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Tennis legend Ken Rosewall fears an underdone Nick Kyrgios looms as Australian Open fodder if the mercury rises as usual for the summer grand slam in Melbourne. Kyrgios barely picked …

Former Wallabies captain John Thornett MBE has reportedly died aged 83. One of the greatest figures in Australian rugby history, Thornett remarkably played almost every position in the forward pack …

Peter Hulbert is one of several trainers caught between a rock and a hard place trying to ensure their Magic Millions Classic contenders make the field. Oh Five Glory, trained …

Gary Portelli would rather be sending Nicci’s Gold out at Warwick Farm on a soft track. Instead the trainer will take the mare to Randwick on Saturday to race on …

Leading Sydney jockey and ex-pat New Zealander James McDonald has made a fleeting visit to his homeland to boot home three winners at Te Aroha. McDonald went across the Tasman …

Being an Australian Open favourite may not sit well with Japan’s Naomi Osaka. But the US Open champion better get used to it after admitting she gained the confidence boost …

Tennis legend Roger Federer is into a second straight Hopman Cup final – and he’s barely broken a sweat. Federer has enjoyed another standout Hopman Cup campaign, winning all three …

It’s baby steps for former world No.5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he prepares for a thorough examination against an opponent he knows strangely well given they’ve never met before. The Frenchman …

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher turned 50 on Thursday with Formula One and his fans paying tribute to the sport’s most successful driver with a mixture of celebration and sorrow. …

Roger Federer’s Switzerland is into the Hopman Cup final for a second straight year after the 20-time grand slam champion beat exciting young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas on Thursday night. Federer …

Kei Nishikori has presented his case for Brisbane International favouritism, prevailing in a high-class quarter-final against Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday night. The Japanese world No.9 rallied from 1-4 down in …

Some timely coach’s advice may have sparked US Open champion Naomi Osaka into action at the Brisbane International. But the second seed credited a new-found self belief for pulling off …

US Open champion Naomi Osaka has overcome a first set stumble to become the first woman into the Brisbane International semi-finals. The world No.5 overcame eighth-seeded Latvian Anastasija Sevastova 3-6 …

He may have missed a chance to play Rafael Nadal at the Brisbane International. But France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga says he is now looking forward to facing a player who reminds …

Serena Williams has signed off on her official Australian Open preparations with her third singles win at the Hopman Cup in Perth. The US paining of Williams and Frances Tiafoe …

Unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy is the first man into the Brisbane International semi-finals, downing Japanese qualifier Yasutaka Uchiyama in three sets. A day after upsetting defending champion Nick Kyrgios, Chardy …

Australian Open promoters may now be nervous but Brisbane International’s Cameron Pearson insists he was anything but when he invited Rafael Nadal to return, saying he expected him to play. …

Cameron Norrie kept Great Britain’s very slim chances of making the Hopman Cup final alive with a straight-sets win over American Frances Tiafoe in Perth on Thursday. Tiafoe broke Norrie’s …