Novak Djokovic’s bid for an unprecedented third straight Australian Open title started sweetly with a straight sets win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu at Melbourne Park on Monday. The world No.1, …
Consistent Czech Tomas Berdych has powered his way past perennial grand slam victim Michael Russell in the opening round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The 196cm fifth seed, …
Venus Williams on Monday gave a strong hint she is on her way back to full fitness after a long and tiresome recovery from illness and injury. For much of …
Lost in the hype surrounding Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt is deposed Australian No.1 Marinko Matosevic, who has big hopes of his own at Melbourne Park. Matosevic, who entered 2013 …
Moises Henriques aims to use his one-day international squad recall as a springboard into the vacant allrounder spot in the Australian Test team. Henriques ended a three-year exile from the …
AP – Russell Henley became the first US PGA Tour rookie in 12 years to win his debut tournament, taking out the Sony Open on Sunday with a record-setting performance. …
Glenn Maxwell is learning about the need to temper his natural exuberance to be an effective spinner at international level, Australia’s chairman of selectors John Inverarity says. Middle-order strokeplayer Maxwell …
Moises Henriques became the latest to enter through the revolving door of the Australian one-day cricket squad as chief selector John Inverarity made a passionate defence of his rotation policy. …
Poland’s in-form Agnieszka Radwanska has continued her winning form to reach the second round of the Australian Open. Unbeaten this year after back-to-back tournament wins in Auckland and Sydney, the …
Red-hot Agnieszka Radwanska has over-run local hope Bojana Bobusic in the first round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The 25-year-old Bobusic – who won last month’s wildcard playoff …
Quade Cooper strongly believes his controversial boxing debut will make him a mentally tougher rugby player. Cooper struggled under the immense World Cup pressure in New Zealand 14 months ago, …
Noted front-runner Samantha Stosur survived a scare to progress to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Stosur had to hold her nerve during a first-set tiebreaker before …
The “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” chants felt weird for New Zealand defector Sacha Jones but the chance to experience her first grand slam main draw match reinforced the worth of her …
Roger Federer recalls breaking down in tears when his father told him the family wasn’t moving to Australia. Federer, who was 13 at the time, was shattered when the move …
Not so much Puchkova as pushover. For hapless Russian Olga Puchkova, the Australian Open was all over – or maybe that should be all ova – before it started. Drawn …
American Venus Williams and China’s Li Na have joined second seed Maria Sharapova in the second round of the Australian Open. Williams took just one hour to dispose of Kazakhstan’s …
Thousands of tennis fans have rolled into Melbourne Park for the first day of action at the Australian Open. Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur are among Australians in action on …
American Venus Williams has joined second seed Maria Sharapova in the second round of the Australian Open. Williams took just one hour to dispose of Kazakhstan’s Galina Voskoboeva 6-1 6-0. …
