Angelique Kerber foiled the threat of gate-crashing compatriot Carina Witthoeft before celebrating her 29th birthday and keeping her Australian Open title defence alive. The faltering world No.1 conceded the last …
Stan Wawrinka has continued his quest for a second Australian Open crown with a straight-sets second-round win over American Steve Johnson. The fourth seed’s 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory was far …
Kei Nishikori admits he can’t win a grand slam without beating Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. Nishikori, who became the first Asian man to make a grand slam final at …
Pat Rafter insists his door remains open to Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic but he suspects Australian tennis’s two polarising talents will continue to “do it their way”. Rafter remains …
Defending champion Angelique Kerber has overcome a mid-match meltdown on her 29th birthday against fellow German Carina Witthoeft before advancing to the third round of the Australian Open. Kerber needed …
It took just 71 days after releasing Ben Barba for Cronulla to re-sign him, but the NRL might not allow him to join the team so soon on the training …
Melbourne teenager Jaimee Fourlis plans to invest in her future rather than treat herself after landing the biggest pay day of her burgeoning tennis career with an exciting Australian Open …
Evergreen Venus Williams has overcome a troublesome elbow complaint to end the Australian Open campaign of Swiss Stefanie Voegele in the second round at Melbourne Park. The injury was serious …
July 2008 – Makes his NRL debut for Canterbury, in a 30-0 loss to St George Illawarra. March 2009 – Gets into a drunken fight with Bulldogs teammates Jamal Idris …
KEY QUESTIONS FROM NRL PLAYER JARROD MULLEN’S DOPING CASE: WHAT IS DROSTANOLONE? Originally used for breast cancer treatment to lower estrogen levels, the anabolic steroid is now more commonly used …
Newcastle veteran Jarrod Mullen could face a long battle ahead of him to clear his name and return to the NRL, according to former ASADA chief Richard Ings. Mullen has …
Ben Barba has signed a one-year NRL deal to return to Cronulla, however he may not be able to begin training with the defending NRL premiers for up to four …
Skills guru Mick Byrne is salivating at the chance to fine-tune the techniques of future Wallabies like Taniela Tupou as he begins spreading his gospel around Australian rugby. Former AFL …
Fifth seed Kei Nishikori has won a battle of the baseliners to move through to the Australian Open third round for the seventh consecutive year. Japan’s No.1 was broken twice …
Daria Gavrilova is promising no more meltdowns, just model behaviour, as she plots her path through the Australian Open draw. Australia’s new tennis darling has accepted she doesn’t have the …
All Blacks five-eighth Aaron Cruden will say au revoir to Kiwi rugby in August after signing a lucrative three-year deal with Montpellier. After months of speculation linking the 28-year-old with …
Venus Williams has extended her record run at majors by downing Swiss Stefanie Voegele in the second round of the Australian Open. The 13th-seeded American won 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday …
Cronulla are set to announce they have re-signed fullback Ben Barba, however it’s understood he may not be able to begin training with the defending NRL premiers for upto four …
