Serena Williams has every respect for Belinda Bencic, but has no plans on being bossed about in what looms as an Australian Open danger match for the six-time champion. Unseeded …
Former New Zealand rugby captain Richie McCaw and New Zealand hockey Olympian Gemma Flynn have outplayed the media at their wedding. Security was tight on Saturday at The Olive Grove, …
American Jack Sock has won the Auckland Classic title with a 6-3 5-7 6-3 victory over Joao Sousa in the tournament decider on Saturday. There was little in the match …
No wins, no worries for Bernard Tomic. The beanpole Australian enters his ninth Melbourne Park campaign with perhaps his worst on-court preparation – and with clouds over his fitness – …
In every sense, Roger Federer admits he is entering uncharted territory. Not only is Federer at his lowest seeding in 61 grand slam tennis events stretching back to 2001, the …
Stan Wawrinka insists a potential fourth-round Australian Open showdown with Nick Kyrgios is far from his mind. The Swiss fourth seed will launch his campaign at Melbourne Park on Monday …
New owners have been secured for Bradford, the Rugby Football League has announced. The governing body has reached agreement with a consortium that will see a new club formed to …
Of all the opponents reigning Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic could have drawn, Fernando Verdasco was among the very toughest. The world No.40 had match points against Djokovic earlier this …
French driver Stephane Peterhansel has to negotiate only a short ceremonial drive to Buenos Aires to complete a record-extending seventh Dakar Rally title. In the 11th and last big stage …
Agnieszka Radwanska was overwhelmed in the Sydney International final but the world No.3 isn’t panicking ahead of the Australian Open. Radwanska had no answers to Sydney-born Brit Johanna Konta on …
Johanna Konta returns to Melbourne a wiser and more resilient tennis player compared to the unseeded sensation who reached the 2016 Australian Open semi-finals. Sydney-born Brit Konta, who was beaten …
Bernard Tomic is in unfamiliar territory, heading into the Australian Open without a summer win under his belt. The 24-year-old, looking to make it past the round of 16 for …
The Australian Open is currently the sole focus of most professional tennis players, but Luxembourg lefty Gilles Muller only has eyes on a maiden ATP title in Sydney. Muller on …
Johanna Konta was born at Royal North Shore hospital and raised on Sydney’s northern beaches but she will take the Sydney International title back to Britain. And, potentially, the Australian …
Portuguese gun Joao Sousa’s aggressive approach in his ASB Classic semi-final has paid off, bulleting out of the blocks to beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-1, 7-5. The 27-year-old Sousa was unplayable …
Olivia Rogowska has continued her march towards an eighth straight Australian Open appearance with a qualifying win. But there was no joy for Matthew Ebden, who became the latest Aussie …
Two-time defending champion Viktor Troicki’s hopes of making open-era history at the Sydney International have ended in a semi-final loss to Luxembourg lefty Gilles Muller. Troicki was bidding to become …
American fourth seed Jack Sock has outclassed seventh-seeded compatriot Steve Johnson 6-4 6-3 to progress to the Auckland Classic tennis final. Sock, 24, struggled with his serve despite the calm …
