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 […]
‘Didn’t like the way I was behaving’: Djokovic admits Federer disagreement, backs Shelton and warns of ‘non-visible’ line of behaviour
Novak Djokovic has admitted that when he burst onto the professional scene, his approach rubbed Roger Federer the wrong way. Speaking after his defeat of Tomás Martín Etcheverry at the Australian Open, the world number one admitted that his personality and desire to express himself did affect his relationships with other players on the circuit, […]
Warriors sweat on scans after Johnson hobbled by training mishap
The Warriors have been left sweating on the fitness of Shaun Johnson after he was sent for scans on an ankle injury. Johnson was placed in a moon boot after damaging his ankle at training this week, and is awaiting the results of the exploratory scans. Any setback for the star halfback would come as […]
First time in a decade: Aussie bowling quartet on track for rare achievement against Windies
Pat Cummins didn’t think it possible. At the start of the summer, he doubted Australia’s three-pronged pace attack could go the distance of five consecutive Tests. But after cleaning up the West Indies inside three days in the first Test in Adelaide, Cummins expects himself, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood to achieve the feat. “It’s […]