Rain halted play for the fourth time on Tuesday at the US Open with former champions Andy Roddick and Juan Martin Del Potro in a first-set tie-breaker in their fourth-round …
Continue reading Rain halts play at US Open for 4th timeSpain’s David Ferrer reached his fourth grand slam quarter-final of 2012 on Tuesday when he beat Richard Gasquet 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in a rain-hit US Open last-16 tie which …
Continue reading Ferrer in last eight after rain-hit winCronulla coach Shane Flanagan says the Sharks are on the verge of becoming an NRL powerhouse. The Sharks’ off-field future was secured last week thanks to government approval of a …
Continue reading Sharks coming of age: FlanaganNewly appointed British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is ready for mind games from Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief executive John O’Neill when he leads the side against the …
Continue reading Gatland ready for O’Neill mind gamesFourth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer defeated France’s 13th seed Richard Gasquet 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the US Open quarter-finals. Ferrer will face either Serb eighth seed Janko …
Continue reading Fourth seed Ferrer into US Open quartersGreater Western Sydney confirmed on Wednesday that veteran Chad Cornes will play on next AFL season, but the on-field futures of Luke Power and Dean Brogan remain uncertain. Cornes, Power …
Continue reading Chad Cornes to play on in 2013 AFL seasonAndy Roddick, playing what might be the last match of his career, began his fourth-round match against Argentine seventh seed Juan Martin Del Potro on Tuesday as play resumed at …
Continue reading Play resumes at US Open after rain delayRussian third seed Maria Sharapova may be thankful after rain forced her US Open quarter-final against Marion Bartoli to be postponed until Wednesday. French 11th seed Bartoli raced to a …
Continue reading Sharapova in rain limbo at US OpenCollingwood defender Alan Toovey hopes it is no coincidence that the Magpies’ most recent AFL win over Hawthorn came in a final. The Magpies are clear underdogs for Friday night’s …
Continue reading AFL finals pressure could help MagpiesMoscow-born American Alex Bogomolov will spearhead Russia’s team for the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Brazil later this month. The 29-year-old, who has dual citizenship, moved to Florida …
Continue reading Bogomolov heads Russian Davis Cup teamAustralia’s five remaining golfers in the lucrative US PGA Tour playoffs have run out of mulligan’s and must perform or perish at Crooked Stick Golf Club this week. The final …
Continue reading Australian five facing year-end shootoutStruggling Maria Sharapova will have another day to regroup after her rain-halted US Open quarter-final match against French 11th seed Marion Bartoli was postponed until Wednesday by tournament officials. Tuesday’s …
Continue reading Sharapova-Bartoli match postponed at OpenFormer England striker Michael Owen has joined Stoke City on a free transfer, subject to Premier League Board approval, the club announced on Tuesday. Owen, who made his name at …
Continue reading Owen signs for StokeAustralian pace legend Dennis Lillee will coach aspiring fast bowlers through an online programme to be launched next year, media reports said on Tuesday. Lillee, who ran the MRF pace …
Continue reading Lillee to go online to coach fast bowlersSouth Africa’s Wayne Parnell has told England to expect a fired-up Dale Steyn as the Proteas look to square the five-match one-day series at 2-2 in Wednesday’s day/night finale in …
Continue reading Parnell issues Dale warning to EnglandAustralia Twenty20 captain George Bailey says his side will carry winning momentum into their series against Pakistan in Dubai following Australia’s 2-1 victory in their one-day international clashes. But the …
Continue reading Bailey says Aussies in form for T20sSamantha Stosur’s US Open title defence is over after the Australian suffered a heartbreaking three-set loss to world No.1 Victoria Azarenka in a high-octane quarter-final at Flushing Meadows. Stosur won …
Continue reading Stosur’s US Open title defence is overPakistan’s Shahid Afridi, the legspinning allrounder nicknamed “Boom Boom”, is in doubt for Wednesday night’s opening Twenty20 match against Australia because of a thumb injury. The No.4-ranked bowler in T20 …
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