Karmichael Hunt has made his debut for the Queensland Reds, but the former rugby league and AFL star couldn’t stop his side going down to the Melbourne Rebels 28-13 in …
Continue reading Rebels win, Brumbies lose in rugby trialsJubilant Serena Williams said she learned her lesson after a hindrance call at the 2011 US Open led to a meltdown and a rare grand slam final defeat. Williams famously …
Continue reading Serena learns how to handle hindrance callYou would think after 16 straight losses against Serena Williams, Russian Maria Sharapova might start to grow tired of the US superpower. Far from it, Sharapova insisted after losing Saturday …
Continue reading Sharapova pays tribute to WilliamsCome on! Come on! It threatened to devolve into a war of words as much as anything else on Saturday night, as Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova gave their vocal …
Continue reading Hindrance call fails to hinder SerenaWorld No.1 Serena Williams has beaten Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6 (7-5) to claim a record sixth Australian Open crown and 19th career grand slam title. More to come
Continue reading Williams wins sixth Australian Open titleRESULTS FROM DAY ONE OF THE AUCKLAND NINES: Round One Parramatta 22 d Manly 17 Newcastle 18 d St George Illawarra 7 North Queensland 17 d Melbourne 8 South Sydney …
Continue reading How your team fared at the NinesThe Hurricanes dominated the first half and held on to beat the Crusaders 41-31 in a free-wheeling Super Rugby warm-up match in Eketahuna. The hosts scored six tries to five …
Continue reading Hurricanes beat Crusaders in rugby trialNovak Djokovic held a captive audience around the world on Friday night, but Andy Murray wasn’t among them. Murray, enjoying an extra day off ahead of Sunday’s Australian Open final, …
Continue reading Murray tunes out during Djokovic’s semiOpener Martin Guptill has shown some welcome glimpses of form as New Zealand dealt Pakistan an emphatic seven-wicket defeat in the first one-day international at Wellington. Guptill scored 39, followed …
Continue reading NZ crush Pakistan by seven wicketsGiant winger Taqele Naiyaravoro has staked his claim for the vacant spot in the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby team with an eye-catching performance in their first trial of the season. …
Continue reading Tahs score 10 tries in first rugby trialSigned on a one dollar deal, Matt King has helped his “tight” employers South Sydney stay on track for a major payday at the $2.4 million Auckland Nines. And fellow …
Continue reading Comeback King boosts Souths’ Nines bidLydia Ko has produced a birdie blitz to storm into the lead at the season-opening LPGA Tour event in Florida. The 17-year-old New Zealander made her charge on day three …
Continue reading Ko storms to top of LPGA leaderboardNever heard of Jack Ahearn? The Warriors sure wish they hadn’t. The unheralded Ahearn turned the Auckland Nines rugby league tournament on its head on Saturday after his last-gasp try …
Continue reading Canberra turn Nines on head in AucklandRussian No.1 seed Roman Safiullin and unseeded Slovakian Tereza Mihalikova have claimed the 2015 Australian Open junior boys’ and girls’ titles. Safiullin, 17, lived up to his top billing as …
Continue reading Safiullin and Mihalikova Aust Open champsAustralia will resist the temptation to rush Shane Watson back for Sunday’s Tri-Series final against England, with the star all-rounder to be carefully managed ahead of the World Cup. Watson …
Continue reading Australia play it cautious with WatsonCLASH OF THE TITANS – FIVE OF THE BEST: Novak Djokovic leads Andy Murray 15-8 in their career head-to-head, but the Brit has the edge 3-2 in their biggest clashes. …
Continue reading Djokovic vs Murray – the big clashesThe shake-up at the top of English cricket continued on Friday when Colin Graves was nominated for chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Graves, who is the chairman …
Continue reading English cricket set for new chairmanHis aura of invincibility shattered, Novak Djokovic concedes he can no longer rely on his “slight mental edge” over Andy Murray to prevail in the pair’s eagerly awaited Australian Open …
Continue reading Djokovic ready for titanic Aust Open final

