Adelaide have guaranteed themselves a home semi-final after toppling the Sydney Sixers in their Big Bash League clash at the SCG on Wednesday night. The Strikers’ 182-run haul proved too …
Glenn Maxwell has put aside any doubts about his selection for Australia’s World Cup squad after displaying an impressive return to form for the Prime Minister’s XI against England in …
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has ended Jarmila Gajdosova’s spirited run to reach the semi-finals of the Sydney International. The resurgent Australian wildcard threatened a huge upset after taking the opening …
Rafael Nadal saw off Australian challengers from the past and future as Fast4 tennis made its debut at Melbourne Park. Mark Philippoussis returned to the Australian Open venue for the …
Defending champion Tsvetana Pironkova says her anger at being snubbed for a wildcard is the driving force behind her march to the semi-finals of the Sydney International. The Bulgarian’s 6-4 …
Juan Martin Del Potro brushed aside a code violation issued against him for taking too long between breaks, after marching into the quarter-finals of the Sydney International. The defending champion, …
It’s been a tennis tournament of carnage in Auckland, with barely a name player left in the Heineken Open after three days. Illness, injury, bad luck and rusty play means …
Rested and ready for action, Ross Taylor returns to the New Zealand team for the second game in their seven-match series against Sri Lanka in Hamilton. Taylor was rested from …
To say Hobart need a bit of luck to make the Big Bash League Twenty20 semi-finals is an understatement. And so far, the portents are not so good for the …
England have smashed the Prime Minister’s XI all over Manuka Oval, with Ian Bell scoring 187 in their 6/391 from 50 overs in Canberra on Wednesday. Bell’s innings is the …
Casey Dellacqua will go a second day without competitive play with rain delaying her bid for a quarter-final berth at the Hobart International. The event’s top-seed was due to play …
Jordan Thompson says it was about four years and a foot and a half ago that he could beat Australia’s top men’s tennis player Nick Kyrgios but he’s hopeful he’s …
Former bad boy Brydan Klein’s first trip back to the Australian Open as a Brit has ended in a first-round qualifying loss to local hope Dane Propoggia. The Perth-born Klein …
Xavier Doherty admits to feeling the extra pressure and expectations generated by being the only specialist spinner in Australia’s pace-packed cricket World Cup squad. The Tasmanian left-arm tweaker is the …
Australian youngster Jordan Thompson has given defending champion Japan’s Kei Nishikori a scare in their Kooyong Classic clash. The 20-year-old Sydneysider pushed the world No.5 to three sets before the …
Singles success has proved short-lived for New Zealand’s Michael Venus at the Heineken Open. Venus couldn’t follow up his enthralling first round victory over Colombia’s Alejandro Gonzalez, going down in …
New Adelaide coach Phil Walsh insists gun midfielder Patrick Dangerfield remains a senior leader at the AFL club, despite being overlooked for the captaincy amid rampant speculation about his future. …
Unfazed by her summer struggles, Samantha Stosur says it’s an honour to lead the local charge at the Australian Open for a sixth straight year. Stosur was on Wednesday seeded …
