Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams insisted on Monday that retirement was not on her agenda despite suffering her earliest French Open exit in 12 years. The 32-year-old American slumped …
Fremantle are set to err on the side of caution by giving skipper Matthew Pavlich another fortnight to recover from plantaris surgery. Pavlich was initially on track to return for …
Marinko Matosevic feels he’s on the brink of big things but admits a growing winless run in grand slams is playing on his mind. The Australian suffered his ninth defeat …
New Zealand’s hopes of squaring the two-Test series against England virtually disappeared on Sunday after being outplayed on the third day in Leeds. In another poor batting performance, New Zealand …
A bloodied and bandaged Pat Richards refused to acknowledge Wigan Warriors as favourites to win the Super League title despite helping them beat reigning champions Leeds Rhinos in a bruising …
Serial crash-artist Romain Grosjean has been handed a 10-place grid penalty for next month’s Canadian Grand Prix after ramming Australian Daniel Ricciardo out of the Monaco GP. The Lotus driver …
Lleyton Hewitt will head towards Wimbledon buoyed by what a former coach described as his best tennis in almost a decade during a first-round French Open loss. The 32-year-old’s remarkable …
Carlton utility Dennis Armfield admits the Blues’ goalkicking woes are due to pressure. Coach Mick Malthouse has bemoaned his side’s inaccuracy in front of the big sticks, saying their costly …
The owner of V8 Supercars outfit Holden Racing Team (HRT) says he’s not selling the team despite rumours circulating on pit lane. Ryan Walkinshaw says he has no desire to …
Will Power’s Indianapolis 500 dream must wait another year after Brazil’s Tony Kanaan won a thrilling race on Sunday (Monday AM AEST). Power twice held the lead in the 500-mile …
Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams crashed to her earliest French Open defeat in 12 years on Sunday when she lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 to Poland’s Urszula Radwanska. …
Former umpire John Holder alleged on Sunday he was offered STG10,000 ($A15,800) to help sway the course of a one-day international in the United Arab Emirates. Holder, who stood in …
South Korea’s Lee Il-Hee captured her first LPGA title on Sunday, firing a five-under-par 42 over a 12-hole round to win the weather-hit Bahamas Classic golf event by two strokes …
Marinko Matosevic became the third Australian man knocked out of the French Open on Sunday, losing in straight sets to fourth seed David Ferrer. Matosevic put up a decent fight …
Felipe Massa was released from hospital on Sunday evening following his heavy crash during the Monaco Grand Prix. The 32-year-old Brazilian lost control of his Ferrari car and slid into …
Injury has ruled French playmaker Morgan Parra out of the three-Test series against the All Blacks next month. Prolific pointscorer Parra, 24, aggravated a thigh problem during his Clermont Auvergne …
England were 1-116 in their second innings, a lead of 296 runs, at stumps on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand in Leeds on Sunday. England …
Boo Weekley won the US PGA Tour’s $US6.4 million ($A6.6 million) Crowne Plaza Invitational on Sunday, firing a final-round 66 to claim his third career title and his first since …



