World No.1 Victoria Azarenka will defend her Australian Open title against popular Chinese star Li Na on Saturday. Li stunned Russian Maria Sharapova to reach her second Australian Open final, …
Continue reading Li and Azarenka to meet in Aust Open finalBudding boxer Quade Cooper is set to come out swinging in the Queensland Reds’ opening pre-season rugby trial against the Blues on February 2 – just six days before his …
Continue reading Cooper in, Daley in doubt for Reds trialThe AFL Players’ Association (AFLPA) has handed down a 12-month ban for Peter Blucher, who was the player agent involved in Kurt Tippett’s contract with the Adelaide Crows in 2009. …
Continue reading AFL agent Blucher gets 12-month banTeenager Ashleigh Barty will be the youngest Australian Fed Cup player since Jelena Dokic in 1998 after being picked for next month’s World Group quarter-final tie against defending champions the …
Continue reading Barty named in Aussie Fed Cup teamBritish golf veteran Laura Davies has noted the much younger and deeper fields for Australian women’s tournaments as she prepares to embark on her 21st campaign Down Under. Four-time major …
Continue reading Aust golf tour younger and deep: DaviesGai Waterhouse’s quartet of Australia Day Cup runners have a lot in common but it is their points of difference that will determine who comes out on top at Warwick …
Continue reading Gai Waterhouse runners to clash in Australia Day Cup 2013Victorian opening batsman Chris Rogers is eyeing a century against South Australia on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval. The Bushrangers are 2-189 at tea, …
Continue reading Victoria’s Rogers eyes ton against SAShe could have been New Zealand’s highest-paid sportswomen of 2012, but teenage golf sensation Lydia Ko isn’t fretting about turning professional. Ko, 15, will this week defend the NSW Open …
Continue reading Teen golfer Ko not hurrying to turn proSportingbet Australia punters continue to back Daniel Geale to beat Anthony Mundine ahead of their IBF World middleweight title fight in Sydney next Wednesday night with Geale’s odds firming from …
Continue reading Daniel Geale backed to beat Anthony MundineRising star Thanasi Kokkinakis has gained sweet revenge for Australia’s loss to Italy in last year’s junior Davis Cup final by sending No.2 seed Gianluigi Quinzi tumbling out of the …
Continue reading Australian juniors into semis at OpenRobert Heathcote has learned to live with Fillydelphia’s headstrong attitude. Keeping Fillydelphia content and managing her niggling fetlock issues has been a challenge for Heathcote but he believes the mare …
Continue reading Fillydelphia on target for Sunshine Coast Cup 2013An empty trophy cabinet, great teammates and a vibe the Brumbies are on the up were just a few reasons Stephen Moore and Ben Alexander gave for re-signing until the …
Continue reading Wallaby front-rowers re-sign with BrumbiesChina’s Li Na has stunned Russia’s Maria Sharapova to reach her second Australian Open final. Li ended the second seed’s stunning run through the draw when she stopped her with …
Continue reading Li beats Sharapova to reach Open finalNSW captain Stephen O’Keefe strengthened his case to be the bolter on next month’s Test tour of India, as his teammates helped justify his decision to send Western Australia in …
Continue reading O’Keefe, Blues in strong position at teaCompeting head on with rugby union and league for players in New Zealand isn’t on the AFL’s agenda, says national talent manager Kevin Sheehan. Singing a remarkably similar tune to …
Continue reading AFL keen to provide NZ alternativeRoger Federer will carry a decided grand slam edge into Friday night’s Australian Open semi-final with Andy Murray but knows he must be at the very top of his game …
Continue reading Federer must be at best to stop MurrayEven in defeat, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave every impression he was better placed than ever to break his grand slam duck some time soon. Tsonga was left “in a bit of …
Continue reading Tsonga ready to take the next stepVictoria are 1-82 against a South Australian side surprisingly missing their two most recent international cricketers in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. The Redbacks overlooked allrounder Dan Christian and …
Continue reading Vics 1-82 against SA in Sheffield Shield

