World number one Novak Djokovic moved effortlessly closer to a first Roland Garros crown on Thursday while 2011 women’s champion Li Na crashed out at a rain-ravaged Roland Garros. Four …
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China’s Li Na crashed out of the French Open on Thursday losing 5-7 6-3 6-2 to Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States in a second round tie badly disrupted by …
Continue reading 2011 champ Li Na out of French Openamantha Stosur’s powerful kick-serve continues to trouble her opponents at the French Open, with second-round victim Kristina Mladenovic the latest to feel like she was facing a man. Stosur overcame …
Continue reading Serve sends Stosur through to third roundChinese sixth seed Li Na, the 2011 champion, was knocked out of the rain-lashed French Open on Thursday while Novak Djokovic moved effortlessly closer to a first Roland Garros crown. …
Continue reading Li crashes in Paris gloomNew Zealand great Daniel Vettori is looking forward to returning to international action in the first one-dayer against England at Lord’s on Friday. The 34-year-old left-arm spinner, who has been …
Continue reading Vettori excited by ODI returnNew Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult won’t be fit for the coming one-day series against England and is likely to miss the subsequent Champions Trophy tournament as well. Boult suffered …
Continue reading New Zealand’s Boult out of ODI seriesWorld number two Andy Murray admits that his media appearances are rarely thrilling affairs, but he says his dour demeanour is a deliberate tactic to avoid creating unwanted headlines. The …
Continue reading I’m boring on purpose, says MurrayMark Hughes returned to football management on Thursday with Premier League club Stoke, hoping to prove his critics wrong after a disappointing spell at Queens Park Rangers. The 49-year-old Hughes, …
Continue reading Stoke hires Mark Hughes as managerFormer finalist Samantha Stosur and three-time semi-finalist Jelena Jankovic beat torrential Paris rain to reach the French Open third round Thursday. After a one hour, 40 minute halt had left …
Continue reading Stosur beats Paris rain as Nadal waitsThe International Cricket Council is probing allegations of match-fixing in Bangladeshi cricket with former national captain Mohammad Ashraful among those being questioned, local officials said Thursday. ICC anti-corruption inspectors were …
Continue reading ICC probes match-fixing in BangladeshSamantha Stosur overcame a tough early battle and a rain delay to beat unseeded local Kristina Mladenovic and reach the third round of the French Open. While Stosur’s opening-round victory …
Continue reading Stosur through to French Open third roundPlay resumed at the French Open on Thursday after a rain delay of one hour and 40 minutes. Before the suspension, Serb 18th seed Jelena Jankovic and China’s Zheng Jie …
Continue reading Play resumes at French OpenColourful London mayor Boris Johnson will wear an Australian cricket shirt for a day if the Aussies manage to win the Ashes. Former Australian legspinner Shane Warne forced Johnson into …
Continue reading London mayor wages on Ashes win with WarneRound 10 kicks off with Brisbane hosting Collingwood and, with better performances the past two weeks from Brisbane, we should see a more competitive game than what would have been …
Continue reading Brisbane Lions vs Collingwood Magpies 2013 AFL Round 10 preview and tipsSerena and Venus Williams have pulled out of the women’s doubles at the French Open as Venus is suffering from a lower back injury, organisers announced on Thursday. The Americans …
Continue reading Williams sisters out of French doublesThe final event on the card and, as has been the case in recent weeks, a tough one from a punters perspective. Several runners back up from the BTC Cup, …
Continue reading QTC Cup 2013 – TipsRacial vilification of AFL players by spectators happens virtually weekly across the competition, says North Melbourne president James Brayshaw. Brayshaw says racial slurs such as the “ape” taunt delivered to …
Continue reading AFL fan racism displayed weekly: BrayshawRain has halted play early on day five of the French Open in Paris on Thursday. Australian Samantha Stosur was closing in on a second-round victory over Kristina Mladenovic when …
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