Venus Williams on Monday gave a strong hint she is on her way back to full fitness after a long and tiresome recovery from illness and injury. For much of …
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Lost in the hype surrounding Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt is deposed Australian No.1 Marinko Matosevic, who has big hopes of his own at Melbourne Park. Matosevic, who entered 2013 …
Continue reading Matosevic chases first win at slamMoises Henriques aims to use his one-day international squad recall as a springboard into the vacant allrounder spot in the Australian Test team. Henriques ended a three-year exile from the …
Continue reading Henriques inspired by ODI recallAP – Russell Henley became the first US PGA Tour rookie in 12 years to win his debut tournament, taking out the Sony Open on Sunday with a record-setting performance. …
Continue reading Henley gets PGA career off to record startGlenn Maxwell is learning about the need to temper his natural exuberance to be an effective spinner at international level, Australia’s chairman of selectors John Inverarity says. Middle-order strokeplayer Maxwell …
Continue reading Maxwell learning the ropes: InverarityMoises Henriques became the latest to enter through the revolving door of the Australian one-day cricket squad as chief selector John Inverarity made a passionate defence of his rotation policy. …
Continue reading Henriques gets Aust ODI team call-upPoland’s in-form Agnieszka Radwanska has continued her winning form to reach the second round of the Australian Open. Unbeaten this year after back-to-back tournament wins in Auckland and Sydney, the …
Continue reading Radwanska continues winning formRed-hot Agnieszka Radwanska has over-run local hope Bojana Bobusic in the first round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The 25-year-old Bobusic – who won last month’s wildcard playoff …
Continue reading Bobusic beaten by red-hot RadwanskaQuade Cooper strongly believes his controversial boxing debut will make him a mentally tougher rugby player. Cooper struggled under the immense World Cup pressure in New Zealand 14 months ago, …
Continue reading Boxing to make Quade mentally strongerNoted front-runner Samantha Stosur survived a scare to progress to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Stosur had to hold her nerve during a first-set tiebreaker before …
Continue reading Stosur into 2nd round of Australian OpenThe “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” chants felt weird for New Zealand defector Sacha Jones but the chance to experience her first grand slam main draw match reinforced the worth of her …
Continue reading Kiwi Aussie Jones bows out in OpenRoger Federer recalls breaking down in tears when his father told him the family wasn’t moving to Australia. Federer, who was 13 at the time, was shattered when the move …
Continue reading Federer’s tears at missing Aust moveNot so much Puchkova as pushover. For hapless Russian Olga Puchkova, the Australian Open was all over – or maybe that should be all ova – before it started. Drawn …
Continue reading Puchkova belted by Sharapova at Aus OpenAmerican Venus Williams and China’s Li Na have joined second seed Maria Sharapova in the second round of the Australian Open. Williams took just one hour to dispose of Kazakhstan’s …
Continue reading Tennis stars reach second round of OpenThousands of tennis fans have rolled into Melbourne Park for the first day of action at the Australian Open. Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur are among Australians in action on …
Continue reading Australian Open set for a smash hitAmerican Venus Williams has joined second seed Maria Sharapova in the second round of the Australian Open. Williams took just one hour to dispose of Kazakhstan’s Galina Voskoboeva 6-1 6-0. …
Continue reading Sharapova, Venus into Open second roundArsenal manager Arsene Wenger is growing frustrated with the English Premier League team’s “timid” and “nervous” displays at home, saying the players are struggling to deal with the pressure from …
Continue reading Growing Arsenal anxiety a worry: WengerSecond seed Maria Sharapova cruised into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday in Melbourne. The reigning French Open champion scored the easiest possible win, crushing fellow Russian …
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