Michael Nolan will press ahead with Magic Millions plans for Sir Luminar boosted by an endorsement from jockey Hugh Bowman. After Sir Luminar finished a tiring sixth to Missy Longstocking …
Continue reading Magic Millions Classic 2013 start for Sir LuminarThe giant-killing spree continued at the Brisbane International on Thursday when world No.5 Angelique Kerber became the latest casualty. The fourth-seeded German went down in straight sets 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 …
Continue reading Kerber the latest seed to fall in BrisbaneRising Australian tennis players Luke Saville and Olivia Rogowska have been handed wildcards to play in the main draw at this month’s Australian Open. Saville, 18, won the boys title …
Continue reading Saville, Rogowska earn Aust Open wildcardsMahela Jayawardene batted bravely in his last match as Sri Lanka captain but Australia still have the tourists in a vulnerable position on the opening day of the third Test. …
Continue reading Sri Lanka brave but under pressure at teaLeading a team that has had holes punched through it in a disastrous tour of a country where Sri Lanka has never won a Test, Mahela Jayawardene needed something to …
Continue reading Jayawardene rides luck to lift Sri LankaAmerican John Isner became the second international tennis star to quit the Hopman Cup with a knee injury on Thursday, casting doubt on his Australian Open prospects. World No.14 Isner’s …
Continue reading Isner out of Hopman Cup with knee injuryFormer Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer is recovering in a Sydney hospital after suffering a heart attack. The 72 year-old reportedly complained of chest pains on Wednesday and was taken to …
Continue reading Ex-Wallabies coach Dwyer in hospitalAn elbow injury is threatening Heather Watson’s Australian Open campaign after the British No.1 was forced to withdraw from next week’s Hobart International. Watson suffered the injury during her three-set …
Continue reading Watson pulls out of Hobart InternationalHe’s a professional tennis player who’s travelled the world but during a Hopman Cup break in Perth all Tommy Haas wanted to do was hold a koala. “Obviously they have …
Continue reading Koala wows German tennis star Haas in WABelgian Yanina Wickmayer has booked her spot in the Auckland Classic tennis semi-finals with a controversial win over compatriot Kirsten Flipkens. Wickmayer, the No.3 seed and the 2010 Auckland champion, …
Continue reading Wickmayer into Auckland semisJohn Isner has withdrawn from the Hopman Cup with a right knee injury, ending the American team’s chances of reaching the final of the tournament. Spain and the US were …
Continue reading Isner out of Hopman Cup with injuryCricket Australia is yet to announce whether Adelaide Strikers coach Darren Berry and Melbourne Renegades import Marlon Samuels will be asked for an explanation of their heated BBL exchange. Berry …
Continue reading Home semi a must for Renegades: BerryHarry Redknapp believes Queens Park Rangers’ shock 1-0 win at Chelsea could be the turning point in his side’s season. Redknapp, who also revealed he missed out on the chance …
Continue reading Win could be QPR’s turning point: RedknappShane Warne has urged Australia’s Test selectors to back experience over youth as they choose Mike Hussey’s middle-order replacement. With the Test team bled dry of 247 Tests worth of …
Continue reading Choose seasoned Hussey replacement: WarneUnwanted by his home state as a young fast bowler, Jackson Bird has made a triumphant return to the SCG as an emerging star for Australia. Bird (2-14) took the …
Continue reading Bird flies for Aussies at SCGThe man under the broad-brimmed sun hat was gone, but his spirit lived on. Tony Greig’s trademark hat sat on top of the stumps at the SCG members’ end before …
Continue reading SCG farewells a big man in a big hatGermany’s Mona Barthel wasted little time getting through to the semi-finals at the Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. Barthel, the eighth seed, beat Swede Johanna Larsson 6-2 6-1 in …
Continue reading Barthel makes Auckland Classic semi-finalsAustralian cricket has bid a fond farewell to former England captain Tony Greig on the first morning of the final Test against Sri Lanka at the SCG. The crowd stood …
Continue reading SCG farewells Tony Greig
