Australian Bernard Tomic tuned up for his Sydney International title defence in grand style, beating Poland’s Grzegorz Panfil 6-1 6-4 at Perth’s Hopman Cup on Thursday night. Tomic was ruthless …
Sam Groth’s hopes of reaching the Brisbane International quarter-finals have been boosted after South African fourth-seed Kevin Anderson withdrew from the tournament on Thursday. The world No.20 pulled out shortly …
Trailing by 179 runs after the first innings, Sri Lanka were 71-1 in their second innings at tea on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Abu …
Sri Lanka were 0-2 at lunch in their second innings in the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. At the break, opener Dimuth Karunaratne (2) and Kaushal …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is testing a new review system for TV umpires that aims to improve the accuracy and reduce the time taken to reach their decisions. The …
Lleyton Hewitt won’t dare to dream but a straight sets win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez at the Brisbane International on Thursday has brought the possibility of a final against 17-time …
The way Maria Sharapova sees it, there is no rivalry with world No.1 Serena Williams. “I think I got to win a few times in order to call it a …
Lleyton Hewitt has secured a quarter-final berth at the Brisbane International after beating world No.28 Feliciano Lopez in a second round match on Thursday. The veteran Australian took one hour …
Romanian qualifier Marius Copil has upset third-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in the Brisbane International second round. World No.147 Copil – ranked 128 places lower than his rival – proved too …
Sydney Thunder captain Mike Hussey wants to play cricket for Western Australia again, but he’s not sure whether Warriors coach Justin Langer will accept his offer. Langer was left shocked …
Australians Marinko Matosevic and Matt Ebden have been awarded wildcards into the main draw of next week’s Sydney International. The top-70 pair will join an impressive line-up at Sydney Olympic …
According to Serena Williams, winning isn’t everything for the 17-time grand slam champion these days. That would explain why Williams forgot to bring her tennis racquet when she took the …
Speed machine Adebisi will miss Saturday’s Gold Coast meeting and head to Sydney’s Canterbury Classic, if trainer Desleigh Forster has her way. Adebisi, generally regarded as the fastest horse in …
Talented sprinting mare Satin Shoes will return to the racetrack after failing to get in foal during the spring. Satin Shoes was served by first-season sire Pierro at Coolmore Stud …
Gold Coast trainer Kelly Doughty has a double-barrelled attack to help fulfil one of her dreams in the $100,000 Listed Goldmarket Quality. The Goldmarket celebrates its 51st running on Saturday …
Trainer Tony Gollan has done a backflip and deferred a spell for two-year-old Vienna Royale with the Magic Millions Classic still in his mind. After Vienna Royale ran fifth as …
One start on Victoria’s provincial circuit has been enough to convince trainer Tony Noonan to aim higher with Magnus Opus. On the strength of a Seymour 1100-metre win in late …
Caulfield Cup-winning jockey Brent Stanley reckons Beach Front, who delivered his first and so far only city success since taking up training, can also be his second metropolitan winner. Beach …
