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Heather Watson has kept Great Britain’s Hopman Cup chances alive with a straight-sets win over Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. Watson, ranked 55 in the world, lost just four points on her …

The Chiefs have stuck with their formula of co-captains after naming All Blacks Aaron Cruden and Sam Cane to share the load for this year’s Super Rugby championship. Cruden has …

French Open runner-up Lucie Safarova has joined the Australian Open casualty ward, withdrawing from the season’s first grand slam as she continues to battle a bacterial infection. Safarova, the reigning …

Newcastle firebrand Tariq Sims knows he needs to hose down the fire if he wants to keep his brand off the shelves. For the second year in a row, the …

Coach John Worsfold says the mood at Essendon is a mix of anxiousness and relief with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) set to hand down its verdict on …

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has survived a second-set challenge to dismiss Argentine eighth seed Leonardo Mayer 6-3 7-5 to reach the Qatar Open semi-finals. Mayer made four unforced errors on Thursday …

Despite being broken four times, Rafael Nadal has managed to make his way into the Qatar Open semi-finals by beating Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 6-3 5-7 6-4. Nadal lost his …

A crook Roger Federer will find out exactly where his game is at when he meets his ‘mini-me’ in the Brisbane International quarter-final on Friday, his first serious outing of …

Nick Kyrgios isn’t one to shy away from a cheeky mid-match dance, but it’s his improved movement across the tennis court that’s caught the eye of retiring great Lleyton Hewitt. …

Australian Jarmila Wolfe has set her sights on winning a singles berth at this year’s Olympics, but first she wants to make a splash at the Australian Open. Wolfe finished …

World No.11 Karolina Pliskova says her preparation for the Australian Open could not be any better, declaring she feels capable of beating anyone in the world. The 23-year-old said she …

The USA pairing of Jack Sock and Vicky Duval have ended their Hopman Cup campaign with a win over the Czech Republic – their only victory of the mixed-teams event. …

The Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova has overcome a scare from the lowly ranked Vicky Duval to level their Hopman Cup tie at 1-1 with the USA. The plucky Duval, ranked …

Roger Federer has shrugged off sickness to book his place in the Brisbane International quarter-finals and assured he is fit enough to defend his crown despite rumours to the contrary. …

The USA’s Jack Sock sent down 25 aces in beating Jiri Vesely from the Czech Republic in three sets at the Hopman Cup. Usually confident with his serve, the American …

Victoria Azarenka might have been “playing like God” but she isn’t getting ahead of herself just yet despite waltzing into the Brisbane International semi-finals. The former world No.1 continued her …

Victoria Azarenka’s impressive Australian Open preparations have continued with a dominant straight sets victory over Italy’s Roberta Vinci in their Brisbane International quarter-final. The former world No.1 turned back the …

Organisers may disagree after yet another big name exit but bubbly American qualifier Samantha Crawford perhaps summed up her shock Brisbane International semi-final berth best. “That was pretty cool,” the …