Ricky Ponting shrugged off the latest round of speculation about his possible retirement with a fine knock of 91 not out on Tuesday in the fourth Test against India. Australia …
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Brisbane Roar have decided against appealing a one-match ban imposed by Football Federation Australia on key striker Besart Berisha. The club will accept the suspension for a code of conduct …
Continue reading Brisbane Roar drop Berisha appealAustralian Open quarter-finalist Agnieszka Radwanska has called Russian Maria Sharapova’s incessant shrieking “annoying”. Radwanska, beaten on Tuesday for a semi-final spot by Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, said Sharapova’s ear-splitting screams were …
Continue reading Tone down the noise, Sharapova toldWhen he steps onto the Rod Laver Arena for his Australian Open quarter-final against Andy Murray on Wednesday, Kei Nishikori is bound to be suitably respectful of his better credentialed …
Continue reading Nishikori undaunted by Murray at OpenThe Hockeyroos succumbed to a strong Dutch outfit on Tuesday morning (AEDT), losing to the world No.1 team 1-0 in Buenos Aires. The Australians started the match slowly, allowing the …
Continue reading Hockeyroos lose 1-0 to Dutch in ArgentinaOwner-breeder Tony Cavanagh is hoping lightning can strike twice when promising colt Andre Roo Hoo runs in next month’s $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. Cavanagh, who bred Andre …
Continue reading Andre Roo Hoo out for Blue Diamond gloryReigning Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker will return to high-level competition in Adelaide this weekend for the first time since his disappointing exit from last year’s world championships. Hooker …
Continue reading Hooker to vault in AdelaideIt would take more than a few cracked ribs to keep AFL legend Ron Barassi from flying the flag for his football code at Australia Day celebrations. Barassi smashed his …
Continue reading Cracked ribs? No problem, Barassi saysPatrick Keane will front Queensland stewards on Thursday at a reconvened inquiry into the apprentice weighing in light at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Chief steward Wade Birch has agreed to …
Continue reading Patrick Keane faces inquiry on ThursdayCentral Coast Mariners have reached agreement with Young Socceroos defender Trent Sainsbury to extend his deal with the club for a further two A-League seasons. The 20-year-old is rated as …
Continue reading Mariners re-sign young defender SainsburyEgyptian teenager Nour El Sherbini began the 2012 women’s Squash Association tour on Monday by showing everyone why she could become the next long-term queen of the game. The 16-year-old …
Continue reading Sherbini aims to be David’s successorWorld surfing No.2 Sally Fitzgibbons says she’s on track to be fit for the opening tour event of the year next month on the Gold Coast. Fitzgibbons is carrying several …
Continue reading Fitzgibbons set for Gold Coast Pro surfingRaging title favourite Novak Djokovic says his “intense” battle with Lleyton Hewitt has steeled him for the business end of the Australian Open. The all-conquering Serb will carry an 18-match …
Continue reading Hewitt steels Djokovic for end of OpenSurprise Australian Open quarter-finalist Sara Errani holds one of the more obscure records on the WTA Tour. Unfortunately it has nothing to do with tennis and is unlikely to help …
Continue reading Italian hoping to kick on against KvitovaThird seed Victoria Azarenka overcame a shaky first set to scrape through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The Belarusian defeated Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska in just over two hours, …
Continue reading Azarenka into semis of Australian OpenThird seed Victoria Azarenka is into the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The Belarusian outlasted Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets on Tuesday to win 6-7 (0-7) 6-0 6-2. She …
Continue reading Azarenka into Aust Open women’s semisAdelaide’s AFL utility Andy Otten has re-injured the knee he had reconstructed two years ago. Otten strained his left knee in a training mishap on Monday, but scans have cleared …
Continue reading Crows’ Ottens injures knee againGabon gave debutants Niger a baptism of fire and Tunisia inflicted more misery on Morocco on day three at the Africa Cup of Nations. The continental showpiece moved across the …
Continue reading Gabon, Tunisia on the board in Africa Cup
