Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt won through to the second round of the China Open on Monday with an impressive straight-sets win over seventh seed Tommy Haas. Hewitt accounted for the …
Reigning China Open champion Victoria Azarenka crashed out in the first round on Monday as the second seed went down to former finalist Andrea Petkovic. The Belarusian world No.2 rarely …
Collingwood key defender Nathan Brown has agreed to a three-year deal with the AFL club. But Magpies recruiting manager Derek Hine said on Monday that they cannot confirm the contract …
Former England captain Mike Gatting has laughed off suggestions Alastair Cook’s men could face an Australia ‘backlash’ when they defend the Ashes later this year. Despite losing the recent Ashes …
NRL players Peter Wallace, Luke Douglas and Kane Linnett have been included in Scotland’s 23-man squad for the Rugby League World Cup starting next month. Soon-to-be Penrith halfback Wallace, Gold …
Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crushed close friend Gael Monfils with a 6-3 7-6 victory in a first-round French rendezvous at the Japan Open on Monday. Tsonga and Monfils live close …
Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge is holding onto a slim hope that star forward Lance Franklin will stay with the AFL premiers. The future of highly-rated youngster Taylor Adams is linked …
Sydney Roosters medics quarantined halfback Mitchell Pearce from his teammates on Monday after the NSW star was struck down by a flu bug just six days before the NRL grand …
South African lock Flip van der Merwe will miss his nation’s Rugby Championship decider against the All Blacks after being banned for a week for a dangerous tackle. Van der …
Bernard Tomic has advanced to the second round of the China Open with a hard-fought straight-sets win over local crowd favourite Zhang Ze in Beijing. The Australian powered to a …
Fremantle utility Nick Suban must front the AFL tribunal after the match review panel decided they could not classify his ugly grand final incident. Hawks premiership captain Luke Hodge also …
From best of mates to best of enemies, Manly five-eighth Kieran Foran might only have himself to blame if Mitchell Pearce’s mid-season revival delivers the Sydney Roosters the NRL premiership. …
Richmond football manager Dan Richardson says star midfielder Dustin Martin’s relationships with teammates haven’t been strained by his decision to gauge interest from rival AFL clubs before finally re-signing with …
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett will don a Hawks jumper and hand out Victorian tourism brochures after losing a bet on the AFL grand final. In the MCG stands on …
Essendon are unlikely to have an interim AFL coach in place before Wednesday’s club best-and-fairest function. The Bombers have also announced a temporary football department restructure, with football manager Danny …
A boardroom fight that threatens to cost Brisbane almost $2 million in AFL funding may yet be the best thing that has happened to the battling Lions, incoming coach Justin …
Nash Rawiller has again turned his back on one of Sydney’s richest racedays to continue chasing spring carnival success on Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup hopeful Fiorente. Rawiller rides Fiorente …
AFL premiers Hawthorn have toured second home Tasmania by chopper, and why not after a $300,000 sponsorship bonus from the island state’s government. An advance party that included captain Luke …
