Despite chalking up a second-round victory Nick Kyrgios’ love affair with Hisense Arena is dimming with the Australian No.1 declaring he is ready to take centre stage. Kyrgios swept into …
France centre Mathieu Bastareaud has been suspended for three weeks for making homophobic comments during a Champions Cup win over Benetton Treviso and will miss the start of next month’s …
Big gun Ashleigh Barty is the last local remaining in the Australian Open women’s draw after Daria Gavrilova and wildcard Olivia Rogowska crashed out. Gavrilova blew a 5-0 first set …
Daria Gavrilova has let a golden opportunity slip to move into the Australian Open third round, collapsing against Belgian Elise Mertens. The Australian No.2 suffered a heartbreaking 7-5 6-3 loss …
A bizarre incident with his opponent Alexandr Dolgopolov’s shoe wasn’t enough to boost Matt Ebden into his first-ever grand slam third round. The Australian pushed hard but couldn’t match the …
Dan Sarginson admits his failed spell in the NRL has left him frustrated as he prepares to begin his second stint with Wigan in Super League. The 24-year-old joined the …
World No.3 Grigor Dimitrov has survived a mighty scare to safely progress to the Australian Open third round at Melbourne Park. Dimitrov battled past unheralded young American qualifier Mackenzie McDonald …
England head coach Eddie Jones has signed a contract extension to keep him in the role until 2021, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Wednesday. Former Wallabies coach Jones, …
Nick Kyrgios has set up a tantalising third-round Australian Open showdown with former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after rolling Serbian Viktor Troicki. There were shades of a 2017 Andrea Seppi second-round …
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came from behind to defeat Canadian rising star Denis Shapovalov as 38-year-old Ivo Karlovic struck another blow for the senior brigade at the Australian Open. Crowd favourite Tsonga …
English is among the four languages Roger Federer speaks fluently. He is conversational in another four. But even the multi-lingual Swiss superstar might well need a translator to make sense …
World No.1 Rafael Nadal has powered through to the round of 32 at the Australian Open, defeating Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer in straight sets. The 2009 champion again looked untroubled on …
Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum has added to the destruction of the Australian Open women’s draw to join teenage prodigy Marta Kostyuk among three qualifiers through to the third round. Kumkhum, …
Ukrainian title favourite Elina Svitolina celebrated like she’d won the Australian Open after surviving a stern test against rising Czech Katerina Siniakova to reach the third round. Fourth-seeded Svitolina exploded …
MATCHES TO WATCH ON DAY FOUR OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN: * 18-Ashleigh Barty (AUS) v Camila Giorgi (ITA) Australia’s top-ranked woman showed terrific mettle on Tuesday against big-hitting Belarusian Aryna …
SNAPSHOT FROM DAY THREE AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN PLAYER OF THE DAY: Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum sent Swiss star Belinda Bencic packing from Melbourne Park in a 6-1 6-3 boilover. …
Local favourite John Millman’s Australian Open campaign has been ended by Bosnian Damir Dzumhur in the second round. Dzumhur has bounced back from a second-set meltdown to win 7-5 3-6 …
Former Wallaby George Smith has been arrested in Japan, according to his Japanese rugby team’s owner Suntory. The Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Wednesday that a drunken Smith was arrested …
