Lleyton Hewitt breezed into the final of the Kooyong Classic then said he felt he would be competitive against anyone at next week’s Australian Open. Defying his world ranking of …
Having claimed six prized scalps already this summer, in-form local hopes Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt are the unseeded players to avoid at the Australian Open draw on Friday. Every …
Tennis Australia and former Davis Cup captains are rallying behind frustrated skipper Pat Rafter as his frosty relationship with Bernard Tomic shows no sign of thawing. Rafter’s decision to suspend …
Defending champion Lindsey Wright credits her victory in the New Zealand Women’s Open with getting her golf career back on track. The Australian, who reached her best world ranking of …
Sydney Sixers allrounder Steve O’Keefe believes the table-topping Melbourne Renegades will fire in the Big Bash League finals despite the absence of their two key players. Some have suggested the …
Alex Hales delivered some of the Big Bash League’s most memorable fireworks on Wednesday night, but also a sobering reminder of England’s batting depth ahead of the two Ashes series. …
Tennis Australia’s administration says it’s up to Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter to decide the best way to handle Bernard Tomic as the pair’s frosty relations show no signs of …
Debutants will fill the top three batting spots for Australia in Friday’s one-day international (ODI) series-opener against Sri Lanka at the MCG. Acting captain George Bailey confirmed on Thursday that …
World No.13 John Isner has withdrawn from the Australian Open starting next week due to a knee injury. The big-serving Isner injured his right knee at the Hopman Cup in …
Australian wildcard Jarmila Gajdosova again suffered for her inconsistency on Thursday, crashing out in the quarter-finals of the Hobart International tennis tournament. Gajdosova, who hadn’t lost a set in the …
German tennis star Philipp Kohlschreiber continued his love affair with the Auckland Open on Thursday by reaching the semi-finals for the fourth time. The tournament second seed, had a comfortable …
Young swing bowler Trent Boult’s big-match temperament will be put challenged again when he leads the New Zealand bowling attack against South Africa in the second Test beginning on Friday …
The Highlanders will have to make do without All Black Tamati Ellison for most of the Super Rugby season. Ellison is recovering from pre-Christmas shoulder surgery and is expected to …
Former teenage golfing sensation Michelle Wie will travel to Canberra next month to play alongside a star-studded line-up at the Women’s Australian Open. Wie burst onto the international scene as …
Dustin Johnson, Carl Pettersson and Mark Wilson are some of the top contenders at the Sony Open as the PGA Tour’s first full-field event of the season begins on Thursday. …
He’s not done himself yet, but Roger Federer admits Novak Djokovic is primed to achieve a grand slam feat at the Australian Open that not even the great Swiss can …
Prize money for the women’s tennis tour will increase more than 10 per cent this year. The WTA said on Wednesday that total prize money for the 54 events in …
Defending champion Stephane Peterhansel boosted his chances of an 11th Dakar Rally title on Wednesday, extending his lead as the marathon endurance race crossed from Peru into Chile. The French …
