Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni won her first WTA title since 1998, defeating former world No.1 Venus Williams 6-4 6-3 to capture the Quebec City tournament. The 32-year-old former teen star won …
Continue reading Lucic-Baroni beats Venus in Quebec finalSouth Africa World Cup-winning back JP Pietersen will replace injured halfback Ruan Pienaar for home Rugby Championship Tests against the Wallabies and New Zealand. Pietersen, who can operate on the …
Continue reading Boks recall Pietersen to face WallabiesFrance will host Switzerland in the Davis Cup final in November but five-time champions Spain have lost their World Group status after an 18-year-stay in the elite division. Roger Federer …
Continue reading France, Switzerland in Davis Cup finalAmerican Billy Horschel has claimed a mammoth payday after taking out the US PGA Tour Championship and the season-long FedEx Cup. Horschel, who won last week at the BMW Championship, …
Continue reading Horschel claims FedEx CupEngland’s Paul Casey has won the Dutch Open title at Zandvoort, carding a final round of 66 to haul in Frenchman Romain Wattel. It was a 13th European Tour title …
Continue reading Casey wins EPGA’s Dutch OpenAustralian veteran Karrie Webb has come agonisingly close to winning her eighth career major, finishing one stroke behind Hyo-Joo Kim at the Evian Championship in France. In a dramatic finale …
Continue reading Kim Hyo-Joo edges Webb to win EvianBangladesh lost an early wicket in reaching the tea interval at 1-25 after the West Indies were dismissed for 380 on the second day of the second and final test …
Continue reading Bangladesh stumble in Windies pursuitShattered Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith forecast a tough pre-season after the Storm bowed out of the NRL finals without a win for the second straight year. The Storm’s season ended …
Continue reading Storm lick wounds after finals failureIt’s unlikely many media outlets will accept his editorial advice and Canterbury enforcer James Graham cares little if they do. Saturday night will be the eighth time Bulldogs mentor Des …
Continue reading Hasler’s Manly history is old news: GrahamSchoolboy footballer Kayne Turner hardly says boo around the club, according to his North Melbourne teammate Brent Harvey. And while Harvey has played 383 games and Turner has just five …
Continue reading Schoolboy stands tall for AFL KangaroosGreg Norman is recovering from a chainsaw accident that nearly cost him his left hand, but not his sense of humour. “At least I can still play tennis,” Norman said …
Continue reading Norman recovering from chainsaw accidentItalian great Valentino Rossi led a Yamaha one-two to claim his maiden win of the season at the San Marino Moto GP and launch his bid for a 10th world …
Continue reading Rossi sparks title bid with San Marino winFrance will host Switzerland in the Davis Cup final in November after Roger Federer gave the Swiss the winning point against Italy in Geneva. Federer reached the first Davis Cup …
Continue reading Swiss to meet French in Davis Cup finalDual Brownlow Medallist Gary Ablett said on Sunday a major announcement on his playing future is not far away. The former Geelong star has served four years of a five-season …
Continue reading Ablett in new contract talks with SunsGeelong AFL player Dawson Simpson has been caught by police drink-driving, the Cats said in a statement released on Sunday night. “The club is in the process of gathering more …
Continue reading AFL Cats’ Simpson caught drink-drivingIt was a king-hit no-one in the Melbourne Storm saw coming. Melbourne went into their NRL elimination final with everything going their way. Captain Cameron Smith had overcome a serious …
Continue reading Bellamy stunned by Bulldogs ambushItaly’s Karin Knapp clinched her first WTA Tour title at the Tashkent Open on Saturday, six years after she feared her career may have ended when she underwent heart surgery. …
Continue reading Knapp wins Tashkent WTA titleCanterbury have set up a tantalising semi-final showdown with their coach Des Hasler’s old side Manly after sending Melbourne packing from the NRL finals 28-4. The Bulldogs answered critics who …
Continue reading Bulldogs roll on after crushing Storm

