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Rejuvenated tennis star Lleyton Hewitt is out to upset the sport’s top names at this month’s Australian Open following his stunning win over former world No.1 Roger Federer in the …

Just shaded as man of the Ashes series, Brad Haddin laid the rumour to rest – he is not retiring, far from it. The 36-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, pipped for player-of-the-series honours …

Alastair Cook received notification on his mobile phone that the England and Wales Cricket Board want him to stay on as captain despite the unmitigated disaster of their Ashes campaign. …

Australia will chase success and the world No.1 ranking overseas after their blazing Ashes whitewash capped off one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Test cricket history. The personal redemption …

Lleyton Hewitt has pulled off stunning upset win over 17-time grand slam champion Roger Federer in the final of the Brisbane International. Hewitt, the world No.60, showed little signs of …

A brilliant finish to last year didn’t translate into a good 2014 start for rising tennis star Simona Halep, the Romanian the first major casualty in a low key beginning …

The first three across the line in the Carrington Stakes are set to renew their rivalry in Gosford’s feature sprint. Dances On Stars claimed an overdue stakes win in the …

Invisible’s co-trainer Michael Hawkes agrees Unencumbered is the deserved favourite for the Magic Millions Classic but also believes he is there to be beaten. The Bjorn Baker-trained Unencumbered is the …

Chris Waller saw enough in Brigantin’s first start for the stable to be optimistic the former French horse can be a force in the Gosford Cup. The seven-year-old made an …

Tony Vasil has mapped out stable star Prince Harada’s path to the Group One Australian Guineas but a more immediate focus for the trainer is a $1 million target for …

Tennis superstar Venus Williams says her body would not have handled an appearance at the Hobart International after a gruelling week in Auckland. The 33-year-old former world No.1 pulled out …

Samantha Stosur is confident a new, more instinctive approach in matches will pay off despite going winless in her three matches at the Hopman Cup. Stosur says she’ll continue trying …

Austria’s world number 27 Jurgen Melzer on Saturday withdrew from the Australian Open with a shoulder injury. “Unfortunately I have to withdraw from this year’s Australian Open due to my …

Australia’s blazing Ashes whitewash is complete, after Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson finished England off inside three days of the fifth Test at the SCG. England collapsed in humiliating circumstances …

She may have won her 58th career title in Brisbane and is coming off the back of a 78-4 win-loss record in 2013 but Serena Williams is certainly beatable according …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga admits he needs to sharpen his killer instinct if he is to taste success at the Australian Open. World No.10 Tsonga tuned up for the first grand slam …

Former world No.1 Venus Williams has pulled out of this week’s Hobart International tennis tournament. The 33-year-old American informed organisers of her decision on Sunday morning less than 24 hours …

World No.1 Rafael Nadal is heading Down Under feeling much more confident about his Australian Open prospects after winning the Qatar Open. The Australian Open has been 27-year-old Nadal’s least …