ASADA wasted no time in drug testing Brad Fittler after the rugby league great’s comeback was cleared by the NRL. Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency testers swooped on Fittler’s house in …
Continue reading ASADA tests Fittler straight awayAustralian Open finalist Stanislas Wawrinka says it’s nothing new for his semi-final victim Tomas Berdych to choke at key moments. The Swiss eighth seed booked his first appearance in a …
Continue reading Berdych choked in Open semi: WawrinkaRoger Federer will be vying to set up the first all-Swiss grand slam final when he faces world No.1 Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday night. Countryman …
Continue reading Federer seeking all-Swiss Open finalFor the first time, Switzerland has a man other than Roger Federer in a grand slam tennis final. Now Stanislas Wawrinka, who edged out Czech Tomas Berdych in a tense …
Continue reading Wawrinka into Australian Open finalThe Hobart Hurricanes snuck into the Big Bash League finals after a comprehensive 40-run win over the Brisbane Heat on Thursday at Bellerive. The Hurricanes will finish fourth, despite just …
Continue reading Hurricanes blow into Big Bash finalsAustralia kept the women’s Ashes contest alive, with a 26-run win over England on Thursday in their second one-day international at the MCG. After Australia posted a challenging target of …
Continue reading Australia stay alive in women’s AshesWell-performed Europeans Gwladys Nocera and Laura Davies are among the major threats to the cast of locals competing in this week’s NSW Open, the first major tournament of the Australian …
Continue reading Women golfers from 17 nations at NSW OpenGeelong are confident skipper Joel Selwood will be fit for the start of the AFL season following foot surgery. Geelong’s sports science head Peter Stanton said on Thursday the Cats …
Continue reading Geelong skipper Selwood undergoes foot opA Chinese player who defied the system will play a Slovakian who defied the rankings in the final of an Australian Open that has defied the world’s best players. In …
Continue reading Li to play Cibulkova in Open finalBradley Mousley will use the advice and encouragement of reigning Australian Open boys’ champion Nick Kyrgios to help him try to make it a hat-trick for Australia this week. Mousley …
Continue reading Mousley chases Aussie Open hat-trickFremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich says the state of his body rather than the team’s prospects of premiership success will decide whether he plays on next AFL season. Pavlich said he …
Continue reading Matthew Pavlich not sure about 2015 yetThe English cricket team lost the Ashes and the one-day series and now three of the country’s journalists are losing their right to remain in Australia before the close of …
Continue reading Home time for English cricket journalistsImpressive last start winner Golconda can cement her Blue Diamond Stakes claims when she steps out in the Preview at Caulfield on Saturday. $250 BLUE DIAMOND STAKES PREVIEW FREE BET …
Continue reading Golconda’s odds shorten in 2014 Blue Diamond Preview bettingA century on debut from opener Nicole Bolton helped Australia set England a target on 267 to win the second one-day international on Thursday at the MCG. The impressive 124 …
Continue reading Aust women set England big ODI targetNSW Waratahs prodigal son Kurtley Beale is set to make his comeback from shoulder surgery in his team’s first trial against his former club. Gifted back Beale has returned to …
Continue reading Beale’s rugby return against former teamStand-in Australia captain George Bailey says it will be a special moment if his team can deliver the blow that consigns England to their worst ever losing streak. England’s nine-match …
Continue reading England’s pain gives Australia pleasureChina’s Li Na will play Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the Australian Open final after both scored comfortable semi-final victories on Thursday. Li, the fourth seed, looked like winning in …
Continue reading Li to meet Cibulkova in Open finalA convincing scoreline disguised a nagging fragility in the game of China’s Li Na as she closed in on her first Australian Open title. Li burst from the blocks in …
Continue reading Li Na vulnerable in womens 2014 Aus Open Final

