A forecast 38-degree day doesn’t scare Ashleigh Barty, who wants her second-round match to be scheduled during the afternoon as she looks to blaze a path through the Australian Open …
He signed the longest deal in NRL history last season and now Jason Taumalolo wants playmaker Michael Morgan and coach Paul Green to join him in staying at North Queensland. …
Alex de Minaur will reassess his year ahead given a successful Australian summer which came to an end at Melbourne Park. The 18-year-old prodigy was beaten in the first round …
Australia’s top men’s hope Nick Kyrgios is bracing for a five-set slog to get past Serbian Viktor Troicki for a place in the third round at Melbourne Park. Krygios and …
Wales coach Warren Gatland has named uncapped flanker James Davies and winger Josh Adams in his 39-man squad for the Six Nations championship. Davies, brother of experienced Wales centre Jonathan …
Top local hope Ashleigh Barty has found a way to the second round of the Australian Open, overcoming temperamental but powerful Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in three sets. Barty’s steely determination …
Robert Kubica has missed out on a sensational Formula One comeback after Williams announced Sergey Sirotkin will drive for them this season. Kubica, the 33-year-old Polish driver who has not …
Angelique Kerber is threatening to seize Australian Open title favouritism after storming to her 10th successive victory of the summer. The 2016 champion and former world No.1 maintained her unbeaten …
Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza says the Australian Open is the happy slam and she was certainly beaming after booking her berth in the second round. The two-time grand slam …
Alex de Minaur’s magical month is over after the teen sensation was sent packing from the Australian Open by veteran Czech Tomas Berdych in four sets. Berdych, the 19th seed, …
Roger Federer has continued the longest first-round winning streak in tennis, easing past Slovenian Aljaz Bedene to make it 19 successive tournament-opening wins at the Australian Open. The world No.2 …
Thanasi Kokkinakis has had his Australian Open cut short by rising Russian star Daniil Medvedev. Returning to Melbourne Park for the first time since 2015, Kokkinakis pushed hard but was …
New coaches, ideas and headquarters are helping the NSW Waratahs banish the demons of their disastrous 2017 Super Rugby campaign. The Tahs had a 4-11 record last year, but a …
Novak Djokovic has rejected claims he proposed a potential boycott of next year’s Australian Open if disgruntled tennis stars don’t receive a bigger slice of the grand slam pie. President …
Locals Ajla Tomljanovic, Lizette Cabrera, Jordan Thompson and Alexei Popyrin have bitten the dust on day two of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Tomljanovic was unable to join boyfriend …
SNAPSHOT FROM DAY TWO AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN PLAYER OF THE DAY: Angelique Kerber – the German juggernaut recorded her 10th straight win of an unbeaten summer to showcase her …
MATCHES TO WATCH ON DAY THREE OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN: * 17-Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Viktor Troicki (SRB) Kyrgios impressed in a three-set stroll of Rogerio Dutra Silva but should …
Stan Wawrinka’s troublesome knee has survived a stern Australian Open test, with the Swiss star winning his first competitive match on tour in sixth months. The ninth seed, who was …
