Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has named the team of Nick Kyrgios, Bernard Tomic, Sam Groth and John Peers for Australia’s World Group playoff with Slovakia next week. Kyrgios is …

Paul Gallen is siding with the NRL match review committee’s decision to sanction Canberra’s Jack Wighton for a shoulder charge sanction. But he admits thinking his Cronulla teammate Michael Ennis …

Drew Mitchell’s involvement in Australia’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa hinges on his ability to complete a gruelling day of training on Tuesday. The veteran winger has not played …

Sir Gordon Tietjens is stepping down after 23 years as New Zealand men’s rugby sevens coach. In the wake of his team’s quarter-final exit at the Rio Olympics, Tietjens says …

Tarzino has not put a foot wrong in the lead-up to the Makybe Diva Stakes despite a raceday vet’s report he was lame after his last start. Trainer Mick Price …

Nominations have been extended after just 14 entries were received for the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes including Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance. The Darren Weir-trained stayer is one of …

Serena Williams has surpassed Roger Federer for most grand slam match victories in tennis’ Open era with No.308, a 6-2 6-3 win over Yaroslava Shvedova to reach the US Open …

Durendal’s affinity for Flemington’s straight 1200m-course gives him the chance to snare an early season Group Two win in the Bobbie Lewis Quality. Co-trainer Simon Zahra says while Durendal is …

With retirement plans shelved for now, spring carnival stalwart Happy Trails returns to Flemington for the seventh consecutive year. The winner of seven races and more than $3.2 million, the …

Omei Sword has rocketed to the top of the Golden Rose market alongside Astern with trainer Chris Waller deciding to take up the challenge to run the filly in the …

Adelaide filly Samara Dancer hits the road again to begin a campaign her trainer Phillip Stokes hopes will lead to a Group One victory. Samara Dancer runs in the Group …

Tennis fans shouldn’t expect Roger Rasheed to coach Nick Kyrgios any time soon. Kyrgios has has hit out at the Australian mentor, after Rasheed questioned why the enigmatic youngster played …

Collingwood forward Travis Cloke’s mooted shift to Western Bulldogs is far from a fait accompli, according to Magpies coach Nathan Buckley. Cloke, who played 13 AFL games and was dropped …

Juan Martin del Potro’s summer renaissance has continued, with the unseeded Argentine advancing into the US Open quarter-finals when Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem quit their match with an injury. …

Two-time major champion Stan Wawrinka blew a lead, smashed a racquet and eventually pulled out a four-set victory to reach his fourth straight US Open quarter-final. After saving a match …

John Millman is on standby for a Davis Cup call-up as Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt sweats on Nick Kyrgios’s fitness and availability for next week’s World Group playoff with Slovakia. …

Cronulla captain Paul Gallen has put the onus on his outside backs to prove why he once rated them the best backline in the NRL competition. As anticipation builds ahead …

For as long as he can remember Jason Taumalolo has been compared to Sonny Bill Williams however the North Queensland hulk says it’s only when he stopped trying to emulate …