Australian No.1 Arina Rodionova has made tennis history by becoming the oldest woman to make it for the first time into the world’s top-100. The 34-year-old veteran roared to this welcome new landmark when she battled back to beat Chinese prospect Bai Zhuoxuan 3-6 6-1 6-0 in the Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Thursday … Read more
Dashing Carlton back Zac Williams is coming back from what he has just described as a “turbulent” 12 months. And turbulent is probably an understatement. Heading into last season, Williams by his own admission was “flying”. Then, every AFL player’s nightmare scenario became his reality … a season-ending ACL injury before a ball has even … Read more
A magistrate has slammed a 21-year-old man’s attack on retiring North Melbourne player Jack Ziebell as “vile, repugnant and utterly stupid”, as he fined him $25,000. Ibrahim Behluli sat in the front row of Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday, where he was sentenced after pleading guilty to intentionally causing injury and affray over last year’s … Read more
Ricky Ponting could become the biggest signing coup in Major League Cricket’s short history after confirming he is in talks to coach the Washington Freedom. The legendary former Australian captain is deciding if he can commit to both the US-based MLC competition and commentary duties at the T20 World Cup, to be held in North … Read more
Mitchell Marsh stole the show at the Cricket Australia Awards on Wednesday night — and not just because he won the Allan Border Medal. The Aussie allrounder, whose career resurgence in 2023 saw him claim the highest honour in Australian men’s cricket, had the crowd in equal parts laughter and tears during an epic acceptance … Read more
LIV Golf returns for another season as the 2024 tour tees off in tropical Mexico on Saturday morning live and free on 7plus. 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm has made the switch, forfeiting his place on the PGA Tour to captain the brand-new Legion XIII GC team. The 29-year-old Spaniard was initially against signing with … Read more
Australia’s cricketing heroes have stepped out on the blue carpet to celebrate their night of nights at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium. The star players and their partners dazzled ahead of the annual event where the Belinda Clark Award and Allan Border Medal will be awarded to the top female and male player for the year. It’s … Read more
Four-time premiership hero Jarryd Roughead is back at Hawthorn after walking out on St Kilda in December last year. With the Saints going through a dramatic period of change under coach Ross Lyon, the 36-year-old — who had held various roles during his time at the Saints — made the call to leave just before … Read more
Ben Simmons has made an emphatic return from his long-term back injury, coming up just short of a triple-double as the Brooklyn Nets recorded their first consecutive wins of the new year. Simmons had missed 12 weeks and 38 games with a nerve impingement, the latest in a frustrating string of injuries that have scuppered … Read more
There was only one noticeable giveaway for Andy Dufresne’s escape from Shawshank State Prison. But as Morgan Freeman’s character ‘Red’ said, “I mean, seriously, how often do you really look at a man’s shoes?” Jannik Sinner almost got away with the same sneaky play during and after his Australian Open title win over Daniil Medvedev … Read more
