Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal breezed into the Madrid Open third round with their title defences facing little strain on Wednesday. Williams broke Shuai Peng three times in a 6-2, …
Former British world champion driver Nigel Mansell believes Lewis Hamilton’s impressive start to the Formula One season has been “close to perfection”. Hamilton will head to Barcelona for this weekend’s …
World No.1 Serena Williams cruised into the last 16 of the Madrid Open tennis tournament on Wednesday with a 6-2 6-3 thrashing of China’s Peng Shuai. The 17-time grand slam …
Novak Djokovic hopes to be fit for next week’s Italian Open despite pulling out of the Madrid Open due to a hand injury, his physiotherapist says. “He should be ready …
Stuart Lancaster will delay finalising England’s touring party for June’s three-Test rugby series in New Zealand as long as possible to combat club and country fixture congestion. The England boss …
Toulon veteran five-eighth Frederic Michalak has been preferred to Montpellier’s Francois Trinh-Duc in France coach Philippe Saint-Andre’s squad for a three-Test tour of Australia in June. Saint-Andre named a 31-man …
NRL boss Dave Smith says the league will consider standing down players from club games in the future if they make themselves unavailable for representative matches. The league is under …
Mercedes’ rivals hope a busy three weeks of tinkering on their slower cars and the move to European tracks will be enough to at least threaten Lewis Hamilton and Nico …
Beating Melbourne matters most for Western Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd on Saturday night, but beating Daniel Cross will come a close second. The long-time friends will go up against each …
The NSW five-eighth spot has become the most contentious State of Origin selection for years, two weeks before coach Laurie Daley names his team for the interstate opener. Incumbent James …
Lance Franklin is expected to play against former AFL club Hawthorn at the SCG, when the Swans could finally unleash their much-vaunted quartet of top forwards. Franklin, who moved to …
Co-captain Tim Mannah has re-signed with Parramatta on a new three-year NRL deal. The new contract will keep 26-year-old Mannah, a former Eels junior, with the club until the end …
He makes a living commentating on AFL games but Michael Christian won’t know where to look when two horses he has bred compete in Group races on Saturday. Christian’s love …
Caulfield trainer Mick Price will spare unbeaten colt Pressing an arduous float trip to Brisbane and instead fly him north to tackle next month’s Group One J J Atkins. Pressing …
Black Caviar’s little sister Belle Couture is likely to command most attention at Flemington on Saturday but trainer David Hayes is hoping it is another well-related filly that steals the …
Kevin Proctor is set to stay in Melbourne after fellow Storm back-rower Ryan Hoffman reportedly agreed to a rich three-year deal to join the Warriors on the same day utility …
Zoustar, Australia’s only chance for Royal Ascot glory next month, has taken no harm from his marathon flight to Europe. Trainer Chris Waller said the three-year-old had coped with the …
Even outgoing AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou admits the league might have to revisit the rule change that led to Jack Viney’s controversial suspension. But despite Demetriou’s surprise support, Viney …
