Sri Lanka reached 1-64 at lunch on the opening day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Thursday. Opener Dimuth Karunaratne (34) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) …
Continue reading Sri Lanka in solid start to third TestFour-time champion Roger Federer has escaped the brutal heat to comfortably reach the Australian Open third round for the 15th year in a row. Playing in relative luxury under a …
Continue reading Federer, Tsonga into Open third roundNSW Waratahs captain Dave Dennis was surprised by Ben Mowen’s appointment as Wallabies skipper and his subsequent decision to quit Australian rugby. Mowen, who replaced James Horwill as captain on …
Continue reading Dennis surprised by Mowen decisionsAustralia will target English captain Charlotte Edwards and fellow batter Arran Brindle as the host nation tries to fight its way back into Ashes contention. England’s 61-run Test win in …
Continue reading Australia to target English pair in AshesQuade Cooper believes talk he should become the next Wallabies captain is a reflection of the hard work he’s put into his game over the last few months. The Queensland …
Continue reading Cooper flattered by Wallaby captaincy talkOnline bookmaker sportsbet has opened betting on eight Group 1 races of The Championships to be run in April. $250 SPORTSBET FREE BET Sportsbet.com.au is the first of the corporate …
Continue reading Autumn Racing Carnival 2014 feature race markets openVanquished Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci has called for a twilight start to the Australian Open on days when heatwave conditions make it “impossible” for players to perform at their peak. Open …
Continue reading Extreme heat policy in effect at the OpenRising Wallabies star Israel Folau faces a big challenge this year according to his NSW Waratahs coach, who says the star back has plenty of improvement left. Former rugby league …
Continue reading Folau to face big challenge, says CheikaThe conditions were brutal, Maria Sharapova was way below her best and little-known opponent Karin Knapp was playing out of her skin. All of which made the Russian third seed …
Continue reading Sharapova wins second round epic at OpenSeeds Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Kei Nishikori took advantage of early starts to advance to the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday as baking conditions prompted tournament officials to …
Continue reading Tsonga, Nishikori in Australian Open winsWollongong’s WIN Stadium will host the annual Charity Shield between South Sydney and St George Illawarra – the first time it will be held outside Sydney in the fixture’s 31-year …
Continue reading Wollongong to host Charity Shield leagueBlossoming Test star Steve Smith is embracing his role as the Sydney Sixers’ finisher. At 24, the middle-order batsman is entering his prime, with three centuries in his last six …
Continue reading Steve Smith on a roll with SixersNow that she’s set up her year, Casey Dellacqua can get down to the more immediate business of reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time. Dellacqua’s charge to …
Continue reading Dellacqua not done yet at the OpenIn his playing days Darren Lehmann wasn’t the toughest part-time spin bowler for an international batsman to pick but George Bailey admits he’s often left bamboozled by his coach. In …
Continue reading Bailey hopes Lehmann praise is no jokeAustralia continue to revel in England’s disastrous tour Down Under, as the visitors try to bounce back from another blow going into Friday’s second one-day international in Brisbane. The tourists …
Continue reading Aussies showing no mercy to English foesNo.3 seed Maria Sharapova has survived brutal conditions and remarkable resistance from little-known Italian Karin Knapp to advance to the third round at Melbourne Park in the longest women’s match …
Continue reading Sharapova wins 2nd round epic at OpenAustralian Olivia Rogowska has missed a golden opportunity to join Sam Stosur and Casey Dellacqua in the third round of the Australian Open, losing 6-4 7-5 to Elina Svitolina. Bidding …
Continue reading Rogowska falls to Svitolina at Aus OpenForget her Hopman Cup flop, ignore her hacking in Hobart, Samantha Stosur says she’s peaking just nicely as she eyes a spot in the second week of the Australian Open. …
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