Ask about women in Formula One and most observers would point to the grid girls who pout and pose in short skirts before every race. But the first female team …
A second-half blitz has guided Australia to an impressive 31-14 win against Tonga in their opening match of the Gold Coast international rugby sevens tournament. Jesse Parahi scored two tries …
Defending international rugby sevens series champions New Zealand have made a solid, if unspectacular, start to this weekend’s tournament on the Gold Coast by defeating the United States 19-7. The …
John Mallinger became the second player in as many days to equal the course record at CordeValle and lead the US PGA Tour event in California by four strokes as …
Britain’s Ross Fisher overcame a first tee injury scare to post a second round 67 for a 10-under-par total of 132 to lead the Portugal Masters by three strokes on …
South Australian captain Johan Botha says his red-faced Redbacks can turn their cricket season around in one day. SA, crushed in consecutive Sheffield Shield matches to start their season, host …
Injured Wallabies trio Wycliff Paul, Sekope Kepu and Drew Mitchell have all been named for the final Bledisloe Cup Test of the year next Saturday. Their inclusion is a further …
Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium defeated two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-0 on Friday in the quarter-finals of the WTA event in Linz. Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka, fifth-seeded Julia Goerges and …
Italy coach Jacques Brunel on Friday included two new faces as he named a 30-man squad for upcoming international rugby tests against Australia, Tonga and New Zealand. Treviso centre Tommaso …
China’s Liang Wenchong grabbed a one-shot lead over Australian golfer Aaron Townsend at the China Masters on Friday while Asia’s major winner Y.E. Yang lurked four off the pace heading …
Andy Murray maintained his perfect record at the Shanghai Masters on Friday, battling back from a set down against unseeded Radek Stepanek to reach the semi-finals as Novak Djokovic showed …
Justin Rose drew on memories of last month’s Ryder Cup singles defeat of Phil Mickelson to overcome fellow England golfer Lee Westwood by one stroke and capture the World Golf …
Defending champion Andy Murray battled back from a set down against unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Friday, keeping alive his unbeaten record at the …
Tomas Berdych came out on top against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their Shanghai Masters quarter-final on Friday, a battle between two of the contenders to reach the ATP World Tour Finals. …
Rather than knock on the Test selectors’ door, James Pattinson all but knocked it down with career-best figures to set up Victoria’s stunning 10-wicket Sheffield Shield win over Queensland at …
Tim Sheens says he’ll stand down as Australia coach after next year’s Rugby League World Cup, provided the ARL Commission decide to extend his contract next January. The 61-year-old has …
Top seed Sam Stosur cruised into the semi-finals of the WTA event in Osaka on Friday, beating American Jamie Hampton 6-2 6-4. The Australian, ranked ninth in the world, broke …
Robbie Deans’s greatest ally has left the building but it seems there is still plenty of support where it matters for the Wallabies coach. The long-time ARU chief executive John …


