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 …
Local wildcard Omar Jasika says he will look to stick it to world No.21 David Ferrer when they face off in the first round of the Australian Open. Jasika, the …
In her eighth year contesting the Hobart International, Romanian Monica Niculescu finally has a shot at the title. The world No.40 on Friday was saved from a potentially painful semi-final …
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 …
Seeded locals Samantha Stosur and Daria Gavrilova have landed in the same quarter of the Australian Open draw at Melbourne Park. But Australia’s top two women’s hopes will be doing …
Cooper Cronk admits he’s surprised by accolades he keeps receiving in the twilight of his rugby league career. While the Storm came up short in the 2016 grand final against …
