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Ruthless defending champion Serena Williams breezed into the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday to book a showdown with Chinese fifth seed Li Na, who fought off nerves to battle her …

World number one Novak Djokovic leaped to the defense of Roger Federer on Tuesday, telling critics of the slumping Swiss to give the 17-time major winner a break. Federer suffered …

Critics “singing like canaries” won’t ruffle feathers at the battling Broncos, unfazed coach Anthony Griffin says. Griffin says he is not surprised the knives have come out as Brisbane look …

Port Adelaide’s Brad Ebert stops short of calling it the ghost of John McCarthy. But he reckons there’s a slightly weird feeling about McCarthy’s presence at Alberton. The popular McCarthy …

The Wallabies have put the heat on South Africa’s big-kicking game by selecting game-breaker Israel Folau at fullback for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash at Suncorp Stadium. Coach Ewen McKenzie …

World number one Serena Williams breezed into a US Open semi-final clash against China’s Li Na by crushing 18th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0 6-0 on Tuesday on the Spaniard’s 25th …

Paul Gallen claims that the NRL is effectively punishing him twice for his now-infamous State of Origin punch on Nate Myles, and has called for changes to the league’s judiciary …

World number one Novak Djokovic raced into the US Open quarter-finals, where he will face explosive Russian Mikhail Youzhny, who staged two stunning comebacks Tuesday to beat 2001 champion Lleyton …

Israel Folau has been named at fullback for the Wallabies Rugby Championship game against South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday night. And controversial playmaker Quade Cooper has been named at …

AP – World number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia breezed into the US Open quarter-finals Tuesday by beating Spain’s 43rd-ranked Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-0 6-0 in just 79 minutes at …

Auckland will host the NRL’s Nines tournament for five years, beginning next February. The first tournament, featuring all 16 NRL clubs competing for a $2.25 million purse, will be held …

Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt is out of the US Open after suffering a sapping five-set fourth-round loss to Russian 21st seed Mikhail Youzhny. Hewitt was twice within sight of his …

Chinese fifth seed Li Na, the 2011 French Open champion, advanced to the US Open semi-finals for the first time on Tuesday with a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 victory over …

Shaun Marsh is doing his best to put ambitions of a Test recall aside as he looks to nail down a place in the Australian one-day side. Marsh posted his …

Eoin Morgan came home to Malahide and scored a match-winning hundred as England eased to a six-wicket victory over Ireland in the one-off, one-day international on Tuesday. On the ground …

Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch showed Australia may not miss David Warner in the one-day series against England after blasting a record-breaking opening partnership in a 200-run win over Scotland. …

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka advanced to the US Open quarter-finals Tuesday, beating Serbian 13th seed Ana Ivanovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in a match postponed from Monday due to …

Zimbabwe set aside their pay dispute and reduced Pakistan to 5-156 by tea on the first day of the first cricket Test on Tuesday. Fast bowler Tinashe Panyangara grabbed two …