Andy Murray, the first British man to win a grand slam title in 76 years, received a rapturous welcome in his Scottish home town on Sunday, but admitted that his …
Continue reading Success is stuff of nightmares for MurrayGonzalo Fernandez-Castano won the Italian Open on Sunday, beating overnight leader Garth Mulroy of South Africa by two shots for his second win in the tournament. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who …
Continue reading Fernandez-Castano wins Italian Open golfSpain reached their sixth Davis Cup final in 10 years after David Ferrer gave them an unassailable 3-1 semi-final lead over the United States by beating John Isner 6-7 (3-7) …
Continue reading Spain reach Davis Cup finalAn error-prone Lleyton Hewitt has failed to stop the Australian team being sent back to the Davis Cup wilderness with a soul-crushing defeat against Germany in Hamburg. Hewitt succumbed to …
Continue reading Australia lose 3-2 to Germany in Davis CupSpanish rider Jorge Lorenzo won the San Marino MotoGP to extend his lead in the world championship standings on Sunday. The 25-year-old 2010 world champion, winning here for the second …
Continue reading Lorenzo’s joy as Pedrosa suffers nightmareThe best and worst of Mitchell Johnson were on display as New South Wales notched a comfortable victory in their season-opening domestic one-day match against Western Australia at the WACA …
Continue reading NSW beat WA by 27 runs in Cup openerGermany’s Florian Mayer has dismissed Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-2 6-3 to set up a fifth and deciding rubber in the Davis Cup tie in Hamburg. World No.25 Mayer ruthlessly exploited …
Continue reading Tomic loss sends tie to deciding rubberMost people look at Adelaide key forward Kurt Tippett and wonder whether his mind is totally on the Crows’ AFL finals campaign. But new Carlton coach Mick Malthouse still sees …
Continue reading Malthouse says Tippett vital for CrowsGoalsneak Trent Dennis-Lane has pushed his claim for a place in Sydney’s AFL preliminary final side against Collingwood on Friday, with a five-goal haul in the reserves NEAFL Eastern Conference …
Continue reading Five-goal Dennis-Lane pushes claimsCollingwood are leaning towards rolling the dice on the fitness of Chris Dawes and Alan Didak in Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against Sydney. The Magpies are optimistic the pair …
Continue reading ‘Pies hope pair will be fit for AFL finalCollingwood utility Tyson Goldsack admits he had no idea whether the ball was completely over the line in the AFL’s controversial score review incident. Goldsack was the player who grabbed …
Continue reading Magpie says AFL incident ‘touch and go’Sydney small forward Trent Dennis-Lane booted five goals in Sunday’s NEAFL Eastern Conference grand final, his last chance to press for AFL selection ahead of Friday night’s preliminary final. Sydney’s …
Continue reading Dennis-Lane stars in Swans reserves’ finalSpringbok prop Dean Greyling has been suspended for two weeks for a forearm smash to the face of All Blacks captain Richie McCaw in their Rugby Championship match in Dunedin. …
Continue reading Banned Greyling to miss Australia gameThe current crop of Rabbitohs insist they are not weighed down by South Sydney’s barren run between NRL premierships as they attempt to carve out their own piece of history. …
Continue reading Souths not daunted by NRL title droughtEngland and Melbourne Stars allrounder Luke Wright is finding it hard to believe the mighty Australia can be ranked ninth in Twenty20 cricket. Australia’s opening game in the group stage …
Continue reading Wright says Aust better than No.9Indian tennis chiefs have barred veterans Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from playing in the Davis Cup until June 2014 after they refused to partner doubles specialist Leander Paes at …
Continue reading Bhupathi, Bopanna out of India tennisJoshua Waters ended a dominant season by claiming his second Australian Superbike championship at Queensland Raceway on Sunday. Victorian rider Waters simply needed to finish the two 17-lap races in …
Continue reading Waters seals Aussie Superbike crownFremantle captain Matthew Pavlich is set to become the most-capped All-Australian player of the modern era when the final team of 22 is named on Monday night. Pavlich has not …
Continue reading Seventh heaven looms for Pav in AFL


