Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem has fought back from two sets in arrears to out-muscle American qualifier Denis Kudla in a draining five-set classic at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old …
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has joined the growing Australian Open scrapheap, dumped out in the second round by Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh. Hsieh defeated third-seeded Muguruza 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 on Thursday …
HOW NICK KYRGIOS MATCHES UP WITH JO-WILFRIED TSONGA AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD-ROUND CLASH: 15-JO-WILFRIED-TSONGA (FRA) leads 17-NICK KYRGIOS (AUS) 1-0 2017 Marseille, hard, SF, Tsonga 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 …
Nick Kyrgios must stare down his childhood idol in a third-round blockbuster to keep his Australian Open dream alive. Having sauntered into the last 32 without dropping a set, Kyrgios …
Johanna Konta is the latest heavyweight to crash out of the Australian Open women’s draw, with Britain’s big hope falling in the second round to American “lucky loser” Bernarda Pera. …
Maria Sharapova was delighted to avoid a third straight marathon against Latvian counter-puncher Anastasija Sevastova by seeing off the challenge of the No.14 seed 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in searing heat …
Big-money NRL recruit Ben Hun believes his experience playing for Brisbane has prepared him for expectations on him to deliver for St George Illawarra this year. All eyes will be …
Bevan French is set to start the NRL season as Parramatta fullback ahead of Jarryd Hayne, with coach Brad Arthur revealing Clint Gutherson is unlikely for round one. Arthur has …
Trainer Mitchell Freedman has Guineas ambitions for promising colt Bravo Tango who will begin his campaign in the Inglis Dash at Flemington. Boom sprinter Nature Strip headlines the field of …
Jordan Larmour was the only new name included in a strong Ireland squad for the opening games of next month’s Six Nations, capping a meteoric rise for the 20-year-old fullback, …
England head coach Eddie Jones has pledged to help build a “sustainably successful team” after extending his contract until 2021. Jones was due to step down after the 2019 World …
Ashleigh Barty’s showdown with Camila Giorgi is set to headline a stacked day-four line-up at the Australian Open with the temperature set to soar at Melbourne Park. Barty will walk …
Daria Gavrilova set a new Australian Open record before even setting foot on court. The Australian’s round two singles loss to Belgian Elise Mertens became the latest to ever start …
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 …
