Wimbledon champion and world No.4 Angelique Kerber has held off a powerful challenge by Sweden’s Johanna Larsson to advance to the third round of the US Open. Larsson, ranked 83rd, …
An extraordinary mid-match pep talk from the chair umpire has fired Nick Kyrgios into a likely US Open third-round blockbuster with Roger Federer in New York. Swedish official Mohamed Lahyani …
Australian John Millman has scored one of the biggest wins of his career to charge into the US Open third round in New York. Millman upset 14th-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini …
The sister of Collingwood star Travis Varcoe has died four days after she sustained a head injury during a football game. Maggie Varcoe, 27, was admitted to hospital on Sunday …
Ashleigh Barty is on guard against a US Open ambush as she plots to break her third-round jinx and reach the second week of a grand slam for the first …
Brisbane may be “doing it for Benny” but Anthony Milford has hailed Broncos assistant Kurt Richards for helping him step up at five-eighth ahead of the NRL finals. Milford said …
Tom Mitchell has revealed he drew upon dual Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams to take his game to the next level, and all signs suggest the Hawthorn star is next in …
Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary has once again failed to guarantee he will be at the club next season following his side’s final-round NRL thumping at the hands of South …
Ben Barba appears bound for North Queensland in a direct swap with Lachlan Coote after UK Super League’s St Helens confirmed their interest in the discarded Cowboys fullback. Ex-Cronulla star …
Adam Treloar’s bid to return for the start of the AFL finals series is impressive, even though it is unlikely to succeed. Collingwood teammate Jeremy Howe says the midfielder continues …
West Coast midfielder Luke Shuey has some good news for Eagles fans – baby watch won’t rub him out of any AFL finals this year. Shuey’s partner Danielle Orlando is …
South Sydney talisman Sam Burgess is bullish about his chances of being fit for week one of the NRL finals despite hearing a “pop” during Thursday’s 51-10 thrashing of the …
South Sydney have flexed their premiership muscle just a week out from the NRL finals with a 51-10 demolition of the Wests Tigers. A worrying hamstring injury to Sam Burgess …
Hawthorn midfielder Tom Mitchell has underscored his Brownlow Medal favouritism with a comfortable victory in the AFL Players’ Association most valuable player award. Mitchell (773 votes) polled ahead of Carlton …
Feisty Sydney star Zak Jones recognises there’s a line he can’t cross, as both he and older brother Nathan prepare to play AFL finals in the same year for the …
James Sicily and James Frawley appear set to bolster Hawthorn’s defence for the AFL qualifying final against Richmond. Sicily has been out since round 17 because of the broken wrist …
GWS forward Jeremy Cameron says it’s been a challenge trying to modify his game in order to avoid a repeat of the collision that earned him a five-match AFL ban. …
Jaidyn Stephenson has played a key role in Collingwood’s vastly-improved attack and that should earn him the AFL Rising Star award. Stephenson, Adelaide defender Tom Doedee and Brisbane backman Alex …
