Australia’s singles involvement in the Australian Open will end on Saturday night unless Bernard Tomic can do what no one else has in almost nine years and knock out Roger …
Continue reading Tomic out to break Federer’s slam streakTheo Walcott ended months of speculation on Friday by signing a contract extension with Arsenal. The 23-year-old England forward’s former deal was due to expire at the end of the …
Continue reading Theo Walcott signs new Arsenal contractThe world’s top two golfers, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, both missed the cut in their first tournament of the season at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Friday. McIlroy …
Continue reading Woods and McIlroy miss cut in Abu DhabiNorwich have joined Sunderland in making a formal bid for Swansea striker Danny Graham, Press Association Sport understands. The Black Cats made an offer on Thursday, believed to be above …
Continue reading Norwich join race to sign GrahamEnglish Premier League side Southampton have sacked manager Nigel Adkins and replaced him with former Espanyol boss Mauricio Pochettino. The Saints are 15th in English football’s top flight, three points …
Continue reading Southampton bite the bullet and axe AdkinsSpanish running machine David Ferrer subdued Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis’ normally-noisy Melbourne Park fan base as he clinically ousted the crowd favourite in the Australian Open third round on Friday night. …
Continue reading Ferrer beats Baghdatis in Aussie OpenAnother day another victory for world No.1 Novak Djokovic, who edged closer to a third successive Australian Open title with an entertaining win over Czech Radek Stepanek. The defending champion …
Continue reading Djokovic, Berdych win in style in OpenAs unexpected as Australia’s embarrassing 74 was on Friday, just as shocking was the man who created the carnage – Sri Lankan quiet achiever Nuwan Kulasekara. In 128 previous one-day …
Continue reading Nuwan’s the man for Sri LankaMichael Clarke stood resolutely behind Australia’s unpopular rotation policy despite admitting selection changes contributed to their Gabba nightmare on Friday. Captain Clarke labelled it a “horrible day” as his men …
Continue reading Clarke defends rotation after Gabba defeatSeven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams became just another Maria Sharapova victim as the Russian took her astonishing Australian Open start up a notch in the third round on Friday …
Continue reading Sharapova thrashes Williams in OpenDefending champion Lydia Ko fell to a surprise defeat in the second round of the Australian Amateur Golf Championships in Melbourne on Friday. The world No.1 and US amateur champion …
Continue reading Ko upset in Australian amateur champsManly are set to open negotiations with captain Jamie Lyon for 2014 and beyond after blocking a bid by Gold Coast on Friday to poach him for the coming NRL …
Continue reading Manly hold onto Lyon for now at leastWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic is confident tennis is safeguarded from the doping that has rocked cycling by the testing measures the sport has in place. Djokovic slammed disgraced cyclist Lance …
Continue reading Djokovic feels tennis clean of dopingRoberto Mancini has felt some of the pressure ease on his position as Manchester City manager as he prepares for Saturday’s Premier League home game with Fulham. The club’s ambitious …
Continue reading Guardiola news takes heat off ManciniAustralia’s frailty against swing bowling and their selection inconsistencies combined for an humiliating Gabba defeat on Friday. Sri Lanka’s pace attack completely embarrassed the hosts by routing Michael Clarke’s full-strength …
Continue reading Aussie cricketers humiliated in ODIAnother day another victory for world No.1 Novak Djokovic, who edged closer to a third successive Australian Open title with an entertaining win over Czech Radek Stepanek. The defending champion …
Continue reading Djokovic advances in style at Aussie OpenBrendan Smith is a young golfer battling diabetes but his stocks have lifted after producing consecutive rounds of 69 to be in contention for the Victorian PGA Championship at the …
Continue reading Dartnall, Holman lead Victorian PGAJon Mannah’s tragic battle with cancer allowed him just 24 NRL matches but, in an oft-described gladiatorial sport where bravery can be exaggerated, he stands tall as a genuine tough …
Continue reading Tributes flow for NRL tough-man Jon Mannah

