Australia’s women’s No.1 Arina Rodionova has been contentiously overlooked for a wildcard into her home grand slam. The Victorian this week pleaded with Australian Open organisers not to forget her as the 34-year-old fell one win short at the Brisbane International of cracking the world’s… Read More »‘Pumped for this’: Aussie women’s No.1’s perfect response to controversial Aus Open wildcard snub
Australia have an almighty fight on their hands to secure a 17th consecutive Test win over Pakistan on home soil, after the tourists claimed a first-innings lead by triggering a batting collapse from the hosts, only to duly suffer the same fate on an engrossing… Read More »Hazlewood’s triple-strike outdoes Pakistan quick’s six-for as tourists suffer horror final session collapse
Australian tennis great Wally Masur believes it’s just a matter of time before Alex de Minaur breaks into the top-ten ATP rankings, as he heads into the Australian Open in the best form of his career. De Minaur secured his first ever win over a… Read More »Tennis great dubs de Minaur a ‘certainty’ for 19-year Aussie men’s ranking high
David Warner will finish his farewell Test with his cherished baggy green caps, after it was at last returned following a nationwide search. The retiring opener’s most prized cricketing possession was stolen from his luggage in the days leading up to the Sydney Test, with… Read More »‘A load off my shoulders’: Warner’s baggy green cap returned at last
Kevin Sinfield will step down as Steve Borthwick’s England number two after the summer tour to Japan and New Zealand. Sinfield has overseen the defence since his appointment by Borthwick in December 2022, but after the recent World Cup in France in which they were… Read More »Coaching shake-up on England horizon after World Cup disappointment as uncertainty grows over Farrell’s captaincy