After nearly an hour-and-a-half of tennis racket, Victoria Azarenka has her first grand slam title and the world No.1 ranking. Azarenka overcame a nervous start in losing the first two …
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Australia captain Michael Clarke says his poor performances last summer against England have helped inspire him to his stunning run-scoring efforts against India. The home side claimed a 298-run win …
Continue reading Clarke inspired by Ashes failureDefending Australian Baseball League champions Perth Heat defeated the Melbourne Aces 9-4 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five post-season series. Stormy weather forced the postponement …
Continue reading Heat take series lead against Aces in ABLLeft-arm spinner Abdul Rehman took a career best 6-25 to help Pakistan humble England by 72 runs in the second Test here on Saturday, to give them an unassailable 2-0 …
Continue reading Pakistan humiliate England to take seriesTiger Woods shared the joint lead in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after Saturday’s third round, firing a 66 to stand at 11-under for the tournament. That was level …
Continue reading Woods joint-leader after three roundsThe Perth Wildcats continued their strong form ahead of a top-of-the-table NBL clash with New Zealand by beating the third-placed Townsville Crocodiles 87-55 at Challenge Stadium on Saturday night. The …
Continue reading Wildcats too strong for CrocsGARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Jan 28 AFP – In-form Swiss skier Didier Cuche won the men’s World Cup downhill here on Saturday on a course shortened due to fog. The 37-year-old Swiss …
Continue reading Cuche racks up second successive winAustralian tennis heroes Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge remain in the record books – thanks to Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek winning the Australian Open men’s doubles final on Saturday …
Continue reading Paes, Stepanek take men’s doublesPaceman Brett Lee starred with the ball before opener Moises Henriques unleashed fury with the bat to help lift the Sydney Sixers to a crushing seven-wicket triumph over Perth Scorchers …
Continue reading Sixers crush Scorchers in BBL finalWorld champion Anna Meares cut an imposing figure as she dominated the sprint on a dramatic night at the Australian track cycling championships. Meares won her 22nd senior national title …
Continue reading Anna Meares wins another cycling titleFour years since her last grand slam title, Maria Sharapova still believes her best tennis is yet to come after being overwhelmingly outclassed in the Australian Open final by Victoria …
Continue reading Best still to come: SharapovaSAINT-MORITZ, Switzerland, Jan 28 AFP – American Lindsey Vonn claimed her eighth World Cup win of the season and 49th of her career on Saturday, dominating the St Moritz downhill. …
Continue reading Vonn skis to 49th win at St MoritzPakistan picked up four early wickets after England were set 145 runs for a series-levelling win to set up an intriguing finish to the second Test at Abu Dhabi Stadium. …
Continue reading Pakistan dent England Test victory bidThe Newcastle Jets had their first away win in more than a year on Saturday night, a 1-0 victory at A-League titleholders Brisbane Roar. The Jets beat the now defunct …
Continue reading Jets upset Roar 1-0 in A-League clashMitch Marsh cracked an unbeaten 77 off 57 balls to help lift the Perth Scorchers to 5-156 in their Twenty20 Big Bash League final against Sydney Sixers at the WACA …
Continue reading Marsh heroics lift Scorchers to 5-156Call her a grunter, call her a squealer, call her what you like – just don’t forget to call Victoria Azarenka a grand slam champion and world No.1. Azarenka turned …
Continue reading Azarenka new world No.1 with Open winIt wasn’t just a battle between the shriekers. It was the Australian Open final between two prodigiously good tennis players and a battle for the world’s No.1 ranking. It was …
Continue reading Azarenka wins more than shrieking contestA crash brought down three cyclists late in the men’s scratch race at the Australian track championships. Tasmanian Peter Loft was stretchered off with a sore hip and lower back …
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