Russian Maria Sharapova will meet Czech Petra Kvitova in a semi-final of the Australian Open on Thursday. Sharapova overpowered compatriot Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 6-3 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday while …
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Former world No.1 Tiger Woods says he’s in the best physical shape at the start of the season in more than a decade as he arrived in the UAE capital …
Continue reading I’m in my best shape for a decade: WoodsTorrential rain has forced the cancellation of the Australia Day meeting at Doomben on Thursday and officials hold slim hopes of racing at the venue two days later. Racing Queensland …
Continue reading Queensland racing wash outAs she flailed away less gracefully than ever on Rod Laver Arena the other day, the thought that Serena Williams might have been playing her final ever match at the …
Continue reading An Open without a Williams on the cardsWimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will meet Maria Sharapova for a place in the final of the Australian Open. Kvitova defeated unseeded Italian Sara Errani in straight sets, 6-4 6-4, in …
Continue reading Kvitova, Sharapova meet in Open semisAustralian golfer Geoff Ogilvy believes he’s heading into the prime of his career. Having won seven times in the USA, including the 2006 US Open, and another two times in …
Continue reading Ogilvy primed for big yearVenus Williams will return from illness and her sister Serena will play Fed Cup for the first time in nearly five years after being selected in the US team to …
Continue reading Venus, Serena Williams on US Fed Cup teamAFL club Sydney have fashioned Australian rules footballers from rugby league, rugby union and Gaelic football – now they’ve signed US college basketballer Alex Starling. The 22-year-old will combine his …
Continue reading AFL club Sydney sign US basketballerNorth Melbourne captain Brent Harvey could play the Ricky Ponting role and ease a new skipper into the AFL club’s top job, coach Brad Scott says. Harvey, who has had …
Continue reading Kangaroo Harvey in Ponting roleAustralian cricket selection policy has never been kind to Brad Hodge. Why, he doesn’t know. Now, it doesn’t matter. Hodge has played his last one-day match for Victoria after opting …
Continue reading Hodge saves last shot for selectorsThe Queensland Rugby League will give young Parramatta centre Esi Tonga an opportunity to explain why he should not be banned from playing Origin football for two years after his …
Continue reading Tonga asked to explain Origin no showSecond seed Petra Kvitova has won her way into the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The Czech defeated unseeded Italian Sara Errani in straight sets – 6-4 6-4 in 1 …
Continue reading Kvitova into Australian Open semisRecord-breaking pair Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting shared an unbroken partnership of 385 runs as Australia marched towards a massive first-innings total in the fourth Test against India. Australia advanced …
Continue reading Clarke, Ponting add 385 partnershipForecast high temperatures have forced Cricket Australia to delay the start of Saturday’s Big Bash League final at the WACA Ground by half an hour. Temperatures are forecast to hit …
Continue reading BBL Final moved back by 30 minutesGhana and Mali came out on top as the Africa Cup of Nations completed its opening batch of group matches on Tuesday. Ghana are with Ivory Coast carrying the tag …
Continue reading Ghana, Mali, on top in Africa Cup clashesMelbourne Victory coach Jim Magilton has described Harry Kewell’s admission of diving as “very foolish” and promised to punish Danny Allsopp as he attempts to rein in the A-League club’s …
Continue reading Victory coach takes action on disciplineSouth Australia cricket great and former Test batsman Darren Lehmann has been immortalised in a bronze sculpture at Adelaide Oval. The sculpture was unveiled before Wednesday’s second day of play …
Continue reading Lehmann gets bronze at Adelaide OvalTwo groups of researchers claim that the West German government accepted doping as a necessary evil for the country’s athletes to achieve Olympic success in the 1970s and 1980s. The …
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