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A hot and bothered Novak Djokovic has bounded into yet another Australian Open semi-final with a hard-fought win over Taylor Fritz amid farcical scheduling at Melbourne Park. The pesky American 12th seed made life difficult for 36-year-old Djokovic on Tuesday afternoon in their sweltering quarter-final clash on Rod Laver Arena. The 10-time Australian Open champion […]

Melbourne: Coco Gauff may have gone from the hunter to the hunted but didn’t fall prey to a courageous Marta Kostyuk to book a spot in the Australian Open semi-finals for a first time. The fourth seed and reigning US Open champion extended her grand slam winning streak to a dozen matches with a rollercoaster […]

Likening Hubert Hurkacz’s seismic serve to Australian slugger Nick Kyrgios, Daniil Medvedev is bracing for an onslaught from his Open quarter-final rival. A two-time finalist at Melbourne Park, third-ranked Medvedev will start as a warm favourite against the Polish world No.9 in their Wednesday clash. But the Russian says he will need to stop the […]

Glenn Maxwell is set to avoid sanction from Cricket Australia’s integrity unit, with the allrounder embarrassed but back at training after being hospitalised following a night out in Adelaide. Maxwell will on Wednesday be named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad to face West Indies after being “managed” out of the three-match ODI series that precedes it. […]

Australian coach Andrew McDonald remains optimistic a reshuffled batting line-up will work, despite lacklustre returns in the first-Test trouncing of the West Indies. While the Australians romped to a 10-wicket win before lunch on day three in Adelaide, only centurion Travis Head passed 45. Steve Smith, in his elevation to opener, made 12 and 11 […]

Australia opener Usman Khawaja has been cleared of any facial injury after copping a frightful blow during a 10-wicket win over West Indies in the first Test. Khawaja ducked into a Shamar Joseph short ball and was struck on the helmet. The veteran was spitting blood and feeling his jaw when leaving Adelaide Oval with […]

Proud to have pushed No.11 seed Casper Ruud to the brink at Melbourne Park with his retro brand of net-rushing tennis, Max Purcell says Australia’s generation next are inspiring each other to the next level. With a mop of curly blond hair and matching moustache, Purcell has the looks to go with his throwback serve-volleying […]

DUESSELDORF: Confidence is the key ingredient in Loïs Openda’s recipe for becoming one of soccer’s global superstars. Talent, speed and boundless self-belief have set Leipzig’s Belgian striker on a rapid rise through European soccer. As a child, Openda once dreamed of playing like Chelsea great Didier Drogba – now the 23-year-old has set his sights […]

World No.5 Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from the semi-finals of the Adelaide International with illness, two days out from the start of the Australian Open. The second-highest ranked American woman was scheduled to play Russia’s Daria Kasatkina on Friday night but didn’t take to the court. In a post on social media, the tournament said […]

David Warner has gone from fairytale finish to SCG rockstar in the space of a week, arriving at the ground for the BBL’s Sydney Smash in a helicopter. Warner touched down on the famous ground just before 5pm on Friday, making the dash from his brother’s wedding in the Hunter Valley to play in the […]