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Life-long friends Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta as well as Daniela Hantuchova reached the US Open quarter-finals Monday to ensure five women over the age of 30 will be in …

Australia’s one-day wicket-keeper Matthew Wade is the new Victoria cricket captain, replacing Cameron White. Wade, currently in Britain with Australia’s limited over squad, will captain the Bushrangers in all forms …

Roger Federer suffered a stunning upset in the fourth round of the US Open, the 17-time Grand Slam champion falling to Spanish 19th seed Tommy Robredo 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 6-4 …

Cricket Australia have agreed to a request from Ashes prospect Fawad Ahmed not to wear the logo of a beer sponsor on his playing shirt due to his Muslim faith. …

Marc Leishman has made a late surge towards a captain’s pick for next month’s Presidents Cup – which would take Australia’s representation in the International team to just three. Adam …

AFL boss Andrew Demetriou has apologised for laughing on television after being asked about claims a St Kilda player set fire to a dwarf’s clothes during Mad Monday celebrations. Dwarf …

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson has finally gained maximum reward for a great season, winning the second US PGA Tour playoffs event by two strokes. Stenson moves past Tiger Woods to the …

If Sydney manage to win consecutive AFL premierships for the first time in the club’s history, it will be minus the stability that has underlined dynasties in the past. A …

Slovakia’s 48th-ranked Daniela Hantuchova advanced to the US Open quarter-finals on Monday with a rain-interrupted 6-3 5-7 6-2 victory over 81st-ranked American wildcard Alison Riske. Hantuchova, a 2008 Australian Open …

Matthew Wade won’t be letting thoughts of the vacant No.6 Test batsman spot distract him from his one-day wicketkeeping duties for Australia. Wade was only member of Australia’s Ashes squad …

Unseeded Italian Flavia Pennetta reached the US Open quarter-finals for a fourth time on Monday with a 6-2 7-6 (7-3) win over Romanian 21st seed Simona Halep. Pennetta will next …

David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin Del Potro have 43 titles and almost $US50 million gratefully tucked away in the bank. But with the sole exception of Del Potro’s …

Italian 10th seed Roberta Vinci beat compatriot and qualifier Camila Giorgi to reach the US Open quarter-finals for a second successive year on Monday as heavy rain brought havoc to …

Australian Daniel Ricciardo was on Monday named as compatriot Mark Webber’s successor alongside three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull in 2014. The 24-year-old Torro Rosso driver won the …

Matthew Wade won’t be letting thoughts of the vacant No.6 Test batsman spot distract him from his one-day wicketkeeping duties for Australia. Wade was only member of Australia’s Ashes squad …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie believes Test rugby will see the best of Israel Folau now that his head has been cleared of contractual worries. McKenzie faces a tough choice whether …

Australia have no plans to lighten the load on captain Michael Clarke during a crowded one-day schedule in the UK in a bid to manage his chronic back problem. In …

Italian 10th seed Roberta Vinci beat compatriot and qualifier Camila Giorgi to reach the US Open quarter-finals for a second successive year on Monday. Vinci recovered from 1-4 in the …