Trainer Lee Curtis has enjoyed a fruitful association with the Cook family and he has high hopes juvenile filly Giselle Anne will be their latest success story. Frank and Christine …
Leading Rockhampton trainer Tom Button is hoping the central Queensland form holds up when he brings unbeaten two-year-old Mad Irish Tycoon to Brisbane to race at Eagle Farm. Mad Irish …
Bernard Tomic’s father says he will begin legal action against Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt over an incident he alleges happened nine years ago. The news follows the bitter war …
It’s the hairdo from humble origins that has Australian sports fans talking. Three years after walking away from tennis, wild-haired Australian Open wildcard Alex Bolt will step onto Rod Laver …
West Coast defender Brad Sheppard says he leant heavily on Nic Naitanui and Andrew Gaff to deal with the heartbreak of missing out on the club’s premiership charge last year. …
Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic has clawed his way to a fourth round berth, saving two match points to overcome Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. The sixth-seeded Croatian, who lost last …
He’s been anything but boring this summer but Alex de Minaur is happy if that’s how he’s perceived by Australian tennis fans. The 19-year-old’s stunning summer came to a halt …
Kimberly Birrell’s Australian Open campaign has come to a shuddering halt at the hands of second seed Angelique Kerber. The 20-year-old Australian wildcard made a hasty third round exit with …
Kimberly Birrell’s Australian Open campaign has come to a shuddering halt at the hands of second seed Angelique Kerber. The 20-year-old Australian wildcard made a hasty third round exit with …
Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova’s feud shows no signs of abating after the star Russian ended the defending champion’s Australian Open campaign. Wozniacki lost 6-4 4-6 6-3 on Friday to …
Spanish legend Rafael Nadal has put on a brutal tennis masterclass for Aussie teen Alex de Minaur in their Australian Open third round clash. The world No.2 and 17-time grand …
Andy Murray has pulled out of next month’s Marseille Open tournament organisers said on Friday. The former world number one has struggled to regain form since undergoing hip surgery last …
Maria Sharapova is targeting home hope Ashleigh Barty after ending Caroline Wozniacki’s Australian Open title defence in brutal fashion. The resurgent former champion will meet Barty in a fourth-round blockbuster …
SNAPSHOT FROM DAY FIVE AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN PLAYER OF THE DAY: Amanda Anisimova – the 17-year-old and youngest player left in the women’s draw – blew 11th seed Aryna …
Star Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett has sprained an ankle and will miss a chunk of AFL preseason training. Merrett’s injured ankle in will be in a protective boot for the …
Foul-mouthed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas has apologised after branding a linesman a “malaka” during his explosive third-round Australian Open win over Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili. The 14th seed was furious that the …
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki is out of the Australian Open in the third round, vanquished by former winner Maria Sharapova in three gripping sets. The Dane fought back after dropping …
HOW ALEXEI POPYRIN AND LUCAS POUILLE MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD-ROUND MATCH ON SATURDAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING): 28-LUCAS POUILLE (FRA) v ALEXEI POPYRIN (AUS) – first meeting …
