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Matt Ebden is locked in a torrid five-set battle with Thomas Fabbiano as he attempts to save Australia from a none-from-five start to the French Open in Paris. Ebden nabbed …

Ashleigh Barty, Daria Gavrilova and Samantha Stosur are set to launch their French Open assaults amid encouraging forecasts that “anything can happen” in an increasingly wildly open women’s draw in …

Former world No.1 Serena Williams returns to grand slam action for the first time in over 15 months, when she goes up against Czech Kristyna Pliskova in the first round …

Bernard Tomic has turned on himself once again in a sour aftermath to his first-round French Open exit at Roland Garros. Tomic shot down suggestions he was only playing tennis …

Still reeling from knee surgeries, former champion Stan Wawrinka has lost a five-set battle to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the French Open. Last year’s finalist lasted three …

The most recently minted grand slam champion in tennis has booked a second-round French Open slot as Caroline Wozniacki overcame a stuttering start to beat Danielle Collins 7-6 (7-2) 6-1 …

Weeks after his controversial tackle broke an opponent’s jaw, fiery prop Dylan Napa has been urged to be at his aggressive best by Queensland in next week’s State of Origin …

Dumping Matt Scott and Darius Boyd over the phone was hard enough. Now Queensland coach Kevin Walters faces another tough call, vowing to phone Daly Cherry-Evans after admitting he did …

Former NSW captain Robbie Farah was among the first to congratulate club teammate Damien Cook when news filtered through of the South Sydney hooker’s call-up for next week’s State of …

St Kilda’s Jake Carlisle could become the sixth AFL player this season to try his luck at the tribunal after being charged with striking. The Saints are a strong chance …

Geelong coach Chris Scott insists forward Daniel Menzel remains a chance to play again this AFL season amid reports he could undergo surgery to address his mystery groin injury. The …

KEY QUESTIONS AHEAD OF THE STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES OPENER * WILL THE BLUES’ ROOKIES GAMBLE PAY OFF? NSW have selected the most debutants in State of Origin history, with …

Paul Gallen says Brad Fittler’s “rocks and diamonds” back line makes him nervous ahead of next week’s State of Origin series opener in Melbourne. Fittler confirmed on Monday night that …

Coaching great Kevin Sheedy is among the contenders to be elevated to AFL legend status at this year’s Hall of Fame gala event. Sheedy is the favourite ahead of fellow …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart believes Brad Fittler made a mistake by leaving his Raiders winger Nick Cotric out of the NSW team. The teenager has been included in the Blues’ …

Gold Coast livewire Jack Martin anticipates the return of Tom Lynch will only help his bid to nail down a spot in the forward line alongside him. The AFL club …

All Australian ruckman Paddy Ryder knows he’s biased. But he reckons the rise of the ruckman in the AFL is a beautiful thing. “I’m pretty biased toward ruckmen,” Ryder said. …

Lewis Hamilton has poured cold water on Daniel Ricciardo’s hopes of moving to Mercedes next year. Ricciardo’s value has never been higher after he delivered the most dominant weekend of …