Former world number three Nikolay Davydenko of Russia on Thursday announced his decision to retire from tennis. Speaking at a press conference during the Kremlin Cup, a joint ATP and …
Continue reading Russian Davydenko retires from tennisAlex Doolan put his heart and soul into making himself more nimble on his feet in order to counter Pakistan’s spinners in the United Arab Emirates. The hard work has …
Continue reading Alex Doolan finds his feet against spinJonny Wilkinson has revealed that he retired at the end of last season because he’d simply had enough of the training needed to be a top level rugby star. The …
Continue reading Wilkinson tired of rugby trainingAustralia coach Darren Lehmann is backing David Warner to be fit for the first Test against Pakistan in Dubai on October 22. The World No.5-ranked Test batsman broke down with …
Continue reading Lehmann confident Warner will playAndy Murray reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Tour’s Austrian Open after a hard-fought 6-4 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil of Canada on Thursday. The second-seeded Murray, who had a …
Continue reading Murray, Ferrer advance in ATP AustriaTop seeds Milos Raonic and Dominika Cibulkova both crashed out of the Kremlin Cup ATP and WTA tournament in second-round defeats in Moscow on Thursday. Canada’s Raonic and Slovak Cibulkova …
Continue reading Moscow top seeds Raonic and Cibulkova fallThe comeback of defending champion Graeme McDowell fell short, while Henrik Stenson rallied from three holes down with success at golf’s World Match Play Championship on Thursday. McDowell fell to …
Continue reading McDowell loses in Match PlayInjured Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has called for the Australian Rugby Union to hold their nerve and keep the faith in under-fire coach Ewen McKenzie. Assisting top ARU officials in …
Continue reading Keep the faith with McKenzie, MooreSteve O’Keefe took the bowling honours for Australia in Pakistan A’s first innings of their four-day match however paceman Peter Siddle has also emerged with a tick from coach Darren …
Continue reading Paceman Siddle impresses coach LehmannPakistan A’s slow over-rate drew criticism from Australia coach Darren Lehmann on day two of their four-day match in Sharjah. Alex Doolan top-scored with 104 in Australia’s 8-273 in reply …
Continue reading Alex Doolan hits ton against Pakistan AErnie Els played himself firmly into contention at the Hong Kong Open on Thursday, but defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez was happy just to get round after a bout of …
Continue reading Els two back in Hong Kong golfAP – Australian teenager Minjee Lee has made a strong start to the LPGA tournament in South Korea to sit two shots from the lead after the first round. In …
Continue reading Minjee Lee two shots off LPGA leadFormer Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has joined the Sydney Thunder on a one year Big Bash League contract. Hauritz represented Australia in 17 Tests, picking up 63 wickets at an …
Continue reading Hauritz joins Sydney Thunder in BBLNew Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns appeared in a London court on Thursday charged with perjury relating to a libel action he brought in England in 2012. Cairns won STG90,000 …
Continue reading Chris Cairns in court on perjury chargeAlex Doolan and Steve Smith have scored unbeaten half-centuries to steady Australia’s first innings on day two of their four-day game against Pakistan A. Australia scored 87 runs in the …
Continue reading Alex Doolan unbeaten on 63 v Pakistan AEngland’s Rugby Football Union announced on Thursday a raft of changes to the way concussion will be managed throughout the professional game in the country. Their decision was in line …
Continue reading England rugby revamps concussion testsGraeme Swann has insisted he did the right thing quitting midway through England’s 5-0 Ashes series thrashing despite Graham Gooch calling the decision “criminal”. England great Gooch, the team’s batting …
Continue reading Swann defends quitting dismal Ashes tourWhatever the status of James Hird’s AFL fan club, Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney is a confirmed subscriber. Essendon list manager Adrian Dodoro said the coach was a key reason why …
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