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Melbourne Stars will host Sunday’s Big Bash League decider after Kevin Pietersen helped them finally shed the tag of semi-final flops. The Stars recorded a seven-wicket win over Perth at …

Fist-pumping fan-favourite Daria Gavrilova has continued her dream summer to bound into the Australian Open fourth round at Melbourne Park. The 21-year-old ball of energy upended seeded Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic …

Canterbury coach Todd Blackadder has called the proposed changes to the Super Rugby bonus-point system bizarre and queried the lack of consultation with clubs on the matter. Tournament organisers SANZAR …

Novak Djokovic has extended his remarkable run of success against Italian opposition to a 12th straight year with a straight-sets victory over Andreas Seppi in the third round of the …

World No.1 Serena Williams has continued her love affair with the Australian Open, cruising past Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-1 in the third round on Friday night. Already the holder …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Kei Nishikori have set up a crowd-pleasing fourth-round clash at the Australian Open, winning through on a rain-soaked day five at Melbourne Park. Tsonga outdid compatriot Pierre-Hugues …

The inimitable Roger Federer has set another grand slam high-water mark on his way to the last 16 at the Australian Open. Federer’s four set victory over Grigor Dimitrov on …

Bernard Tomic candidly admits his Australian Open hasn’t quite gone to plan as yet. Tomic had been intent on cashing in on his 16th seeding by expending as little energy …

Fifth seed Maria Sharapova has progressed to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a hard-fought win over American Lauren Davis. Sharapova dominated the first set but then had …

Lleyton Hewitt will forever be remembered as one of tennis’s greatest warriors, but he’s proud to be known as a game changer too. Among the many legacies he leaves behind, …

Kei Nishkori and David Goffin are the first men into the last 16 of the Australian Open. The Japanese No.1 triumphed over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and a wrist injury on Friday …

Port Adelaide is getting impatient about their appeal to the AFL for top-up players, fearing Essendon is stealing a march on new signings. The Power want to enter the market …

No.12 seed Belinda Bencic has fought back from a set down to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-2 6-4 win over Ukraine’s Kateryna …

Bernard Tomic and John Millman are both Queenslanders, both right-handers and both in the last 32 at the Australian Open. But that’s about where the comparisons end. The pair will …

A reluctant Brendan Goddard has agreed to lead Essendon in 2016 but wishes his promotion had come in different circumstances. Goddard was frank at Friday’s announcement about filling Jobe Watson’s …

Sydney midfield dynamo Luke Parker has signed a five-year contract extension which will keep him with the Swans until the end of 2021. The 23-year-old, who won the club’s best-and-fairest …

Essendon have announced Brendon Goddard will captain the embattled AFL club in 2016. Goddard, 30, was widely expected to replace the suspended Jobe Watson in the role after coach John …

Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal has launched an audacious bid to see his three-time European champions join the English Premiership. A Premiership Rugby spokesman confirmed to Press Association Sport that a …