Bernard Tomic has made a victorious return to Melbourne Park, sweeping aside his first-round Australian Open qualifying opponent, Vincent Millot. Tomic, ranked 142 in the world after a disastrous 2017, …
Argentinian star Juan Martin del Potro has passed his first Auckland Classic examination, unleashing a brutal ground-stroke game to defeat Canadian young gun Denis Shapovalov 6-2 6-4. Cutting a slightly …
Australian Open contender Garbine Muguruza admits being unhappy with her “weird” fitness despite booking a Sydney International quarter-final berth on Wednesday. A week after retiring from Brisbane with cramps, Muguruza …
Australian rising star Alex de Minaur is into the final eight at the Sydney International after Damir Dzumhur retired midway through the second set of their second round-match. De Minaur …
Outgoing Rugby Australia CEO Bill Pulver admits it will take a long time for the wounds in Western Australian rugby to heal, but he feels the first steps to rebuilding …
Sam Groth’s singles career is over after an agonising third set tiebreak loss to emerging American Taylor Fritz in qualifying for the Australian Open. The Victorian had previously announced his …
Australian Open contender Garbine Muguruza has overcome an injury scare to ease into the Sydney International quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Kiki Bertens. Less than a week after …
Novak Djokovic couldn’t stop smiling as he made his long-awaited return to tennis from injury. And his performance gave him plenty of reasons to be happy, with the six-time Australian …
Melbourne teen Jaimee Fourlis admitted nerves got the better of her in a second-round Hobart International loss to Heather Watson. The 18-year-old was beaten 6-2 6-2 by world No. 74 …
James Duckworth has emerged victorious in an all-Australian battle with Omar Jasika on the first day of qualifying at Melbourne Park. Duckworth, who is bidding to play in his seventh-straight …
Johnathan Thurston says the circus sure to surround his final NRL season won’t distract him and his North Queensland teammates from the task at hand. The 36-year-old will retire this …
Matthew Ebden has pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career, knocking off world No.6 Marin Cilic in their Australian Open warm-up at Kooyong. The Australian No.2 lost …
Unheralded German Peter Gojowczyk has rocked the ASB Classic in Auckland, eliminating top seed and defending champion Jack Sock. Gojowczyk, a journeyman ranked 65th in the world, tipped over Sock …
Hawthorn star Cyril Rioli should return to the AFL club in the next few weeks after a tumultuous few months. The Norm Smith Medallist and four-time premiership player only managed …
British motorcyclist Sam Sunderland abandoned his Dakar Rally title defence on Tuesday due to back pain, and Portuguese soccer coach Andre Villas-Boas was taken to a hospital after his car …
Australia’s women’s rugby union team will be paid for Test matches for the first time under a new collective bargaining agreement. In another boost for the women’s game, professional sevens …
Cameron Rayner has given a huge show of faith in Brisbane’s AFL future and his ability to overcome homesickness by re-signing six weeks after being taken at No.1 in the …
Australian Super Rugby players will reportedly receive about a 10 per cent pay rise despite waning interest in the game and uncertainty over the competition. Rugby Australia and players’ representatives …
