Big-serving Ivo Karlovic beat an opponent close to half his age, outlasting Australian teenager Thanasi Kokkinakis in two tiebreakers in the second round of the Delray Beach Open. Karlovic, who …
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South Korean Ilhee Lee has taken full advantage of benign conditions on day one of the Women’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, carding a five-under-par 68 to hold a one-stroke …
Continue reading Lee holds clubhouse lead at Aust OpenThe Western Force love being underdogs – but it’s a tag they know probably won’t stick with them for much longer. Despite beating the NSW Waratahs 25-13 on enemy territory …
Continue reading Western Force happy to fly under the radarWest Coast defender Beau Waters has announced his AFL retirement, with a debilitating shoulder injury proving too hard to overcome. Waters, 28, hasn’t played for more than 18 months due …
Continue reading Eagle Beau Waters retires from AFLSpanish third seed Tommy Robredo tumbled out of the Rio Open, losing his second-round meeting with Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer in straight sets. Robredo won just five games as his rival …
Continue reading Robredo out of Rio tennisMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says superstar NRL fullback Billy Slater has wound back the clock as he prepares for his first hit-out of the year. The Kangaroos custodian has …
Continue reading Slater ready for Storm returnAaron Baddeley hopes the confidence he feels around Riviera Country Club can help him break a four-year US PGA Tour victory drought. The 33-year-old Baddeley’s last win was at the …
Continue reading Baddeley out to break win droughtWests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has conceded boom playmaker Luke Brooks’s preparation for the 2015 NRL season is less than ideal. Brooks risks going into the Tigers opening fixture against …
Continue reading Brooks NRL preparation not ideal: TaylorJames O’Connor will play at five-eighth in his debut for the Queensland Reds against the Western Force on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium. O’Connor and fellow big-name recruit Adam Thomson …
Continue reading O’Connor to make Reds debut at five-eighthIt only takes a cursory glance at the squads from St George Illawarra’s two recent pre-season trips to England for captain Ben Creagh to realise the enormity of the NRL …
Continue reading Rebuilding Dragons eye NRL turnaroundLife under returning coach Wayne Bennett feels like it did in the Brisbane’s glory days, Justin Hodges says. Players again have a spring in their step. The Broncos are considered …
Continue reading Broncos sense return to glory daysMany will write off Wests Tigers for at least another NRL season but history suggests that, under new coach Jason Taylor, they have a fighting chance at finals footy. After …
Continue reading Taylor primes Wests Tigers’ resurrectionWhoever ends up snaring in-demand North Queensland dynamo Jason Taumalolo will be getting value for money, no matter what he costs, New Zealand teammate Alex Glenn says. Glenn, who has …
Continue reading Taumalolo worth the cash, Glenn saysCarlton defender Andrew Walker is still aiming to play in the Blues’ blockbuster season opener against Richmond despite a slower than expected recovery from knee surgery. Walker carried a sore …
Continue reading Walker looking to leave knee woes behindKarrie Webb knows she can’t turn back the tide but she’s working out harder to keep up with the rising wave of young golf talent. Forty-year-old Webb begins her Women’s …
Continue reading Fit Webb eyeing sixth Aust Open titleShe’s only 17 and at the pinnacle of women’s golf but Lydia Ko is already planning for retirement. The New Zealand superstar will be out to shore up her world …
Continue reading Teen No.1 Ko planning for life after golfStar recruit Adam Thomson has vowed the Queensland Reds forwards will “front up” against the Western Force after being embarrassed by the Brumbies. Former All Blacks flanker will make his …
Continue reading Thomson itching to help embattled RedsMarinko Matosevic upset second seed John Isner and the local fans at the Delray Beach ATP event on Tuesday in a mixed day for the five Australians in first-round action. …
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