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Get professional help now. That was the sobering message from leading sport psychologist Jeff Bond to Sam Stosur after yet another home-court meltdown, this time at the Brisbane International. And …
Continue reading Stosur needs help: psychologistSteve Smith has a fair idea of what to expect from Virat Kohli’s captaincy in the SCG Test: emotion and aggression. Kohli filled in as caretaker captain for MS Dhoni …
Continue reading Fresh-faced skippers ready for SCG TestTop-seeded Simona Halep has overcome 10 double faults and a tough challenge from Germany’s Annika Beck to advance to the second round of the Shenzhen Open with a 4-6 6-4 …
Continue reading Halep survives opening match in ShenzhenBritish number one Andy Murray has conceded he was being troubled by a lingering left shoulder problem after he opened his Hopman Cup account with a straight-sets win over Frenchman …
Continue reading Brits triumph over France at HopmanBernard Tomic has survived an early onslaught from big-serving American Sam Querrey to move into the second round of the Brisbane International. Tomic will now face teenage sensation Thanasi Kokkinakis …
Continue reading Tomic moves to second round at BrisbaneThe Brisbane International has claimed yet another big name, with former world number one Victoria Azarenka dumped from the tournament by rising Czech star Karolina Pliskova. The 22-year-old, who last …
Continue reading Azarenka’s comeback suffers blowJames Faulkner has steered Melbourne Stars to a remarkable super over triumph against Sydney Sixers in a tense Big Bash League contest at the MCG. After both sides made 150, …
Continue reading Stars triumph in BBL super overSteady rain threatened to prevent any play on the fourth day of the third and final Test between South Africa and the West Indies at Newlands on Monday. Rain fell …
Continue reading Rain threatens day 4 Sth Africa v WindiesJetlagged? Getting thrashed? World No.1 Serena Williams came up with a winning answer for those conundrums – a coffee break. Williams was staring down the barrel of an embarrassing loss …
Continue reading US beat Italy 3-0 at Hopman CupOnce a “short, fat kid”, Australian teenager Thanasi Kokkinakis has shown he is ready to come of age in 2015 with a stunning Brisbane International first round upset on Monday. …
Continue reading Aussie wildcards shock BrisbaneSlip ups on a tennis court are nothing new to mercurial Australian Jarmila Gajdosova, unfortunately. However, the wildcard survived her banana peel moment despite a slippery court to book a …
Continue reading Aussie wildcard shines at BrisbaneTwo seeds have fallen on the opening day of the ASB Classic in Auckland, with Italian Sara Errani and German Mona Barthel both making quick exits. After No.2 seed Errani …
Continue reading Two seeds fall on day one of ClassicJetlagged? Getting thrashed? World No.1 Serena Williams came up with a winning answer for those conundrums – a coffee break. Williams was staring down the barrel of an embarrassing loss …
Continue reading Coffee hit perks Serena Williams upSlovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova caused the first major upset at the ASB Classic tennis tournament, ousting No.2 seed Sara Errani in straight sets. World No.62 Hantuchova rattled off the last six …
Continue reading Errani becomes first Classic seed to fallRecalled paceman Mitchell Starc has the respect of both India and Australia’s Test cricket captains, as he tries to climb out of the vast shadow cast by Australia’s other Mitchell. …
Continue reading Starc has potential to be amazing: SmithAustralian wildcards Thanasi Kokkinakis and James Duckworth have thrown the rankings guide out the window by claiming stunning first round upsets over seeds at the Brisbane International on Monday. World …
Continue reading Australian wildcards shine at BrisbaneHalf of the women’s seeds have now fallen but Australian wildcard Jarmila Gajdosova stood tall at the Brisbane International on Monday. Fourth-seeded Slovak Dominika Cibulkova was upset by American teenager …
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