World No.1 Victoria Azarenka has continued her Down Under love affair by warming up impressively for her Australian Open tennis defence. In her first match of the 2013 season, Azarenka …
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South African fast bowler Dale Steyn captured his 300th Test wicket on Wednesday when he bowled Doug Bracewell on the first morning of the first Test against New Zealand at …
Continue reading Steyn’s 300th Test wicket as NZ all out 45Crowd favourite Marina Erakovic blamed her sluggish movement for a disappointing straight-sets defeat that ended her singles campaign at the ASB Classic tennis tournament. Erakovic, the world No.66, fell to …
Continue reading Sluggish Erakovic out of Auckland tennisDutch international Tom Cooper hit his highest Big Bash League score of 59 to guide Melbourne Renegades to a total of 6-155 in their clash with Adelaide Strikers at Etihad …
Continue reading Cooper hits 59 for Renegades in BBLThe seeds continued to fall at the season-opening Brisbane International tennis event on Wednesday with German Florian Mayer toppled by former Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis. The 71-minute upset meant …
Continue reading Baghdatis upsets Mayer in Brisbane tennisFormer French Open tennis champion Francesca Schiavone showed her fighting qualities on Wednesday as Italy beat Germany 2-1 at the Hopman Cup. Needing to win her singles match to keep …
Continue reading Schiavone lifts Italy to Hopman Cup winJust when Sri Lanka thought their miserable Australian tour couldn’t get any worse, it reached an incredible new low on Wednesday. Promising fast bowler Shaminda Eranga suffered a freak ankle …
Continue reading No respite for Sri Lanka as Eranga injuredThird-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon won through to the Brisbane International quarter-finals after a straight sets second-round win on Wednesday over Colombia’s Alejandro Falla. World No.16 Simon, 28, triumphed 7-6 (7-5) …
Continue reading Simon through to Brisbane quarter-finalsAustralia are so intent on crushing Sri Lanka into the SCG grass with the first genuine four-pronged pace attack seen in Sydney in almost half a century, they’ve overlooked a …
Continue reading Australia go with all-out pace attackShe might have dodged a bullet thanks to world No.2 Maria Sharapova’s withdrawal, but Australia’s Jarmila Gajdosova was still shot down on Wednesday in the second round of the Brisbane …
Continue reading Last Aussie woman out of Brisbane tennisA cavalcade of Australian greats has farewelled Test cricket at the SCG, and Michael Hussey will be looking to follow in their footsteps and produce a match-winning performance. Australian skipper …
Continue reading Memorable SCG farewell beckons HusseyItaly’s Francesca Schiavone fought back to defeat Tatjana Malek 3-6 6-3 6-3 and level the Hopman Cup tie against Germany on Wednesday in Perth. After winning the first three games, …
Continue reading Schiavone levels Hopman Cup tie for ItalyCox Plate winner Ocean Park is this week due to step up the pace of a preparation that could make him one of New Zealand’s best ever international performers. Trainer …
Continue reading Cox Plate winner Ocean Park to resume in FebruaryEach home soil defeat is eating away Samantha Stosur’s confidence towards the point of no return, according to Lleyton Hewitt. Hewitt, who says he thrives on playing in Australia, believes …
Continue reading Stosur digging deep hole: HewittGroup One winner Laser Hawk takes a big step in his comeback on Friday when he runs in a barrier trial at Randwick. The Rosehill Guineas winner missed the spring …
Continue reading Laser Hawk starts Autumn Racing Carnival 2013 campaignThe failure of Victorian filly I’m Too Sexy in her Brisbane lead-up run to the Magic Millions Classic hasn’t deterred Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams from tackling the $2 million race …
Continue reading Magic Millions Classic 2013 still on Ticket To Toorak’s agendaAfter being exonerated over controversial comments calling for the axing of Cricket NSW chief executive David Gilbert, former Test paceman Brett Lee on Wednesday set his sights on bringing the …
Continue reading Exonerated Lee wants to fix Cricket NSWNew Zealander Marina Erakovic’s singles campaign at the Auckland Classic tennis tournament has ended in a disappointing straight-sets defeat to American Jamie Hampton. Crowd favourite Erakovic, the world No.66, was …
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