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Russian Maria Sharapova will meet China’s Li Na in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Li on Tuesday ended the winning streak of Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the last …

Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter says he and Bernard Tomic have buried the hatchet and is hopeful of having the resurgent youngster back for Australia’s second-round qualifying tie in April …

Offspinner Jess Jonassen has been ruled out of the women’s World Cup in India, with Australian selectors rushing WA allrounder Renee Chappell into the squad. Jonassen has not recovered from …

Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter has named Lleyton Hewitt, Marinko Matosevic, Matt Ebden and Chris Guccione in Australia’s team for next month’s qualifying tie in Taiwan. Australian No.1 Bernard Tomic …

Australia’s precarious batting order faces the prospect of an allrounder replacing captain Michael Clarke for the one-day international series decider against Sri Lanka in Hobart. Clarke is in serious doubt …

Wildcard teen Thanasi Kokkinakis credits a training session flogging from veteran Lleyton Hewitt that has set him up for a tilt at the Australian Open junior title. The South Australian …

Spain’s Nicolas Almagro blew three chances to serve out his match against compatriot David Ferrer, who pounced on the opportunity to seal an unlikely Australian Open semi-final berth. Almagro had …

Victoria have named fit-again Test quick James Pattinson in a 12-man squad for Thursday’s Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia in Adelaide. Legspinners Fawad Ahmed and James Muirhead are also …

Half of the world’s top-10 players will hit the fairways of Royal Canberra Golf Club with more entrants for the Women’s Australian Open announced on Tuesday. Norway’s world No.6 Suzann …

Greater Western Sydney mentor Kevin Sheedy has gone back to the future in formulating the Giants’ leadership group for his 29th and final AFL season as a head coach. Following …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga says he must leave his reverence for Roger Federer in the locker room to have any hope of stopping the Swiss juggernaut in Wednesday night’s Australian Open quarter-final …

World No.3 Andy Murray is on guard for enigmatic Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, who stands in his way of an Australian Open semi-final berth. Murray was gifted a quarter-final spot with …

England captain Chris Robshaw admitted he’d been laid low by the flak he encountered after some questionable decision-making during the 2012 end-of-year internationals. Robshaw’s leadership qualities came under severe scrutiny …

China’s Li Na has ended the winning streak of Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Li, a finalist in 2011, took 1 hour 42 minutes …

Former world No.1 Lindsay Davenport believes all-conquering compatriot Serena Williams will surpass Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert to become the most successful American tennis player of all time. Davenport suspects …

Even Roger Federer once harboured self-doubts and the humble Swiss has expressed his relief at “living through a drastic generation change” to carve out a career of unrivalled longevity and …

China’s Li Na has ended the winning streak of Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Li, a finalist in 2011, took one hour and 42 …

Dubbed the next “greatest player” by Serena Williams, teenager Sloane Stephens is working overtime to block that tag out of her mind ahead of their Australian Open quarter-final on Wednesday. …