Sam Groth promises to be fit to partner Lleyton Hewitt in the retiring champion’s Australian Open doubles swansong despite suffering an injury scare late in his second-round loss to Andy …
Continue reading Groth shrugs off ankle concern in lossJohn Isner and Milos Raonic are serving up some ominous numbers to their Australian Open rivals at Melbourne Park. The Open smokeys have both blasted their way into the third …
Continue reading Monfils, Isner into Aust Open third roundBig-serving local hope Sam Groth has been bundled out of the Australian Open in straight sets by No.2 seed Andy Murray. In his first-ever match on Rod Laver Arena, Groth …
Continue reading Murray blasts Groth out of Aussie OpenJohn Newcombe has warned tennis players targeted by match fixers of the perils of falling into the “steel trap” of gambling gangsters. Newcombe, who has called for life bans for …
Continue reading Newcombe warns of gambling steel trapTwo-time champion Victoria Azarenka has continued her near-faultless run at the Australian Open, crushing Danka Kovinic 6-1 6-2 in the second round. Azarenka is seeded 14th but on current form …
Continue reading Azarenka, Muguruza advance at OpenAna Ivanovic was left shaken after a patron fell down a flight of stairs during her Australian Open win over Anastasija Sevastova on Thursday. Ivanovic was leading 4-3 in the …
Continue reading Ivanovic shaken by Aussie Open patron fallGael Monfils has banked another straight-sets win at the Australian Open, two days after the enigmatic Frenchman’s path to the quarter-finals opened up. Monfils sent compatriot Nicolas Mahut packing on …
Continue reading Monfils, Isner through to third roundTennis greats John Newcombe and Pat Cash believe Nick Kyrgios can win the Australian Open. Just probably not this one. Newcombe and Cash are bullish about the prospects of the …
Continue reading Kyrgios can win an Australian OpenTeenage backrower Simon Kennewell is the latest youngster to be handed the chance to push for a spot in Australia’s Sevens rugby squad for the Rio Olympics with selection in …
Continue reading Two new faces in Australia’s Sevens squadFormer Hawthorn premiership player Jonathan Simpkin has reportedly agreed to join Essendon as a top-up player. Simpkin, 28, has emerged as the next piece in the Bombers’ AFL recruiting puzzle …
Continue reading Simpkin to join AFL Bombers: reportsRising star Daria Gavrilova will be playing for a coveted grand slam seeding as well as a place in the last 16 at the Australian Open on Friday. The new …
Continue reading Gavrilova eyes grand slam seedingView the nominations for the 2016 John Dillon Stakes. The John Dillon Stakes will be run on Tuesday 26th January at Caulfield racecourse. Horse Sex Age Trainer 1 AMORINO …
Continue reading John Dillon Stakes nominations – 2016View the nominations for the 2016 Summer Championship. The Summer Championship will be run on Tuesday 26th January at Caulfield racecourse. Horse Sex Age Trainer 1 BASS STRAIT (NZ) …
Continue reading Summer Championship Final nominations – 2016View the nominations for the 2016 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies). The Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) will be run on Tuesday 26th January at Caulfield racecourse. Horse Sex Age Trainer …
Continue reading Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) nominations – 2016View the nominations for the 2016 Blue Diamond Preview (C&G). The Blue Diamond Preview (C&G) will be run on Tuesday 26th January at Caulfield racecourse. Horse Sex Age Trainer 1 ATTENBOROUGH …
Continue reading Blue Diamond Preview (C&G) nominations – 2016Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has been confirmed to take over the Japan job after making what he describes as the hardest call of his coaching career. Joseph will head to …
Continue reading Joseph confirmed as Japan rugby coachJarryd Hayne will have to endure a nervous few months as new coach Chip Kelly evaluates every player on the San Francisco 49ers’ roster. Kelly, a controversial NFL figure who …
Continue reading Hayne to be ‘evaluated’: 49ers coachEngland coach Eddie Jones has called on the services of former Wallabies flanker George Smith to work with his forwards on an informal basis ahead of his first match in …
Continue reading Wallabies great Smith to help out England


