Kevin Anderson is philosophical about a crucial line call which went his way in his quarter-final victory in Auckland. Playing a second set tiebreak, Anderson’s American opponent Steve Johnson thought …
Continue reading Disputed call helps Anderson to NZ victoryThe Australian Open is unlikely to have ever seen a better credentialled world No.338 but Juan Martin del Potro is just happy to be heading to Melbourne Park at all. …
Continue reading Del Potro out of Sydney InternationalKevin Anderson is philosophical about a crucial line call which went his way in his quarter-final victory in Auckland. Playing a second set tiebreak, Anderson’s American opponent Steve Johnson thought …
Continue reading Disputed call helps Anderson to victoryBlack Caps skipper Brendon McCullum says a flurry of run-outs cost his side dearly as Sri Lanka cruised to a six-wicket win in the second one-day cricket international at Seddon …
Continue reading Black Caps panic in Sri Lankan lossSri Lanka rediscovered their rhythm and tempo with bat and ball, cruising to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the second one-day cricket international at Seddon Park in Hamilton. …
Continue reading Up-tempo Sri Lanka win second ODIA heavy schedule which included three qualifying matches hasn’t stopped Jiri Vesely make his second top-level tennis semi-final. The 21-year-old took just 61 minutes to dispatch Donald Young of the …
Continue reading Heavy schedule no problem for VeselyIf Lucas Pouille’s countryman Stephane Robert had wanted to stay another day in Auckland, he’d just be another footnote in Heineken Open history. Pouille, 20, made it to his first …
Continue reading Pouille the luckiest of losersHe admits to have made more comebacks than Rambo, but Brett Lee is adamant he’ll be firing no more shots after this month. The Australian fast-bowling great on Thursday announced …
Continue reading This is it: Brett Lee pulls up stumpsLleyton Hewitt, Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic will be hoping the tennis gods smile on them at Friday’s Australian Open draw in Melbourne. The country’s three leading men’s hopes are …
Continue reading Aussie hopes need luck at the Open drawSpeedster James Anderson is in doubt for England’s tri-series opener against Australia at the SCG as he battles to recover from a knee injury. Anderson looked fit in his return …
Continue reading Anderson in doubt for tri-series openerMS Dhoni joked he’d forgotten his lines when asked for comment about the Indian one-day cricket team’s new uniform. He also still has absolutely nothing to say about his shock …
Continue reading Dhoni stays quiet on Test retirementEngland skipper Eoin Morgan insists exiled batsman Kevin Pietersen has no place in his one-day side – at least for the “foreseeable future”. Pietersen was unceremoniously dumped from the squad …
Continue reading No place for KP in England team: MorganSara Tomic admits trying to be too much like her brother contributed to her first-round loss at the Australian Open qualifying event on Thursday. Despite a hard-fought second set where …
Continue reading Sara Tomic loses in Open qualifyingHesitancy and confusion plagued the Black Caps as they battled to a sub-par 248 all out in the second one-day cricket international against Sri Lanka in Hamilton. Skipper Brendon McCullum …
Continue reading Black Caps caught short in second ODIAfter a disastrous start to his Australian campaign, French veteran Gilles Simon says he’s finding fitness and form in time to challenge for the first grand slam title of 2015. …
Continue reading Frenchman Simon still eyes Open titleFormer Australian Test bowler Brett Lee has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 38-year-old Lee, who made the announcement at the SCG on Thursday, called time on …
Continue reading Brett Lee announces retirementGary Ablett? Yep, he’s just his normal freakishly good self. That’s the assessment of Gold Coast ruckman Tom Nicholls as the Suns’ superstar ramps up his recovery from last year’s …
Continue reading Suns star Ablett still a freak: NichollsGeorge Bailey says he isn’t bothered by the prospect of being dropped from Australia’s World Cup team if skipper Michael Clarke returns from injury. Bailey has been appointed stand-in captain …
Continue reading Bailey cool with being dumped for Clarke

