Flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils has lit up the Australian Open and Milos Raonic has turned heads on the way to the last eight at Melbourne Park. Raonic upset fourth-seeded former …
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No.13 seed Milos Raonic has upset former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka to set up a quarter-final meeting with crowd-pleasing Frenchman Gael Monfils. Raonic stormed to a two-set lead before …
Continue reading Raonic through to quarters at Aust OpenThe spectre of alleged match fixing in tennis has again reared its ugly head at the Australian Open after betting was suspended on a mixed doubles clash. The vast majority …
Continue reading Alarm bells raised over mixed doublesIt was a great day at Melbourne Park for Victoria Azarenka, a self-confessed “diehard” sports fan. The Belarusian is one step closer to her dream of a third Australian Open …
Continue reading Azarenka books Open quarter-finals berthSara Tomic candidly admit’s it’s not easy trying to emerge from the shadows of her famous older brother Bernard. But the 17-year-old wouldn’t have it any other way as she …
Continue reading Sara Tomic making her own nameSydney is set for a likely Sonny Bill Williams’ showdown with close friend Quade Cooper after the dual Kiwi international was selected to make his All Black Sevens debut. Williams …
Continue reading SBW set for Sydney sevens showdownNewly-appointed Brisbane Lions vice-captain Dayne Beams is urging his teammates to keep the faith. Beams says when he arrived at the Gabba from Collingwood at the end of the 2014 …
Continue reading Beams urges united front at AFL LionsAll Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens rates Sonny Bill Williams as being ahead of schedule in his transition to the shortened form of rugby. Williams has been picked to …
Continue reading SBW ahead of schedule, says TietjensDaria Gavrilova is promising no more meltdowns after delivering a heartfelt apology for her spectacular fourth-round implosion at Melbourne Park. Australia’s new tennis princess admitted her costly centre-court tantrum against …
Continue reading Gavrilova pledging no more meltdownsRoger Federer is now taking tips from his six-year-olds in his quest to break his grand slam title drought. Federer enters his Australian Open quarter-final against Tomas Berdych on Tuesday …
Continue reading Federer’s kids coaching their dadNovak Djokovic knows he can’t afford another match littered with mistakes when he faces No.7 seed Kei Nishikori in Tuesday’s Australian Open quarter-finals. The top seed squeezed past Frenchman Gilles …
Continue reading Djokovic needs a lift against NishikoriDesperate to avoid the tag of rugby league journeyman, St George Illawarra recruit Kurt Mann is determined to make the Dragons his long-term home. The former Melbourne Storm centre says …
Continue reading Mann hoping for long Dragons stayTwo-time champion Victoria Azarenka has continued her impressive run into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Czech Barbora Strycova. The No.14 seed from Belarus …
Continue reading Azarenka beats Strycova at OpenAfter admitting to a Spanish siesta in her fourth-round win over Daria Gavrilova, Carla Suarez Navarro is promising to be more alert to the threat of Agnieszka Radwanska in the …
Continue reading Sleeping Spaniard awake to RadwanskaSerena Williams versus Maria Sharapova – not so much sporting heavyweight title clash as undisputed world No.1 going to work on punching bag. That’s the inescapable lesson to draw from …
Continue reading Williams dominates rivalry with SharapovaSouth Sydney have thrown troubled former Queensland centre Dane Nielsen a lifeline, signing him to a two-year NRL deal. Nielsen shapes as a replacement for Dylan Walker who departed for …
Continue reading Nielsen thrown NRL lifeline by RabbitohsNo.7 seed Angelique Kerber has advanced to the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-4 6-0 victory over fellow German Annika Beck. After being down match point …
Continue reading Kerber through to Australian Open q-finalsChristian Lealiifano has become the fourth Wallabies player to secure a flexible contract allowing him to play in Japan, after agreeing to two more years in Australian rugby. The new …
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