Venus Williams faces sanctioning after refusing to explain her first-round loss at the Australian Open. The seven-time major champion was presumably too shattered to front the world’s media following her …
Unseeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco has upset former world No.1 Rafael Nadal in another five-set thriller to progress to the second round of the Australian Open. The last meeting between the …
A doping ban seemingly ended Ryan Crowley’s AFL career, but Essendon’s supplements saga has saved it. Crowley will return to AFL ranks this season after being signed by Essendon as …
Brisbane recruit James Roberts is an “x-factor” player who’ll prove a crucial addition for the NRL grand finalists. That’s the view of five-eighth Anthony Milford who is excited by what …
Wests Tigers NRL chief executive officer Justin Pascoe expects to name their new NFL-type general manager by mid-February. Pascoe says the Tigers are being pretty aggressive in their search and …
New name, same old story for Jarmila Wolfe as the luckless local suffered yet more Australian Open heartbreak at Melbourne Park. Wolfe, who only broke her eight-year first-round duck last …
Jeff Kennett hopes Lance Franklin will one day be able to educate other people about mental health problems after the AFL’s most charismatic player withdrew from Sydney’s 2015 finals campaign. …
Essendon have signed former Fremantle midfielder player Ryan Crowley for the 2016 AFL season as the first top-up player to join the Bombers in the wake of the WADA supplements …
If there is such a thing as bragging rights after a straight-sets loss in the first round of the Australian Open, they clearly belong to Kimberly Birrell. The young Queenslander …
Novak Djokovic says there’s no room for match fixing in tennis, recounting how he was offered $200,000 to throw a first-round match in St Petersburg almost 10 years ago. The …
The NRL have found a new sponsor for the Auckland Nines following the collapse of electronics retailer Dick Smith. Engineering and infrastructure group Downer were announced on Tuesday as the …
Tennis journeyman John Millman has seen plenty in his years in the game but his bizarre Australian Open win over Argentine Diego Schwartzman was a first. Millman moved through to …
Four-time finalist Andy Murray has set up a showdown with home hope Sam Groth after steaming through his first-round match at the Australian Open. The second-seeded Murray blasted past young …
Four-time finalist Andy Murray has set up a showdown with home hope Sam Groth after steaming through his first-round match at the Australian Open. The second-seeded Murray blasted past young …
Thanasi Kokkinakis has ruled himself out of Australia’s Davis Cup tie with the USA in March as he continues his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury. The 19-year-old on Wednesday said …
The NRL All Stars game will be without its brightest light after North Queensland captain Johnathan Thurston confirmed he’ll miss the match. Thurston has pulled out of the NRL season …
Daria Gavrilova says she has nothing to lose heading into her second round Australian Open showdown against sixth seed Petra Kvitova. The young Australian was a first-round casualty at Melbourne …
Nick Kyrgios is living in the here and now, refusing to look beyond his second round as his Australian Open stocks soar. Already viewed by bookmakers as the biggest title …
