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Tennis: Stephens wins first WTA match
American teenager Sloane Stephens won her first match at WTA Tour level at the tender age of 16 as she beat Lucie Hradecka to advance to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.  More...

Molik through, Dokic out
Australian Alicia Molik has progressed to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, but there was no such joy for compatriot Jelena Dokic.  More...

Chile moves through
Chile has sealed its place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup as Fernando Gonzalez saw off Dudi Sela in straight sets.  More...
Cricket: Cook roasts Bangladesh
Alastair Cook celebrated his first day as England's Test captain with a masterful unbeaten 158 but Kevin Pietersen was out for 99 as the tourists took complete command on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh.  More...

West Indies in control
West Indies are on course to clinch their series against Zimbabwe after bowling out the tourists for 141 in the fourth one-day international at St Vincent.  More...

Vics playing to win
A draw will be enough for Victoria to retain the Sheffield Shield but that won't satisfy the Bushrangers, star batsman David Hussey says.  More...
League: Dragons hold off Eels
St George Illawarra has avenged last season's elimination final loss after outlasting Parramatta 18-12 in an entertaining encounter at Parramatta Stadium on Friday night.  More...

Broncos sink Cowboys
An eye-catching debut from composed teenager Corey Norman has lifted Brisbane to a 30-24 win over North Queensland in a thrilling blockbuster derby at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.  More...

Henjak to keep the faith
Brisbane coach Ivan Henjak will keep the faith in his raw charges even if they fail to impress against North Queensland in Friday night's NRL season opener at Suncorp Stadium.  More...
Football: Chelsea faces huge test
Captain John Terry is convinced Chelsea can end Jose Mourinho's bid for Champions League glory when the former Blues boss makes returns to Stamford Bridge next week.  More...

Vitezslav: Sign Aloisi
Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka has endorsed the re-signing of veteran striker John Aloisi - but the ex-Socceroo remains uncommitted beyond the A-League finals.  More...

Reds slump to Lille loss
Liverpool's stuttering season took another turn for the worse on Friday morning as it lost 1-0 away to Lille in the first leg of its Europa League last-16 clash.  More...
Horseracing: Shocking scratched
Melbourne Cup winner Shocking has been withdrawn from Saturday's $1 million Australian Cup at Flemington and will be spelled until the spring.  More...

Hayes' double blow
Trainer David Hayes has been left devastated after two of his best chances for the 150th Melbourne Cup in November died within 24 hours.  More...

Hailstorm ruins races
The Australian Guineas and Australian Cup will be run next Saturday after a freak hailstorm washed out the two Group 1 races at Flemington on Saturday.  More...

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Cook roasts Bangladesh

Alastair Cook celebrated his first day as England's Test captain with a masterful unbeaten 158 but Kevin Pietersen was out for 99 More...

West Indies in control

13/03/2010 | 05:04 AM West Indies are on course to clinch their series against Zimbabwe after bowling out the tourists for 141 in the fourth one-day More ...

Vics playing to win

13/03/2010 | 01:51 AM A draw will be enough for Victoria to retain the Sheffield Shield but that won't satisfy the Bushrangers, star batsman David More ...

Victoria crushes Tigers

12/03/2010 | 07:51 PM Victoria has warmed-up for next week's Sheffield Shield final against Queensland by demolishing Tasmania inside three days at the More ...

Smith bowls Blues to win

12/03/2010 | 07:46 PM An inspired spell from boom all-rounder Steve Smith has helped New South Wales to an emphatic outright victory over South More ...

Aussies want 4-1 win

12/03/2010 | 05:04 PM Don't expect any slacking off from Australia now that it has the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy sewn up going into the last game against More ...

Outright result looms

12/03/2010 | 04:18 PM Outright defeat looms for South Australia after NSW enforced the follow-on in the Sheffield Shield clash at the More ...

Bulls' charge falls short

12/03/2010 | 03:01 PM Queensland's tilt at what would have been a history-making come-from-behind win over Western Australia has fallen short with the More ...

