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Karmichael Hunt has made his debut for the Queensland Reds, but the former rugby league and AFL star couldn’t stop his side going down to the Melbourne Rebels 28-13 in …

Jubilant Serena Williams said she learned her lesson after a hindrance call at the 2011 US Open led to a meltdown and a rare grand slam final defeat. Williams famously …

You would think after 16 straight losses against Serena Williams, Russian Maria Sharapova might start to grow tired of the US superpower. Far from it, Sharapova insisted after losing Saturday …

Come on! Come on! It threatened to devolve into a war of words as much as anything else on Saturday night, as Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova gave their vocal …

World No.1 Serena Williams has beaten Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6 (7-5) to claim a record sixth Australian Open crown and 19th career grand slam title. More to come

RESULTS FROM DAY ONE OF THE AUCKLAND NINES: Round One Parramatta 22 d Manly 17 Newcastle 18 d St George Illawarra 7 North Queensland 17 d Melbourne 8 South Sydney …

The Hurricanes dominated the first half and held on to beat the Crusaders 41-31 in a free-wheeling Super Rugby warm-up match in Eketahuna. The hosts scored six tries to five …

Novak Djokovic held a captive audience around the world on Friday night, but Andy Murray wasn’t among them. Murray, enjoying an extra day off ahead of Sunday’s Australian Open final, …

Opener Martin Guptill has shown some welcome glimpses of form as New Zealand dealt Pakistan an emphatic seven-wicket defeat in the first one-day international at Wellington. Guptill scored 39, followed …

Giant winger Taqele Naiyaravoro has staked his claim for the vacant spot in the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby team with an eye-catching performance in their first trial of the season. …

Signed on a one dollar deal, Matt King has helped his “tight” employers South Sydney stay on track for a major payday at the $2.4 million Auckland Nines. And fellow …

Lydia Ko has produced a birdie blitz to storm into the lead at the season-opening LPGA Tour event in Florida. The 17-year-old New Zealander made her charge on day three …

Never heard of Jack Ahearn? The Warriors sure wish they hadn’t. The unheralded Ahearn turned the Auckland Nines rugby league tournament on its head on Saturday after his last-gasp try …

Russian No.1 seed Roman Safiullin and unseeded Slovakian Tereza Mihalikova have claimed the 2015 Australian Open junior boys’ and girls’ titles. Safiullin, 17, lived up to his top billing as …

Australia will resist the temptation to rush Shane Watson back for Sunday’s Tri-Series final against England, with the star all-rounder to be carefully managed ahead of the World Cup. Watson …

CLASH OF THE TITANS – FIVE OF THE BEST: Novak Djokovic leads Andy Murray 15-8 in their career head-to-head, but the Brit has the edge 3-2 in their biggest clashes. …

The shake-up at the top of English cricket continued on Friday when Colin Graves was nominated for chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Graves, who is the chairman …

His aura of invincibility shattered, Novak Djokovic concedes he can no longer rely on his “slight mental edge” over Andy Murray to prevail in the pair’s eagerly awaited Australian Open …