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‘Phenomenal’ Sabalenka achieves rare feat as scorching Aus Open final blitz overpowers Zheng

Red-hot favourite Aryna Sabalenka sizzled to a dominant victory in Saturday night’s Australian Open final against Chinese underdog Zheng Qinwen to achieve the rare feat of not dropping a set on the way to winning a grand slam title. The 25-year-old Belarusian, who broke her… Read More »‘Phenomenal’ Sabalenka achieves rare feat as scorching Aus Open final blitz overpowers Zheng

Perth Sevens: Australia women to take on New Zealand in MASSIVE QF, men scrape through as All Blacks bomb out

They’re used to playing one another at the pointy end of a tournament, but Australia’s women will play New Zealand in a blockbuster Perth Sevens quarter-final on Saturday evening (7:15pm AEDT). Australia’s shock 19-12 loss to Great Britain on Friday, where the home side were… Read More »Perth Sevens: Australia women to take on New Zealand in MASSIVE QF, men scrape through as All Blacks bomb out

Windies out to flip the script, Smith backed to ‘find a way’ as Warner replacement, rain threatens

A back-flipping, fresh-faced West Indies believe they can end a 27-year winning drought in Australia after going blow-for-blow with the hosts in a rollicking Gabba pink-ball Test. The visitors lost opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul (four) in the final over on Friday to finish on 1-13, but… Read More »Windies out to flip the script, Smith backed to ‘find a way’ as Warner replacement, rain threatens