World No.1 Iga Swiatek has been dumped out of the Australian Open in the third round by unheralded Czech teenager Linda Noskova, throwing the race for the women’s title wide open. Watch every Australian Open match ad-free, live & on demand with centre court in 4K Ultra-HD on the home of Grand Slam tennis, Stan […]
Prime time Demon: Djokovic snubbed in three-year AO first as Aussie’s clash with world No.5 gets night-time nod
Alex de Minaur’s blockbuster fourth-round clash with Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev has been given the prime time treatment by Australian Open organisers, with the final Aussie standing in the singles draw scheduled to play in the night session at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday. Having been moved to third court John Cain Arena for […]
Rugby News: ‘Great news for Australian rugby’ – Wallabies welcome Schmidt, Jaco Peyper calls time on career, Shields aims for All Black jersey
Wallabies stars have reacted overwhelmingly positively to the appointment of Joe Schmidt to the head coach role, with the likes of Andrew Kellaway, Lalakai Foketi and Mark Nawaqanitawase looking forward to working with the new coach. “It’s great news for Australian Rugby,” Foketi said to Nathan Williamson at Rugby.com.au. “The boys were talking before about […]
Kubler and Hijikata Open doubles defence over and out
Reigning champions Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata are out of the Open with the Australian men’s doubles pairing falling in three sets in the second round. The popular duo, who were ranked 16th, lost 6-4 4-6 6-3 to unseeded Germans Yannick Hanfmann and Dominik Koepker on Saturday. More Tennis Kubler and Hijikata Open doubles defence […]
‘Will iron themselves out’: McDonald expects improvement from batters, discusses T20 ‘creep’ into Test schedules
Australia 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 […]