All-conquering world No.1 Novak Djokovic is eyeing sporting immortality after denying Rafael Nadal once again to dramatically defend his Australian Open crown at Melbourne Park. Serbia’s tennis super-Novak outlasted Nadal …
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World No.1 Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open men’s singles title. Djokovic, of Serbia, beat Spain’s Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (7-5) 7-5 in five hours and 53 …
Continue reading Novak Djokovic wins Australian OpenUnheralded Englishman Robert Rock won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday to deny Tiger Woods the win he was seeking to end a two-year winless drought in full tournaments. …
Continue reading Robert Rock rolls to golf win in Abu DhabiAustralia skipper Michael Clarke and his leading bowler Peter Siddle have climbed Test cricket’s player rankings for their efforts in the 4-0 series rout of India. Clarke, the player of …
Continue reading Siddle, Clarke near top of ICC rankingsAustralian track cycling ace Anna Meares has won her 23rd senior national title, leading from start to finish in the keirin final. Team sprint partner Kaarle McCulloch nearly caught Meares …
Continue reading Meares wins again at cycling nationalsPakistan cricket coach Mohsin Khan is confident his team can claim the top Test ranking after humbling England in the second Test to claim victory in the current series. “I …
Continue reading Pakistan can be world No.1: KhanAustralia skipper Michael Clarke and his leading bowler Peter Siddle have climbed Test cricket’s player rankings for their efforts in the 4-0 series rout of India. Clarke, the player of …
Continue reading Siddle and Clarke close to top of rankingsNewly-crowned national sprint champion Alex Bird has become a double-edged weapon for the Australian track cycling program ahead of the London Olympics. The 26-year-old ACT rider caused the upset of …
Continue reading Bird flies for Australian cyclingRecalled Australian spinner Brad Hogg says he’s shooting for another two or three years at the top of Twenty20 cricket. Turning 41 next week, the veteran West Australian had been …
Continue reading Hogg ready to become a T20 proSydney coach Karen Dalton says destiny is in her team’s hands as the Flames close in on securing a WNBL finals berth with three weeks left in the regular season. …
Continue reading Sydney have WNBL destiny in own handsFormer Indian cricket greats have called for an overhaul of the Test team and say the future of the veteran batting lineup must come under scrutiny following the humiliating 4-0 …
Continue reading Ex-Indian greats call for team overhaulThe A-League team that collected just one win from the first seven matches this season is fast becoming Central Coast’s biggest premiership threat. Wellington’s resurgence gained momentum on Sunday, with …
Continue reading Phoenix grab A-League ladder second spotFinals-bound Perth Glory enhanced their reputation as the A-League’s best travellers with a 3-0 away triumph against Adelaide United on Sunday. The Glory, through goals to Shane Smeltz, Steven McGarry …
Continue reading Perth trounce Adelaide 3-0 in A-LeagueThe embattled Benalla Racing Club could face sanctions from Racing Victoria after Sunday’s meeting had to be called off due to safety issues. The meeting was abandoned before the first …
Continue reading Benalla club could face sanctionsJapan produced a new Olympic hopeful on Sunday when Risa Shigetomo won the Osaka international women’s marathon in only her second such event. The 24-year-old secured victory after a strong …
Continue reading Japan’s Shigetomo wins Osaka marathonTasmanian cyclist Peter Loft has escaped with severe bruising after Saturday night’s three-rider pileup at the Australian track championships. Loft had to be stretchered from the track at the Adelaide …
Continue reading Cyclist escapes crash with bruisingWollongong coach Gordie McLeod knows basketball isn’t a one-man game but he’s confident new import Ayinde Ubaka can inspire the Hawks to a late-season run in the NBL. Ubaka was …
Continue reading Hawks set to shine in NBL with UbakaRomania’s Horia Tecau and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands have won their first grand slam titles, taking out a tense Australian Open mixed doubles final at Melbourne Park. Eighth-seeded Tecau and Mattek-Sands …
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