Not many others saw it coming but Jelena Ostapenko’s mother was not surprised that her daughter burst into the limelight to claim the French Open title in spectacular fashion. The …
Michael Venus has ended a Kiwi grand slam drought that spanned 38 years after clinching men’s doubles success at the French Open in Paris. Venus and his American partner Ryan …
Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has produced a moment of Montreal magic to put his Mercedes on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix and equal Ayrton Senna’s career haul …
Confidence restored after claiming a big Kiwi scalp, Warren Gatland says fine-tuning the British and Irish Lions’ attack is next on the to-do list. Lions coach Gatland wasn’t getting carried …
Maiden grand slam finals are meant to be suffocating experiences but Jelena Ostapenko laid waste to that theory as she blasted past Simona Halep to win the French Open in …
Penrith’s mid-season spinal surgery appears to be paying off in the NRL after Matt Moylan and Dylan Edwards engineered a stunning comeback win over Canberra. Moylan scored a try and …
Halfback Ross Cronje scored a try on his debut as South Africa returned to form with a 37-14 victory over an understrength France in the first Test at Loftus Versfeld. …
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has challenged Sam Mayes to build on a fine performance against Fremantle and go on to be one of the elite half-backs in the AFL. …
A shocked Ken Hinkley says Port Adelaide have received a wake-up call after Essendon demolished them by 70 points at Etihad Stadium. The Power were eyeing a return to the …
Corey Norman and Mitchell Moses might be the future of Parramatta but coach Brad Arthur admits they got a schooling from returning North Queensland maestro Jonathan Thurston in their debut …
Essendon coach John Worsfold hailed the Bombers’ 70-point drubbing of Port Adelaide as their most complete performance of the AFL season. The fired-up Dons slammed through the first six goals …
The Warriors have finally won a game on the road after thrashing Gold Coast 34-12 in the NRL. The New Zealand based-team lived up to their start-of-season tag as premiership …
Despite Paul Green’s reservations about Coen Hess’s readiness for the State of Origin arena, Johnathan Thurston has given the thumbs up to the North Queensland giant being sized up for …
After copping a working over from Parramatta in his return from a shoulder injury, Johnathan Thurston is expecting more torrid treatment from NSW in State of Origin II. All of …
Hawthorn will lick their wounds during next week’s AFL bye with Josh Gibson joining fellow veteran Luke Hodge on the injury list. Gibson was benched for the final quarter of …
With his family making a 2000km trek and skipping a university graduation to watch him play, Wallabies debutant Ned Hanigan was under pressure before he even made it on to …
The Wallabies have turned the pain of a dismal Super Rugby season into a Test triumph over Fiji, with Israel Folau showing some vintage form in their 37-14 victory in …
JELENA OSTAPENKO, TENNIS’ LATEST GRAND SLAM WINNER: Born: Riga, Latvia, on June 8, 1997 Grand slam career-best results: Australian Open: third round (2017); French Open: winner (2017); Wimbledon: second round …
