have enjoyed a stellar fortnight at Melbourne Park but were …
Petra Kvitova could save three championship points in the second set. She could hold serve from 0-40 down in the third set to avoid falling a double-break behind. But she …
Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka has claimed her first Australian Open crown and the women’s world No.1 tennis ranking with a 7-6 5-7 6-4 victory over Czech Petra Kvitova in a …
