Queenslanders John Millman and Ashleigh Barty received New Year boosts in the form of wildcards to play in the main draw at this month’s Australian Open. The 23-year-old Millman, who …
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Philipp Kohlschreiber opened his season with a 7-6 (5) 6-1 victory over Croatia’s Ivan Dodig in the first round of the Qatar Open on Monday. World No.20 and German third …
Continue reading Kohlschreiber ousts Dodig in QatarSouth Korean forward Ji Dong-won could be allowed to leave Sunderland on loan during the January transfer window after failing to establish himself at the Premier League club. Ji famously …
Continue reading Sunderland’s Ji could go on loanSamir Nasri has been suspended for three matches after Manchester City opted not to appeal against the French midfielder’s controversial red card in the Premier League champions’ 4-3 win against …
Continue reading Nasri banned for three gamesEverton manager David Moyes rewarded defender Seamus Coleman with a new long-term deal and then expressed his hope there were more bargains like him to be found in the lower …
Continue reading Moyes after more bargains like ColemanLiverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects to be back in the dug-out to face Sunderland at Anfield after being struck down by illness. The Reds boss, head of performance Glen Driscoll …
Continue reading Rodgers on road to recoveryGael Monfils, the flying Frenchman with the flamboyant style and maverick theatrical tendencies, makes a comeback Tuesday which could hint at whether he still has the potential for major tennis …
Continue reading Monfils back with new ATP hopesManchester City manager Roberto Mancini has ruled out selling England defender Joleon Lescott during the January transfer window. Lescott has been linked with a move after being limited to just …
Continue reading City boss Mancini rules out Lescott saleTwo of Rafael Nadal’s top ten rivals have spoken out against critics who say that the winner of eleven Grand Slam titles can never again be the player he was. …
Continue reading Rivals support Nadal comeback delayFrank Lampard admits Chelsea have yet to start talks with him over a new contract as the England midfielder enters the final months of his current deal. Lampard underlined his …
Continue reading Chelsea yet to start talks with LampardAustralian tennis fans must be braced for another deflating home summer for Samantha Stosur following a worrying first-up failure at the Brisbane International. In a terrible blow to her Australian …
Continue reading Stosur crashes out in BrisbaneThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have shelved plans for their team to become the first to tour Pakistan since a 2009 attack on a bus carrying Sri Lankan players. “Bangladesh …
Continue reading Bangladesh shelves Pakistan cricket tourWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic escaped serious injury despite copping the brunt of a falling barrier while signing autographs at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday. Djokovic was mixing with …
Continue reading Djokovic hurt by falling barrier in PerthMelbourne Stars batsman David Hussey says he told Shane Warne not to take a Big Bash League mid-season break because the team needed him. But Warnie being Warnie, the skipper …
Continue reading Warne shouldn’t have left Stars: HusseyDefending champion Zheng Jie has crashed out of the ASB Classic tennis tournament with a 7-5 6-1 defeat to American Jamie Hampton. Zheng, the world No.26 and fourth seed, was …
Continue reading Defending champion Jie upset in AucklandCaroline Wozniacki’s Australian Open preparations were dealt a body blow after unheralded Kazakh qualifier Ksenia Pervak bounced the world No.10 out of the Brisbane International on Monday. With boyfriend and …
Continue reading Wozniacki bundled out in first roundAustralia’s top-ranked men’s tennis player, Marinko Matosevic, has been bundled out of the Brisbane International in the first round by Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori. Voted the most improved player …
Continue reading Matosevic falls to Nishikori in BrisbaneFast bowling great Glenn McGrath will be the latest Australian to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The ICC announced on Monday the right-arm speedster, who claimed …
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