Despair not, 17-year-old tennis ace Nick Kyrgios has restored battered local pride at the Australian Open. Not one of Australia’s 16 main-draw singles entrants made the second week of the …
Continue reading Aussie junior tennis ace is new world No.1With a tearful tribute, a lot of laughs and a smattering of broad-brimmed hats, Tony Greig was given a fitting farewell at the SCG on Sunday. The former England cricket …
Continue reading Greig given tearful SCG farewellTwo-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has confirmed he will make the move to four wheels to race a V8 Supercar this season. Since announcing his intention to quit the MotoGP …
Continue reading Stoner confirms V8 moveRussian Ekaterina Makarova has turned the tables on German star Angelique Kerber to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the second straight year. Last year the 24-year-old from Moscow knocked …
Continue reading Makarova upsets Kerber in OpenAfter helping the Brisbane Heat claim this summer’s Twenty20 crown, West Indies paceman Kemar Roach is keen to return to the Big Bash League franchise next summer. Roach claimed 3-18 …
Continue reading Kemar Roach wants Heat return in BBLAmerican Scott Stallings made two eagles and five birdies during a flawless nine-under par 63 on Saturday that secured him a five-stroke lead at the US PGA Tour’s Humana Challenge. …
Continue reading Stallings holds big PGA lead in CaliforniaLleyton Hewitt says he has moved on quickly from his bitterly disappointing Australian Open loss and is ready to lead Australia to victory in next week’s Davis Cup tie. Australia …
Continue reading We can beat Taiwan, says HewittWorld champion Sebastian Loeb, in a Citroen, clinched a seventh Monte Carlo Rally title on Saturday after heavy snow and driving rain caused the race’s last two stages to be …
Continue reading Loeb wins seventh Monte Carlo rallySerbian fan favourite Ana Ivanovic faces a huge challenge against Polish juggernaut Agnieszka Radwanska as they vie for an Australian Open quarter-final berth on Sunday night. Former world No.1 Ivanovic …
Continue reading Open task for Ivanovic against RadwanskaTwo-time defending champions Leinster defeated Exeter 29-20 on Saturday to stay alive in the European Cup, but they face a nail biting Sunday which could doom their hopes of a …
Continue reading Champions Leinster face nervous Cup waitStephane Peterhansel claimed a record fifth Dakar Rally drivers title on Saturday, and 11th overall of his career, while French compatriot Cyril Despres captured a fifth motorcycling crown. Peterhansel, the …
Continue reading Peterhansel clinches record Daka triumphWorld champion Sebastian Loeb, in a Citroen, clinched a seventh Monte Carlo Rally title on Saturday after heavy snow and driving rain caused the race’s last two stages to be …
Continue reading Loeb wins seventh Monte Carlo titleManchester City cut Manchester United’s Premier League lead to four points by beating Fulham 2-0 on Saturday thanks to a brace of goals from Spanish midfielder David Silva. United are …
Continue reading City trim United lead, Liverpool hit fiveMontpellier defeated Toulon 23-3 in an emotionally-draining European Cup clash on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals for the first time and leave defending champions Leinster’s hopes on a knife-edge. Montpellier, …
Continue reading Montpellier win piles pressure on LeinsterJames Franklin batted skillfully with the tail to secure a tense one-wicket upset win for New Zealand in the first one-day international against South Africa at Boland Park on Saturday. …
Continue reading Franklin steers to New Zealand victoryJustin Rose consolidated his lead in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Saturday firing a 68 to take a two-stroke advantage into the final round. The 32-year-old English world No.5 …
Continue reading Rose on top in Abu DhabiFrenchman Gilles Simon will limp into a fourth round Australian Open showdown with third seed Andy Murray after barely making it through a near five-hour endurance test against flamboyant countryman …
Continue reading Simon limps into Open clash with MurrayTennis great Roger Federer says athletes in all sports have been hurt by the Lance Armstrong drugs scandal. The Swiss 17-time grand slam champion said the disgraced cyclist’s long-term performance-enhancing …
Continue reading Armstrong has hurt all sports: Federer


