Bernard Tomic has shot down suggestions he was only playing tennis for financial reasons in a sour aftermath to his first-round French Open exit in Paris. Tomic’s promising run from …
Former champion Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of the French Open in the first round when he lost 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. The Swiss, …
Petra Kvitova flirted with an early exit but did enough to overcome Paraguay’s Veronica Cepede Royg to move into the second round of the French Open. The two-time Wimbledon champion …
Bernard Tomic’s French Open adventure is over following a tough four-set first-round loss to Argentine battler Marco Trungelliti. Trungelliti snapped Tomic’s career-best seven-match clay-court winning streak with a spirited 6-4 …
NSW coach Brad Fittler has teased Queensland to try to target James Maloney’s left-edge defence in next week’s State of Origin series opener. A week after publicly criticising Maloney’s defence, …
Richmond spearhead Jack Riewoldt is likely to play in the AFL Dreamtime match but the prognosis isn’t so good for fellow premiership players Bachar Houli and Dion Prestia. The Tigers …
St Kilda look set to head to the AFL tribunal in the hopes of downgrading Jake Carlisle’s two-game suspension for striking. Richmond premiership forward Jack Riewoldt was concussed after Carlisle’s …
NSW rookie Jack de Belin is adamant he’ll be able to play through his nagging hip injury when he makes his State of Origin debut in next week’s series opener. …
Lance Franklin’s recently-painted mural in Sydney is accompanied by a few words: ‘one of the greats, or the greatest?’. It is a question that will trigger debate as fans walk …
Marco Trungelliti has finally been revealed as Bernard Tomic’s first-round opponent at the French Open – 21 minutes before the Australian takes to the court. The Argentine made a desperate …
NSW will run out the most inexperienced team in more than three decades of State of Origin football in next Wednesday’s series opener against Queensland. Rookie coach Brad Fittler confirmed …
Siya Kolisi has been named as captain of South Africa for the three-Test home series against England next month, but the flanker will not lead the side against Wales on …
Queensland sports minister Michael de Brenni has promised an answer on whether the ageing Ballymore Stadium will be granted a long-needed facelift by the end of the year. The Queensland …
AFL football boss Steve Hocking admits improvements must be made to the score review system labelled an “embarrassment” by Richmond coach Damien Hardwick. Hocking has admitted an error was made …
West Coast youngster Willie Rioli avoided a suspension for a bum tap, but St Kilda’s Jake Carlisle copped a two-game ban for a Tiger whack. Richmond premiership forward Jack Riewoldt …
In-form fullback Israel Folau has been backed to counter Ireland’s strong kicking game in the much-anticipated three-Test rugby series in June. Folau has been in scintillating form in the NSW …
Wallabies legend John Eales will become the first athlete from outside of rugby league to be honoured with a statue at Suncorp Stadium. The 86-cap lock will be immortalised in …
Greater Western Sydney’s debilitating AFL injury crisis has grown deeper, with veteran Brett Deledio to spend a further two months on the sidelines because of a calf problem. Deledio managed …
