Essendon recruiting manager Adrian Dodoro can scratch triple-premiership fullback Brian Lake’s name off his list of prospective top-up players. The Bombers are scouring the country for up to 10 replacement …
World No.4 Maria Sharapova says she’s fully overcome a forearm injury that threatened to derail her Australian Open campaign. The Russian, who was runner-up at Melbourne Park last year, pulled …
Powerful Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova has eliminated the last Australian at the Hobart International, steamrolling Gold Coast wildcard Kimberly Birrell. The former world No.10 on Wednesday made light work of the …
The injury-enforced withdrawal of tournament drawcard Nick Kyrgios has thrown the Kooyong Classic into disarray. Once the go-to Australian Open warm-up tournament boasting the likes of Roger Federer and Andre …
Wildcard James Duckworth has been knocked out of the Sydney International, losing his second-round match in straight sets to French sixth seed Jeremy Chardy. Duckworth went down 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 …
Former NRL bad boy Blake Ferguson is a step closer to State of Origin redemption after being named in the Emerging NSW Blues squad. The Sydney Roosters strike weapon was …
This year’s V8 Supercars championship will have just four manufacturers, with Erebus Motorsport ditching Mercedes in favour of Holden. The team confirmed on Wednesday it has chosen to race VF …
Grigor Dimitrov has continued his fine 2016 form, securing a Sydney International quarter-final place with a second-round victory over Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas. The fourth-seeded Bulgarian, who put up a strong …
What seemed to be a never-ending NRL premiership trophy tour is finally over. Yet the North Queensland Cowboys can’t wait to get the party started all over again. Centre Justin …
Devastated Essendon captain Jobe Watson has spoken for the first time since the shock suspensions handed to 34 past and present Bombers players. In a statement released on behalf of …
Nick Kyrgios insists a leg injury which prompted him to pull out of the Kooyong Classic won’t affect his Australian Open campaign. The 20-year-old retired midway through his clash with …
Game-breaking Wallabies and NSW Waratahs fullback Israel Folau is ahead of schedule following ankle surgery and set to resume running next week. Folau required an operation after he returned from …
They have already done enough to ensure boom NRL youngster Jack Bird won’t play in his preferred position. But new Cronulla halves pairing James Maloney and Chad Townsend may take …
World tennis No.8 David Ferrer has begun his campaign for a fifth ASB Classic title with a dominant 6-2 6-4 defeat of Aussie qualifier Matthew Barton. Before the match the …
Australian team sports should consider following US professional sporting bodies including the NFL and become voluntary members of the World Anti-Doping Agency code, the Greens say. Federal Greens leader Richard …
Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open campaign is under a cloud following his mid-match withdrawal from the Kooyong Classic with a foot injury. Kyrgios quit his match against Belgian David Goffin midway …
Mona Barthel’s Australian Open campaign might be in jeopardy with the world No.45 having to resort to painkillers to win through to the quarter-finals of the Hobart International. Playing a …
Mick Ennis admits it might sound naive but the supplements saga that embroiled his NRL club Cronulla and devastated Essendon in the AFL won’t stop him following support staff orders …
