Australia’s three highest-ranked men’s tennis players Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic and Marinko Matosevic will all face higher-ranked opponents when they start their Australian Open campaigns on Tuesday. Tomic faces the …
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Australian cricket veteran Sarah Elliott wants more Test matches included in future women’s Ashes series, saying one isn’t enough to truly test the mettle of the arch rivals. Under the …
Continue reading Women ask for more Ashes Test matchesRuthless world No.1 Serena Williams took less than an hour to end 17-year-old Australian Ashleigh Barty’s Australian Open on Monday night. Williams, the hot favourite to claim the Melbourne Park …
Continue reading Williams overpowers Barty in OpenWearing a Buddhist necklace for luck, Thai youngster Luksika Kumkhum up ended former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in a huge day-one shock at the Australian Open. The 20-year-old world No.88 …
Continue reading Thai Buddhist sends Kvitova packingWorld No.6 Petra Kvitova has fallen to Thai youngster Luksika Kumkhum in a major Australian Open day one shock. Kumkhum, 20 years old and the world No.88, hadn’t won a …
Continue reading Sixth seed Kvitova falls in Open shockAustralian Open defending champion Novak Djokovic couldn’t have asked for a better way to start his quest for a record fifth Melbourne Park title. The Serbian second seed’s 6-3 7-6 …
Continue reading Djokovic eases into Aussie Open defenceShe knows one swallow doesn’t make a summer, but that didn’t stop Samantha Stosur from breathing a big sigh of relief after safely progressing to the second round of the …
Continue reading Relieved Stosur into Open second roundDrawing on all her knowledge of how hard it is to come back from major shoulder surgery, Casey Dellacqua powered past former world No.2 Vera Zvonareva on Monday and into …
Continue reading Dellacqua powers to Aussie Open victoryNew Penrith halves duo Jamie Soward and Peter Wallace are adamant they have nothing to prove in the NRL despite leaving their previous teams under acrimonious circumstances. Soward left St …
Continue reading We’ve nothing to prove: Panthers halvesTony Archer has officially been handed the toughest job in the NRL – the role of referees’ boss. The former grand final, State of Origin and Test referee has filled …
Continue reading Archer confirmed as NRL referees’ bossAustralian Matthew Ebden avoided a third-straight dramatic Australian Open fadeout on Monday, riding a wave of emotion and hanging tough in the deciding set to beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in …
Continue reading Ebden wins in five sets at Aust OpenThe obstacle facing all but one woman at the Australian Open is as formidable and imposing as any in the history of the sport. Serena Williams is so strong, so …
Continue reading Ivanovic talks up Open challengeTennis legend Stefan Edberg has begun work as Roger Federer’s coach with a clear mission: to help the Swiss maestro win another grand slam. The partnership between Federer and his …
Continue reading Edberg begins work as new Federer coachBrad Fittler’s shock return to rugby league moved a step closer to reality on Monday as the Sydney Roosters and the NRL met to discuss his involvement in the Auckland …
Continue reading Brad Fittler closer to NRL return at NinesThe Victoria Derby winning trainer-jockey partnership will be reunited in the Inglis Classic when Hugh Bowman rides the Robbie Laing-trained Boomwaa in the $250,000 race. Boomwaa is the nominal favourite …
Continue reading Bowman to ride Boomwaa in Inglis Classic 2014Kaiser Sun has tested the training talents of Mat Ellerton and Simon Zahra. But with back-to-back wins at Flemington, the lightly-raced sprinter is showing signs his talent is being harnessed …
Continue reading Kaiser Sun set for Kensington Stakes 2014 testSwiss Stanislas Wawrinka won the easy way, leading a progression of the top men’s seeds into the second round on a hot first day at the Australian Open. The eighth-seeded …
Continue reading Top male seeds all win on Aus Open day onePaceman Chris Jordan insists under siege England captain Alastair Cook is relaxed and determined to “leave Australia with some respectability”, despite his poor form with the bat. Cook has averaged …
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