While they have one eye on those trying to knock them out of the top six, Sydney FC remain optimistic they can pinch a home A-League final after their brave …
Continue reading Sky Blues eye home A-League finalFiery young Indian batsman Virat Kohli scored his maiden Test century before attacking Australia’s crowds as abusive drunks and accusing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus of making offensive remarks. Australia hold the …
Continue reading Kohli labels Adelaide fans as drunksIndia’s ageing batting kings shouldn’t be treated as has-beens for their flops in Australia, century-maker Virat Kohli says. Kohli took aim at critics of Indian heroes Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag …
Continue reading Indian batting greats not has-beens: KohliCzech world No.2 Petra Kvitova admits she failed to seize the moment in her Australian Open semi-final loss to Maria Sharapova, as the chance to mount an assault on the …
Continue reading Kvitova admits she let Open chance slipEngland lost out-of-form captain Andrew Strauss before lunch on Thursday after having quickly ended Pakistan’s first innings for 257 on day two of the second Test. Strauss struggled for 42 …
Continue reading Strauss out, England 1-48 v PakistanSydney FC preyed on Melbourne Victory’s penchant for second-half fadeouts, fighting back from two goals down to snatch a last-gasp 2-2 draw at AAMI Park and re-ignite their A-League season. …
Continue reading Sydney FC grab A-League draw with VictoryCaulfield Cup winner Southern Speed defied a big weight and doubts over her ability to sprint well fresh with a dominant win in Thursday’s Listed John Dillon Stakes. Shouldering topweight …
Continue reading Cup winner up to Speed for autumnMick Price was the toast of Caulfield on Australia Day with a stakes race double but he wasn’t there to celebrate. In Price’s best day at the track for some …
Continue reading Price lands stakes double at CaulfieldScream queens Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka will joust for the Australian Open crown and the world No.1 ranking after battling through two enthralling semi-finals on Thursday. Tennis’s two maligned …
Continue reading Scream queens to contest Open finalNSW batsman Usman Khawaja has been confirmed as Derbyshire’s second overseas player for the forthcoming English county season. The 25-year-old left-hander, who was axed from the Australian Test squad at …
Continue reading Khawaja to return to DerbyshireRussian fourth seed Maria Sharapova will meet third seed Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open women’s final on Saturday night. Sharapova, who won the event in 2008, earned her spot …
Continue reading Sharapova through to Aust Open finalKim Clijsters bowed out of the Australian Open on Thursday, leaving behind the warmest legacy a foreign player has ever produced. Adopted by the crowd as one of their own, …
Continue reading ‘Aussie Kim’ farewells Australian OpenExciting two-year-old Malasun is threatening to break a Blue Diamond hoodoo for trainer Mick Price after bursting into contention with a stunning debut win at Caulfield. The Red Ransom filly, …
Continue reading Malasun races into Diamond contentionBet you can’t find a more appropriate Australia Day poster boy than Peter Siddle. The former woodchopper has the Southern Cross tattooed on his broad back. He calls a spade …
Continue reading Siddle the Australia Day poster boySydney FC substitute Sebastian Ryall snatched a last-gasp equaliser to reignite his club’s A-League season and further frustrate Melbourne Victory with a 2-2 draw at AAMI Park on Thursday. Not …
Continue reading Sydney FC pinch 2-2 draw with VictoryAustralia suffered a top-order collapse but remain in a strong position at 3-50 at stumps on day three of a fiery fourth Test against India at Adelaide Oval. The home …
Continue reading Australia 382 runs ahead of India in TestAdelaide’s joy at setting a crowd record for a Test against India has been tempered by losing the prized Australia Day Test next year. An Australia Day crowd of 35,081 …
Continue reading Adelaide sets crowd record against IndiaTrainer Matt Laurie celebrated his first stakes success on Thursday when The Travelling Man took out the Blue Diamond Preview for colts and geldings at Caulfield. An $NZ80,000 yearling purchase …
Continue reading The Travelling Man launches Diamond claims

