Victoria Azarenka claims women players are unfairly pilloried for their on-court shrieking and grunting, blasting boozy Wimbledon fans for mocking her as well as rivals Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. …
Continue reading Azarenka blasts scream queen criticsThe Wallabies will not be lulled into a false sense of security by South Africa’s poor year at Super Rugby level, assistant coach Nathan Grey says. For the first time …
Continue reading Super Rugby form not everything: GreyEngland skipper Alastair Cook has backed under-fire Gary Ballance to overcome his woeful form against Australia’s left-armed fast bowling battalion. The Zimbabwe-born No.3 batsman goes into the Ashes series, starting …
Continue reading Cook backs Ballance to find formNSW believe Queensland’s champion, yet ageing, State of Origin team is ripe for the picking ahead of Wednesday’s series decider. The Blues have dominated large periods of this series, but …
Continue reading NSW’s time is now says GallenThe secret to Cooper Cronk’s amazing powers of recovery have been revealed ahead of the State of Origin decider in Brisbane on Wednesday night. And it’s not for the faint …
Continue reading Cronk shares recovery secretAustralia and England will wait until the last minute to name their sides for the Ashes opener, but Michael Clarke is confident he knows the hosts’ XI. Chris Rogers is …
Continue reading Aussies unsure about XI for Ashes openerThe cruel fate of friend Brent Tate has convinced injury-plagued Queensland great Justin Hodges to retire from State of Origin football “on his terms”. “I don’t want to go out …
Continue reading I didn’t want to go out like Tate: HodgoMichael Ennis is expected to play his first State of Origin game since 2011 on Wednesday night when he fills in for injured NSW hooker Robbie Farah. Farah’s brave attempt …
Continue reading Farah expected to make way for EnnisWhite shoes, shorts and shirts? Check. Little black book? Check. When it comes to reaching his first Wimbledon quarter-final, unseeded and Vasek Pospisil is leaving no page unturned as he …
Continue reading Little black book inspires PospisilDeemed as no tanker, Nick Kyrgios has avoided another fine following his fourth-round exit from Wimbledon. Kyrgios was widely condemned for seemingly not trying in one horror game in the …
Continue reading Kyrgios avoids another Wimbledon fineNovak Djokovic and Milos Raonic have been left out of their countries’ Davis Cup quarter-final squads but Andy Murray has been confirmed to lead Great Britain’s push for a first …
Continue reading Djokovic, Raonic out of Davis Cup quartersNovak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka can justify their status as Wimbledon’s big four by making the semi-finals on Wednesday. Defending champion, top seed and 2011 winner …
Continue reading Big four eye Wimbledon semi-final spotsNick Kyrgios’ family has dismissed Olympian Dawn Fraser’s apology for comments she made about the tennis star, which have been described as racist. “The apology means nothing to me,” Kyrgios’ …
Continue reading Fraser’s apology means nothing: KyrgiosNovak Djokovic planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Boris Becker’s historic first Wimbledon triumph with a stiff glass of water after keeping his own title defence alive at the …
Continue reading Djokovic upsets ballgirl in Wimbledon winAndy Murray will lead Great Britain’s bid to reach the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1981 when they face France in the last-eight at Queen’s Club next …
Continue reading Murray leads British Davis Cup hopesDefending champion Novak Djokovic has survived a barrage from big-hitting Kevin Anderson to reach his seventh successive Wimbledon quarter-final. The top seed came from behind to win 6-7 (6-8) 6-7 …
Continue reading Djokovic survives to make quarter-finalsHard-running centre Konrad Hurrell is in doubt for the Warriors’ NRL match against Melbourne this weekend after a training ground injury. Hurrell hurt his right shoulder in Auckland on Tuesday …
Continue reading Hurrell in doubt to face StormSouth Africa beat Bangladesh by 31 runs in Tuesday’s second Twenty20 international to complete a clean sweep of the two-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Replying to …
Continue reading Proteas beat Bangladesh in second T20

