Faf du Plessis made 99 not out to steer South Africa to 5-390 at lunch on day two of the second Test against New Zealand at St George’s Park on …
Continue reading South Africa 5-390 at lunch against NZA rejuvenated Bernard Tomic captured his first ATP title with a gutsy three-set win over South African Kevin Anderson at the Sydney International on Saturday night. The rising Australian continued …
Continue reading Tomic clinches maiden ATP titleA brutal onslaught from Luke Pomersbach has powered the Brisbane Heat into the semi-finals of the Big Bash League. Pomersbach smashed the fastest 50 of the competition as the Heat …
Continue reading Pomersbach sends Heat to Big Bash semisA late flourish from Jonathan Wells has helped the Hobart Hurricanes to 3-150 batting first in the crucial Big Bash League match against the Brisbane Heat at Bellerive. On a …
Continue reading Hurricanes make 3-150 v HeatReal Surreal has provided veteran trainer Kelso Wood with reason for an overdue celebration on Queensland’s richest day of racing. In a gripping finish, Real Surreal helped bury a Gold …
Continue reading Real Surreal wins Magic Millions Classic 2013Australia’s top-ranked player Samantha Stosur won’t have to wait long for her Australian Open moment of truth. Ninth seed Stosur, who bombed out in last year’s opening round, has been …
Continue reading Stosur’s Open campaign to start earlyOnce amazed at watching boxers try to pound each other senseless only to end a fight by hugging in mutual respect, Andy Murray now knows how they feel. The world …
Continue reading Murray-Djokovic respect growing strongerSix losses in WTA finals taught Russia’s Elena Vesnina one simple lesson – let everyone else worry about it. The 26-year-old world No.68 finally broke through for her first title …
Continue reading Vesnina on a high after first WTA winThe last time Roger Federer didn’t play an Australian Open warm-up event it was forced on him by ill health and led to the breaking of an extraordinary grand slam …
Continue reading Federer defends risky Open build-upJason McLachlan achieved something his late father Bruce couldn’t by winning the Magic Millions Guineas with Saluter. Bruce McLachlan won the Magic Millions Classic three times during his illustrious career …
Continue reading Magic Millions Guineas 2013 won by SaluterLleyton Hewitt stamped himself an Australian Open danger man after winning his second Kooyong Classic. The 31-year-old said he could not remember the last time he had moved so well …
Continue reading Hewitt cruises to Kooyong Classic winMaria Sharapova has made up for an injury-interrupted Australian Open preparation by going head-to-head with two Australian male youngsters. The Russian 2008 winner admitted it was not ideal that she …
Continue reading Sharapova takes on Aussies before OpenTour rookie Russell Henley carded a sparkling seven-under par 63 on Friday to seize a two-shot lead at the US PGA tournament in Hawaii. Henley, playing his first event as …
Continue reading Rookie Henley leads PGA event in HawaiiSri Lanka want to prove they’re not intimidated by Australia on their bleak winless tour, coach Graham Ford says. Ford says his team know they’re a better one-day outfit than …
Continue reading Sri Lanka set to lift after MCG flop: FordAustralia’s one-day side aren’t motivated by being called a bunch of second-stringers, paceman Clint McKay says. The Victorian quick claims Australia’s one-day outfit largely ignored such criticism before crunching Sri …
Continue reading Aussies have nothing to prove: McKayDavid Ferrer has equalled a tennis legend’s record in Auckland, but he doesn’t want to think about breaking it. The Spaniard won the ATP title for the third consecutive year, …
Continue reading Ferrer wins fourth Auckland ATP titleInjured paceman Mitchell Starc will miss the second one-day international against Sri Lanka as Brett Lee suggests some fast bowlers aren’t earning the right to play for Australia. Starc’s future …
Continue reading Starc out as Lee queries rotation policyRoger Federer has warned Bernard Tomic not to make the rookie error of targeting the Swiss maestro at the Australian Open. Federer and Tomic are projected to clash in the …
Continue reading Federer warns Tomic of Open perils


