Title favourites Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic resume their march through the Australian Open in round two action on Wednesday. The duo are back-to-back on Rod Laver Arena, with Williams …
Continue reading Williams and Djokovic in actionAaron Finch is confident he can shake off a demoralising night at Etihad Stadium with the Melbourne Renegades to resume his batting heroics for Australia. Finch smashed 121 for Australia …
Continue reading Rollercoaster week for Aaron FinchDefending champions Wales have named an experienced squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championships in their quest to win an unprecedented third straight title. No team has ever completed a …
Continue reading Wales pick seasoned squad for treble bidThe Sydney Thunder have won a Big Bash League game for the first time since December 2011 after crushing Melbourne Renegades by nine wickets on Tuesday. Chasing 105 to win …
Continue reading Sydney Thunder break losing runWorld No.1 Rafael Nadal says he has no plans to follow the lead of his peers and appoint a tennis great as his coach. Two years after Andy Murray hired …
Continue reading Nadal to stick with uncle as coachEngland has overcome another Alastair Cook failure with the bat to crush the Prime Minister’s XI by 172 runs in Canberra, declaring it’s the “morale boost” they need for their …
Continue reading England finally notch up another winSpectators jeered Bernard Tomic after he quit his much-anticipated first-round Australian Open clash with Rafael Nadal with a leg injury on Tuesday night. Tomic had just dropped the first set …
Continue reading Tomic retires injured against NadalAustralian tennis teens Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have continued their seamless transition to the senior ranks, advancing to the second round of the Australian Open. Great mates off court, …
Continue reading Aust tennis teens through to round twoSydney Thunder are on track to break their drought of 19 consecutive BBL games without a win after bowling Melbourne Renegades out for 104 on Tuesday. The Renegades narrowly avoided …
Continue reading Thunder bowl Renegades out for 104Scotsman Andy Murray has joined the chorus of concern over the heat at the Australian Open, which almost overshadowed his Grand Slam return. While the temperature at Melbourne Park soared …
Continue reading Andy Murray cruises through first round.The temperature at the Australian Open may have soared but Scotsman Andy Murray barely raised a sweat as he strolled through his first round match. Murray, who was runner-up to …
Continue reading Andy Murray cruises through first roundEngland has overcome another Alastair Cook failure with the bat to crush the Prime Minister’s XI by 172 runs in Canberra. It’s a much needed confidence boost for the visitors, …
Continue reading England win easily despite Cook failureA player hallucinated he saw Snoopy on court before he fainted mid-match, a ball kid collapsed and water bottles melted on court as the Australian Open sizzled in extreme heat. …
Continue reading Player hallucinates in tennis heatRoger Federer set a grand slam record more than 14 years in the making as potential quarter-final opponent Andy Murray signalled he’s still an Australian Open threat despite a long …
Continue reading Federer breaks record, Murray cruisesLleyton Hewitt’s promising Australian Open build-up has ended in despair with a four-hour five-set first-round loss at Melbourne Park. Hewitt’s impressive victories over Roger Federer and Andy Murray in an …
Continue reading Hewitt bows out in Open thrillerA player hallucinated he saw Snoopy on court before he fainted mid-match, a ball kid collapsed and water bottles melted on court as the Australian Open sizzled in extreme heat. …
Continue reading Player hallucinating in tennis heatSlovakia’s Martin Klizan is one lucky lucky loser. The 24-year-old world No.106 thought he’d missed the chance to play in the Australian Open when he lost to Austria’s Dominic Thiem …
Continue reading Aussie Open lucky loser rides his luckReigning champion Victoria Azarenka described it as “like dancing in a frying pan” as she began the defence of her Australian Open title in Melbourne’s blistering heat on Tuesday. But …
Continue reading Azarenka dances to Open win

