Roger Federer has set up a 33rd instalment of his great rivalry with Rafael Nadal with a drama-charged Australian Open quarter-final triumph over Andy Murray. The revitalised former world No.1 …
Continue reading Federer to face Nadal in Open semisNew Zealand scored a second successive ODI win in Hamilton on Wednesday to take a 2-0 series lead over India, allowing Australia to reclaim the No.1 spot in the ICC …
Continue reading Australia top ODI world rankings againRafael Nadal admits a savage blister on his racquet hand is undermining his Australian Open campaign at Melbourne Park. The world No.1 was treated twice for the injury during a …
Continue reading Blister hindering Nadal’s Open tiltGrigor Dimitrov was left in tears on Rod Laver Arena, so close and yet so far from world No.1 Rafael Nadal. Dimitrov broke down after losing his first grand slam …
Continue reading Dimitrov pained by close defeatBest mates with boom youngster Nick Kyrgios, South Australian Brad Mousley is also looking to make a name for himself at the Australian Open. Mousley watched as Kyrgios earned a …
Continue reading Mousley into Aust Open junior quartersBrad Fittler had to pass a demanding series of physical tests to prove he was ready to play again, before his comeback to rugby league was cleared by the NRL. …
Continue reading Tests prove Fittler is comeback readyRafael Nadal has resisted a serious challenge from Bulgarian dangerman Grigor Dimitrov to soldier his way into the Australian Open semi-finals at Melbourne Park. The Spanish braveheart had to overcome …
Continue reading Nadal into Australian Open semi-finalsAustralian David Saker wants to stay on as England’s bowling coach, but he knows the decision is out of his hands following the team’s failed summer. England are set to …
Continue reading Saker hopes to survive England reviewAnother whirlwind innings from Corey Anderson blasted New Zealand to 7-271 in the rain-interrupted second one-day international against India in Hamilton on Wednesday. With the match reduced to 42 overs …
Continue reading Anderson steps up for NZ in 2nd India ODILess than two years ago Outback Joe was rated 53 and coming last Albury. Wind the clock forward and he’s just won a listed race at Flemington and is now …
Continue reading Sydney Cup 2014: Outback Joe making the gradeGroup One winner Gondokoro is back and expectations are high with trainer Pat Carey nominating the four-year-old mare for some major autumn races. The Queensland Oaks winner begins her 2014 …
Continue reading John Dillon Stakes 2014: Gondokoro set for big autumnAustralia face a great challenge to keep their Ashes hopes alive by winning Thursday’s second one-dayer against England, allrounder Ellyse Perry says. The home side are in a desperate situation, …
Continue reading Perry says Aust face challenge in AshesWigan coach Shaun Wane is expecting former North Queensland fullback Matt Bowen to make a big impact in Super League after making a “mind-blowing” impression during pre-season training. The 31-year-old …
Continue reading Wane tips Bowen to be big Super League hitAustralian batsman Steve Smith knows his World Cup hopes are dangling by a thread, but he hopes some more dominant performances against England will help revive his one-day career. Smith …
Continue reading Smith eyes off 2015 World CupThe NRL Auckland Nines can become rugby league’s answer to Twenty20 cricket says Kangaroos back-rower Anthony Watmough. Cricket’s shortest format has exploded in popularity worldwide in recent years and Australia’s …
Continue reading Nines can be like Twenty20: WatmoughIt is a toss-up whether Stanislas Wawrinka has had the easiest path through the Australian Open of any of the semi-finalists, or the toughest. Either way, he faces a match …
Continue reading Wawrinka ready for match of his lifeAgnieszka Radwanska has ensured this year’s Australian Open will crown a first-time female winner by snapping a seven-match losing streak against Victoria Azarenka. Radwanska maintained her self-belief after gifting the …
Continue reading Open set for new women’s winnerAustralian batsman Steve Smith hopes some strong performances against England in the final two one-dayers will boost his chances of securing a spot for the 2015 World Cup. Smith hasn’t …
Continue reading Steve Smith ready for one-day return


