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Victoria Azarenka, the only leading player in the world who remains unbeaten this year, impressively achieved her 13th successive win of 2013 on Saturday to carry her defence of the …

Hopes of a sixth consecutive South African victory at the Africa Open rose on Saturday when Darren Fichardt and Jaco van Zyl shared the third-round lead. Fichardt fired a seven-under-par …

Juan Martin del Potro dispatched Bulgarian youngster Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to move into his second straight Rotterdam Open final. The Argentine winner, seeded second and now the …

South Africa’s pace attack struck two early blows on Saturday to swing the match back in the home side’s favour as Pakistan began its second innings on the third day …

Manchester United winger Nani has been involved in a car crash with an unmarked police car, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed on Saturday. Nani’s Bentley Continental was in a collision …

Rookie Michael Morgan looks likely to get the first shot at the North Queensland halfback spot alongside superstar Johnathan Thurston this NRL season after a dominant performance in the Cowboys’ …

Gold Coast held on to beat a fast-finishing Brisbane 16-14 in their NRL pre-season trial at Redcliffe’s Dolphins Oval on Saturday night. Rival coaches John Cartwright (Titans) and Anthony Griffin …

Newcastle recruit Jeremy Smith was placed on report for a lifting tackle to take some of the gloss off an otherwise impressive Knights display in the 18-6 NRL trial win …

Spinner Xavier Doherty’s three-wicket haul was one of few positives to come out of the opening day of Australia’s three-day practice match against India A who reached 4-338 at stumps. …

Geelong had a narrow win and loss against West Coast and Fremantle respectively in the AFL pre-season cup on Saturday night. The Cats came back from a 22-point deficit in …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey is confident Anthony Watmough will be fit for the start of the NRL season after the NSW backrower injured his ribs in Saturday’s 20-4 trial loss …

Queensland have kept their one-day cricket final hopes alive with a six-wicket win over top side Victoria. The Bushrangers will still probably finish in first place and host the February …

A measured counter-attack by South Africa’s batsmen allowed them to dominate an entertaining morning session on the third day of an increasingly tense second Test against Pakistan at Newlands. Although …

The David Pocock effect has begun in Canberra, with the Wallabies flanker leading the Brumbies to an emphatic 24-6 Super Rugby win over Queensland. Brumbies coach Jake White talked the …

Former Test batsman Shaun Marsh battled through injury to notch a classy century in Australia A’s convincing seven-wicket over the England Lions at Bellerive. Marsh collapsed clutching his right knee …

The crowd applauded the big Redcliffe forward with the heavily taped knees every time he charged into the Wynnum Manly defence. It was a sight some Dolphins fans hadn’t seen …

Manly will head into the 2013 NRL campaign on the back of two defeats after going down 20-4 to the Sydney Roosters in Saturday’s trial match at Gosford. The Sea …

Parramatta’s new era under Ricky Stuart melted in the face of a Benji Marshall master class, with the Wests Tigers demolishing last year’s wooden spooners 41-4 in an NRL trial …