Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the last 16 of the French Open in 75 years on Saturday when he defeated local hope Benoit Paire 6-3 6-7 …
The Western Bulldogs have defied injury to produce a second-half comeback and notch consecutive wins for the first time in more than a year as Port Adelaide’s AFL season slide …
Geelong produced a nine-goal final term to claim a 52-point win and ruin Gold Coast skipper Gary Ablett’s AFL homecoming to Simonds Stadium on Saturday night. The Cats celebrated their …
In the end, Quade Cooper showed Robbie Deans exactly why he should be picked for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in Queensland’s 33-20 Super Rugby win over …
New Zealand tennis No.1 Marina Erakovic has bowed out of the French Open after a tight third-round loss to American Sloane Stephens. Erakovic battled brilliantly against the 17th seed, a …
Respected French newspaper L’Equipe has tipped Bernard Tomic to be in the world’s top 10 in 2018 – but found no room for Australian teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios. L’Equipe gazed …
South Sydney bounced back from a last-round loss and proved their depth with a 25-18 NRL win over Newcastle. Five days after their defeat to Cronulla and having lost Greg …
Essendon coach James Hird is optimistic rebounding defender Courtenay Dempsey avoided a serious injury in his bone-rattling collision with Sydney’s Nick Smith. Dempsey was stretchered off the SCG in the …
In his first AFL match since being racially vilified by Collingwood president Eddie McGuire, Sydney star Adam Goodes again exhibited the class that has underlined his 329-game career – on …
Cardiff’s home kit for next season will include black shorts after supporters chose to turn their back on the original design. On Wednesday, the Bluebirds unveiled the kit for their …
The last-placed Highlanders registered the highlight of a forgettable Super Rugby season by upsetting the Blues 38-28 in Dunedin. Utter domination of the first half laid the foundation for the …
Prime Minister Julia Gillard described Geelong’s unveiling of their $10 million light towers for their round 10 AFL match at Simonds Stadium on Saturday night as a fantastic moment. Ms …
A sterling performance in slippery conditions from Adam Goodes has helped lift Sydney to a 44-point AFL victory over Essendon at the SCG. After an uncharacteristically quiet start to the …
Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson wants two goal umpires at each end, but his Fremantle counterpart Ross couldn’t care less. The coaches were at odds after a controversial video score review …
Coach Ross Lyon hailed Fremantle’s character after a slogging seven-point away victory against Adelaide he rates among their best of the year. Fremantle kicked the last two goals of the …
Queensland plan to hit monster NSW forwards James Tamou and Andrew Fifita with as many bodies as possible in a bid to reduce their damage in Wednesday night’s State of …
Carlton warmed up for an AFL season-defining month with a commanding 94-point victory over Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The Giants were at least competitive in much …
A happy but exhausted Kurtley Beale gave Wallabies management plenty to ponder as he had his last audition before the squad for the first British and Irish Lions Test is …
