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. …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is growing frustrated with the English Premier League team’s “timid” and “nervous” displays at home, saying the players are struggling to deal with the pressure from …
Second seed Maria Sharapova cruised into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday in Melbourne. The reigning French Open champion scored the easiest possible win, crushing fellow Russian …
Australian tennis coach Brent Larkham would ordinarily be thrilled that two of his charges had received wildcards into the season-opening grand slam at Melbourne Park. Instead, a torn Larkham said …
Sri Lanka aren’t insulted by Australia picking so-called second stringers for the initial games in the one-day series, evergreen batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan says. But the tourists are keenly awaiting the …
Australia’s selectors have recalled four players including NSW allrounder Moises Henriques to their squad for the third and fourth one-day internationals against Sri Lanka. Skipper Michael Clarke, opener David Warner …
Aston Villa’s stand-in captain Ciaran Clark insists the players retain full faith in manager Paul Lambert and will benefit from several experienced men returning to fitness. Villa dropped into the …
