World number one Maria Sharapova was forced to dig deep before securing her place in the Wimbledon third round with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (3-7) 6-0 victory over Bulgaria’s Tsvetana …
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Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the Wimbledon third round for 17 years as the 19th seed crushed France’s Florent Serra 6-3 7-5 6-2 on Thursday. Nishikori …
Continue reading Nishikori ends 17-year wait for JapanChina’s Zheng Jie set up a potential Wimbledon revenge mission against four-time champion Serena Williams as she eased to a 6-4 6-2 second round victory over Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak on …
Continue reading Zheng eyes Serena revenge matchWorld cricket’s new chief executive on Thursday defended an embarrassing U-turn over appeals technology and said he wouldn’t drag powerful India “kicking and screaming” into accepting it. David Richardson, who …
Continue reading New ICC boss defends technology U-turnIrish teenager Caolan Mooney is surprised to be making his AFL debut for top-placed Collingwood just months after taking up the sport. The speedy 19-year-old forward, recruited as an international …
Continue reading Irishman surprised by Magpies AFL debutQueensland coach Mal Meninga on Friday will officially confirm Billy Slater’s audacious bid to play in Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider is over. Slater had a secret fitness test …
Continue reading Slater out, GI to fullback for Origin IIITop-placed Collingwood have included Irishman Caolan Mooney to make his AFL debut against Fremantle at the MCG on Saturday. The speedy 19-year-old was playing Gaelic Football last year but, on …
Continue reading Magpies hand AFL debut to Irishman MooneyFormerly Australia’s fastest footballer, Waratahs winger Lachie Turner says he has been given a 98 per cent chance of regaining top speed after recovering from a long-term injury. The Wallaby …
Continue reading Turner confident of reaching top speedQueensland star Billy Slater might be stuck in Melbourne trying to prove his fitness while his teammates are in camp in Coolum, but Josh Morris says NSW are planning to …
Continue reading Morris plans to face Slater in Origin IIIFormer chairman of New Zealand Cricket Alan Isaac was elected as new president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the annual conference on Thursday. Isaac replaced India’s Sharad Pawar …
Continue reading NZ’s Isaac elected as new ICC presidentSuper Rugby season is about to resume after the three-week international break and it seems the Brumbies are right back where they started. Having to prove their worth as Australian …
Continue reading Brumbies ready for next rugby challengeThe Queensland Reds aim to up the ante in their title defence by finally rediscovering the scintillating form which took Super Rugby by storm last year. The injury-hit Reds have …
Continue reading Reds aim to dazzle Super Rugby againStill clinging to hope that Matt Bowen will play on Sunday, North Queensland admit they are also sweating on another player they believe is worthy of State of Origin ahead …
Continue reading Cowboys hopeful about BowenFremantle defender Alex Silvagni will get the chance for redemption when he lines up against Collingwood power forward Travis Cloke in Saturday’s crucial AFL clash at the MCG. Silvagni was …
Continue reading Docker Silvagni gets another AFL crackWhile Cadel Evans remains the punters choice to win the 2012 Tour de France, Australian team GreenEdge has been opened as a $501 outsider with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to take …
Continue reading GreenEdge outsider to win 2012 Tour De FranceNSW Waratahs rugby coach Michael Foley has slammed suggestions his players try harder for Australia and says the tougher his job has become, the more it has appealed to him. …
Continue reading Waratahs’ Foley slams rugby criticsCollingwood veteran Ben Johnson is refusing to let a serious shoulder injury end his AFL season and plans to return before the finals. Johnson, 31, had reconstructive surgery at the …
Continue reading Magpies’ Johnson keen to play on in AFLUncertainty in the Queensland State of Origin camp has not created any angst at Brisbane despite coach Anthony Griffin being resigned to losing all seven of his Maroon stars for …
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