Five-time champion Venus Williams suffered her worst Wimbledon defeat in 15 years on Monday, slumping to a first-round exit at the hands of Russia’s Elena Vesnina. Williams lost 6-1 6-3 …
Continue reading Venus out in first round at WimbledonYounis Khan and Asad Shafiq defied Sri Lanka during a fifth-wicket stand of 151 as Pakistan fought for survival in the first Test in Galle on Monday. The tourists, set …
Continue reading Pakistan 5-205 at tea v Sri LankaTimana Tahu rolled back the years on Monday with a hat-trick of tries to help Newcastle end a run of five straight NRL defeats with a 38-20 win over Wests …
Continue reading Tahu treble helps Knights down TigersQueens Park Rangers stripped Joey Barton of the captaincy and fined him six weeks’ wages on Monday for his violent conduct against Manchester City players in the final round of …
Continue reading Barton loses QPR captaincySri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 209 runs in the first Test in Galle on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Pakistan, set a tough victory target …
Continue reading Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in first TestJarmila Gajdosova’s grand slam woes have continued with a first-round Wimbledon loss for the Australian No.2. Gajdosova stumbled 6-4 6-3 against Japan’s Ayumi Morita, the straight-sets defeat following a first-round …
Continue reading Gajdosova out of WimbledonTrue to her word, Samantha Stosur has clubbed her way into the second round at Wimbledon with a straight-sets demolition of Carla Suarez Navarro. The US Open champion was all-out …
Continue reading Stosur powers into Wimbledon second roundEngland named an unchanged squad on Monday for their five-match one-day series against Australia starting at Lord’s on Friday. The selectors retained the original 14 players who helped England beat …
Continue reading England unchanged for Australia seriesTimana Tahu rolled back the years on Monday with a hat-trick of tries to help Newcastle end a run of five straight NRL defeats with a 38-20 win over Wests …
Continue reading Tahu treble puts Tigers to the swordMelbourne have paid a huge price for Sunday’s AFL win over Greater Western Sydney, losing star recruit Mitch Clark for the rest of the year. The former Brisbane forward has …
Continue reading Demons lose Clark for AFL seasonMelbourne star recruit Mitch Clark will miss the rest of the AFL season with a serious foot injury. The former Lion had made a superb start to his Demons career, …
Continue reading Demons’ Clark out for AFL seasonSuperstar fullback Billy Slater will be named in Queensland’s biggest State of Origin squad in 32 years on Tuesday as selectors wrestle with some major decisions prior to Wednesday week’s …
Continue reading Queensland to name big Origin squadTony Williams declared himself ready to be part of one of NSW’s biggest packs in State of Origin history as the Blues attempt to crush Queensland’s six-year dominance in next …
Continue reading Williams ready to monster MaroonsCricket’s chief executives on Monday backed the mandatory use of video umpires in Tests and one-day internationals, a year after they were made optional at the request of powerful India. …
Continue reading Cricket chiefs back mandatory DRSThey’ve played Test football together, but for Morris twins Brett and Josh, the pinnacle of countless hours of backyard footy was always State of Origin. Now those games of make …
Continue reading Origin new high for Morris twinsTen years after he conquered Wimbledon as a fresh-faced 21-year-old, Lleyton Hewitt is now a longer price to win his opening match in 2012 than he was to win the …
Continue reading Wimbledon 2012 expert preview and analysisYounis Khan and Asad Shafiq defied Sri Lanka during an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 70 as Pakistan fought for survival in the first Test in Galle on Monday. The tourists, …
Continue reading Pakistan 4-108 v Sri LankaSydney AFL superstar Adam Goodes will spend more time on the forward line until his fitness improves, but the chances of him getting subbed off again are receding. Playing up …
Continue reading AFL champ Goodes to stay forward
