South African recruit Sarel Pretorius made a strong debut for the Waratahs in a convincing 83-5 Super Rugby trial victory over Samoa A in Tamworth on Friday. The halfback didn’t …
Ivo Karlovic came to his side’s rescue, beating Japanese No.1 Kei Nishikori as Croatia evened out the first day of the Davis Cup tennis World Group first round tie on …
World No.2 Petra Kvitova has pulled out of the February 13-19 Qatar Open because of a painful right achilles tendon. “I’ve had a tough start to the year and I …
Collingwood have granted forward Andrew Krakouer four weeks of leave to deal with “personal issues”. The 29-year-old, who was jailed for 16 months in 2008 for assault, has been granted …
Stephanie Rice has revealed her frustrations over the shoulder injury that has left her London preparations under a cloud, saying she would not be still swimming if the Olympics weren’t …
A very human performance left James Magnussen feeling “bloody terrible” but the world 100m freestyle champion still maintained his winning momentum at the NSW swimming championships. Magnussen notched his 14th …
Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has conceded, after receiving a two-year ban for blood doping, that he had “contact” with Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. Ullrich did not directly …
The Wallabies will lose their most-capped lock while the Western Force are braced to farewell their “Mother Hen” when Nathan Sharpe hangs up his boots this year. Sharpe, 34 this …
Matthew Wade’s first failure in Australian colours has left the door slightly ajar for out-of-favour wicketkeeper Brad Haddin to convince selectors he deserves a one-day recall as early as Sunday. …
Young Korean golfer So Yeon Ryu followed her coach’s instructions – take a deep breath – and wound up leading the Women’s Australian Open. The 21-year-old, who won the US …
Michael Clarke’s golden summer continued but the skipper played a lone hand as Australia made just 231 in Friday’s one-day clash with Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground. On a …
New Zealand have a mountain to climb to stay alive in their Davis Cup tennis tie against Uzbekistan after losing both singles matches on the opening day in Tauranga. Uzbekistan …
Queensland playmaking contender Ben Lucas doesn’t mind being the Reds’ Mr Fix-It but he’s ready to lose his tag as the “nearly man” of Australian rugby. Lucas, who went agonisingly …
Spain launched a diplomatic protest on Thursday over a satirical puppet show on French TV that implied cyclist Alberto Contador and tennis great Rafael Nadal are drugs cheats. “I spoke …
Uzbekistan’s Davis Cup team took an early stranglehold in its tie against New Zealand in Tauranga on Friday, convincingly winning the first two rubbers to open up a 2-0 lead. …
Pau Gasol’s block of Ray Allen’s putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime secured Los Angeles a dramatic one-point NBA win over Boston. Gasol, who finished with 25 points, denied …
New Australian triathlon star Melissa Rollison will expand her racing experience this year as she further explores her vast potential in the sport. Rollison wants to gauge her abilities over …
World champion Sally Pearson will attempt to put a rare tumble behind her when she makes her 100m hurdle return in the Perth Track Classic on Saturday night. Pearson, a …
