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Petra Kvitova is a win away from crowning one of sport’s great comebacks after ending American Danielle Collins’ daring Australian Open run in a controversial semi-final at Melbourne Park. The …

Samantha Stosur is using Friday’s Australian Open women’s doubles final to settle two scores – one 13 years in the making and one from her last grand slam outing. Perhaps …

Ashleigh Barty has switched her focus to helping Australia win the Fed Cup for the first time in 45 years following her scintillating start to 2019. Barty was still on …

Australian John Peers and Finn Henri Kontinen are just one win away from claiming a second Australian Open men’s doubles title. The No.12 seeds downed Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer and Portugal’s …

Emilee Cherry’s former coach has backed the Australian Sevens standout to flourish once she returns from the birth of her first child later this year. The Olympic gold medallist is …

HOW NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND LUCAS POUILLE MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINAL ON FRIDAY NIGHT (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING): 1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) v v 28-LUCAS POUILLE (FRA) – first …

Now that he’s back the Australian Open semi-finals, after a mystifying two-year funk, Novak Djokovic’s rivals ought to be very concerned. Djokovic already has six titles at Melbourne Park, equal …

Eddie Jones has warned though England may be broke off the field they will be brutal on it in their pursuit of Ireland’s Six Nations rugby crown. Jones and Warren …

New Zealand captain Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is the first player to pull out of next month’s All Stars exhibition in Melbourne after undergoing minor knee surgery. Penrith on Thursday confirmed the …

A streamlined Shogun Sun is ready to continue his good form in feature races and score his first open company win in the $125,000 Sunshine Coast Cup. Shogun Sun has …

Four Group One winners headline the field for the Group Two Australia Stakes at The Valley including Malaguerra who will be aiming to win the weight-for-age race for a second …

Trainer David Vandyke has elected to keep his Golden Slipper hopefuls apart and will run only Alligator Blood in the $125,000 2YO Classic Plate at the Sunshine Coast. Vandyke had …

Joe Schmidt thinks he would be pushing his luck by seeking a coaching role with New Zealand after this year’s rugby World Cup. Sought-after Schmidt plans at least a 12-month …

Debut winner Microphone will need to overcome the outside barrier draw if he is to remain unbeaten in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview for colts and geldings at Caulfield. The …

While it’s not uncommon for jumpers to start their campaigns on the flat, it is rare to see one the calibre of Self Sense running at Randwick. The David Brideoake-trained …

Dual Australian stakes winner Long Leaf has drawn barrier 11 in the $NZ1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie in Auckland. Trained by Lindsay Park, Long Leaf will be …

John Bateman admits he will have to solve a problem that would most likely be the envy of fellow country trainers after Common Purpose won at Canterbury. Common Purpose resumed …

Stakes winner All Too Huiying has notched his first victory in more than a year, dominating a race from the front at Sandown to upset odds-on favourite Hang Man. The …