Dogged Spaniard David Ferrer is happy to play the spoiler’s role but Nick Kyrgios is backing Lleyton Hewitt to spring an Australian Open boilover on Thursday night to once again …
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Johnathan Thurston’s definitely keen. So is Matt Scott. But will focusing on winning the World Club Challenge hamper North Queensland’s NRL title defence? Manly fans can provide a stark warning …
Continue reading World Club Challenge a risk for CowboysWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic has reacted angrily to an international newspaper report claiming he “wanted to lose” a match in 2007. Italian sport newspaper Tuttosport made the front-page allegation on …
Continue reading Djokovic lashes media over fixing claimsIreland have appointed hooker Rory Best as their new captain and named centre Stuart McCloskey and flanker CJ Stander among four uncapped players as they seek to win a third …
Continue reading Best named new Ireland rugby skipperDaria Gavrilova continues to fly the flag for her newly adopted nation at the Australian Open, stunning sixth-seed Petra Kvitova to march on to the third round. Gavrilova upset the …
Continue reading Gavrilova marches on in Australian OpenFrench ace Jo-Wilfried Tsonga showed both his caring side and his brute strength in dispatching emerging Melburnian Omar Jasika from the Australian Open. Tsonga bounced out the next-generation hopeful 7-5 …
Continue reading Tsonga beats Aussie teen Jasika at OpenNick Kyrgios has beaten Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in straight sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Australia’s 29th seed took out Cuevas 6-4 7-5 …
Continue reading Kyrgios progresses to Open third roundNext-generation Australian hopeful Omar Jasika has been bounced out of the Australian Open, handed a straight-sets reality check by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Jasika was competitive but never in control against the …
Continue reading Tsonga downs Jasika in OpenTennis Australia is on the hunt for three new directors after Janet Young, Peter Armstrong and Kerryn Pratt all tendered their resignations effective immediately. TA president Steve Healy thanked the …
Continue reading Three TA board members resignBeloved Cat James Kelly will come out of AFL retirement to bolster Essendon’s midfield in 2016. The triple-premiership winner with Geelong has been lured back into the league by the …
Continue reading Kelly dons the Bombers’ sashLleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth have been gifted passage into the second round of the Australian Open doubles. The Australian pair, combining in Hewitt’s farewell Open after their gut-wrenching Davis …
Continue reading Hewitt, Groth, Stosur earn doubles winsSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire has declared Sam Burgess has returned to the club a hungrier player and better person after his ill-fated stint in English rugby union. A critical …
Continue reading Hungry Burgess to fire Rabbitohs in NRLDefending Australian Open champion Serena Williams looked more exhausted by the post-match media conference than her second-round romp at Melbourne Park. After blitzing Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh 6-1 6-2 in exactly …
Continue reading Serena Williams moving on at Aussie OpenNew NSW Waratahs captain Michael Hooper has described the leadership transfer from Dave Dennis to himself as a partnership not a handover of power. New coach Daryl Gibson stamped an …
Continue reading Hooper named NSW Waratahs captainDefending Australian Open champion Venus Williams looked more exhausted by the post-match media conference than her second-round romp at Melbourne Park. After blitzing Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh 6-1 6-2 in exactly …
Continue reading Williams moving on that the Aussie OpenInterim NRL chief executive John Grant says it will be impossible to fill the position permanently before the new season begins and it could be several months before the successful …
Continue reading No new NRL CEO before start of 2016 seasonBernard Tomic is happy to take a leaf out of Roger Federer’s book and fly solo in pursuit of Australian Open glory. Federer famously racked up a swag of grand …
Continue reading Coachless Tomic eyes Open successSwiss Belinda Bencic remains on track to become the first teenager in a decade to win a women’s grand slam title after an impressive second round Australian Open showing. Bencic’s …
Continue reading Swiss teen Bencic bounces into round three
