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Jason Day says 2015 is about proving he can become golf’s world No.1 and win consistently, including major championships. The world No.8 Australian battled back and thumb injuries throughout an …

Spain’s Joan Barreda rode to his second stage win of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday when he triumphed over the 315km timed run in the Atacama desert, the first stage …

Sri Lanka’s selectors have provisionally picked sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga for the World Cup, hoping the spearhead will recover fully from ankle surgery four months ago. The 31-year-old, the …

Tiger Woods is looking to play later this month at the PGA Phoenix Open, an event the former world No.1 has skipped since 2001, Golf magazine’s website reports. Woods has …

Australia may require more Nathan Lyon magic in the final innings of the fourth Test, as India seek to save face at the SCG. The tourists will resume at 1-71 …

World number one Novak Djokovic has taken a significant step towards winning a tournament in the opening week of the season for the first time in eight years when he …

Injured wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has been named in South Africa’s squad for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next month. De Kock, 22, a free-scoring left-handed opening …

Journeyman Marinko Matosevic produced some fly-in heroics, but it wasn’t enough to lift Australia to victory in their Hopman Cup tie against France. Matosevic, who less than 24 hours earlier …

Australian journeyman Marinko Matosevic has become a fly-in hero with a fighting 2-6 6-4 6-2 win over Frenchman Benoit Paire at the Hopman Cup. Matosevic, who less than 24 hours …

Australian Casey Dellacqua insists there’s no need to worry despite opening her year with back-to-back Hopman Cup losses. And Marinko Matosevic made an instant impact at the mixed-teams event, beating …

Dakar Rally organisers are hunting for clues to the cause of the death of motorbike rider Michal Hernik that plunged the race into mourning after only three days. The 39-year-old …

Ana Ivanovic has dumped the last remaining Australian woman from the Brisbane International, defeating Jarmila Gajdosova in straight sets. Making her first appearance in Brisbane in three years, the Serbian …

Australian Casey Dellacqua insists there’s no need to worry despite opening her year with back-to-back Hopman Cup losses. Dellacqua, who was beaten 6-2 6-3 by Agnieszka Radwanska on Sunday, crumbled …

English recruit Ben Stokes has steered the Melbourne Renegades to a 37-run win over the Hurricanes in Hobart. Left out of England’s 15-man World Cup squad, Stokes was available to …

Bernard Tomic has moved through to the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International, withstanding an admirable challenge from fellow Australian young gun Thanasi Kokkinakis. Tomic’s encouraging start to 2015 continued with …

Poland moved closer to a repeat of a 2014 finals appearance at the Hopman Cup when Jerzy Janowicz and Agnieszka Radwanska beat Britain 2-1. Andy Murray and Heather Watson lost …

New Zealand have jumped two places to their best position of fifth in the ICC Test rankings after a 2-0 home series win over Sri Lanka. The Black Caps recorded …

When John Millman was undergoing seemingly endless recuperation from a serious shoulder injury, a match-up against tennis legend Roger Federer seemed the last thing that would happen. In 2013, Millman …