AFL

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Lovett meeting fails

The stand-off between St Kilda and the sacked Andrew Lovett will continue after nine hours of talks on Friday failed to find a More...

Crows eclipse Blues

12/03/2010 | 08:37 PM A half-strength Adelaide has added to Carlton's troubled off-season by defeating a near full-strength Blues' line-up by one point More ...

AFL ponders new format

12/03/2010 | 08:25 PM AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has hinted that the competition's extension to 18 teams over the next few seasons could mean More ...

Saints wary of Hall

12/03/2010 | 07:14 PM St Kilda coach Ross Lyon knows all too well the danger that Western Bulldogs' boom recruit Barry Hall presents to the Saints' More ...

Stokes case adjourned

12/03/2010 | 05:49 PM Geelong premiership player Mathew Stokes will have to wait until April to find out if the charge of trafficking against him will More ...

Dogs unfazed by history

12/03/2010 | 02:21 PM Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade does not believe his team will suffer under the weight of history on Saturday night as the More ...

Cousins in hospital

12/03/2010 | 10:39 AM Star Richmond midfielder Ben Cousins will miss the Tigers' final pre-season hit-out this weekend after being hospitalised with More ...

Gash puts Rich in doubt

12/03/2010 | 08:16 AM Reigning Rising Star Daniel Rich needed 22 stitches above his eye after a nasty head clash with Daniel Merrett provided Brisbane More ...

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Dragons hold off Eels

St George Illawarra has avenged last season's elimination final loss after outlasting Parramatta 18-12 in an entertaining More...

Broncos sink Cowboys

12/03/2010 | 11:51 PM An eye-catching debut from composed teenager Corey Norman has lifted Brisbane to a 30-24 win over North Queensland in a thrilling More ...

Henjak to keep the faith

12/03/2010 | 01:04 PM Brisbane coach Ivan Henjak will keep the faith in his raw charges even if they fail to impress against North Queensland in Friday More ...

Moimoi raring to go

12/03/2010 | 12:14 PM Damaging Parramatta forward Fuifui Moimoi is set to take his frustration at being benched out on the Dragons as the NRL season More ...

Preview: Broncos v Cowboys

12/03/2010 | 10:23 AM As is generally the case with these derbies, this should be a highly-entertaining and pulsating game played in front of a near More ...

ARL gives up stake

11/03/2010 | 06:19 PM On the eve of the 2010 NRL season, the Australian Rugby League has announced it will release control of its stake in the game to More ...

Preview: Wests Tigers v Sea Eagles

11/03/2010 | 04:21 PM Sydney Football Stadium â€“ Monday, March 15, More ...

Preview: Panthers v Raiders

11/03/2010 | 03:21 PM CUA Stadium, Saturday March 13 , 7.35pm More ...

Football

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Chelsea faces huge test

Captain John Terry is convinced Chelsea can end Jose Mourinho's bid for Champions League glory when the former Blues boss makes More...

Vitezslav: Sign Aloisi

12/03/2010 | 05:02 PM Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka has endorsed the re-signing of veteran striker John Aloisi - but the ex-Socceroo remains More ...

Reds slump to Lille loss

12/03/2010 | 04:43 PM Liverpool's stuttering season took another turn for the worse on Friday morning as it lost 1-0 away to Lille in the first leg of More ...

Vidmar delighted with ACL start

12/03/2010 | 03:26 PM Adelaide United boss Aurelio Vidmar believes he's the man to lead the Reds to Asian Champions League glory and it's hard to argue More ...

Gunners going for top

12/03/2010 | 06:31 AM Arsenal will aim to take its European form on to the domestic stage this weekend and maintain its title challenge at struggling More ...

Rooney credits hairline

12/03/2010 | 05:47 AM Wayne Rooney believes his receding hairline has contributed to his prolific season and the Manchester United striker is adamant More ...

Herbert: No fear

11/03/2010 | 11:08 PM Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has denied that his players will be daunted by the trip to Sydney for Saturday's A-League More ...

Sydney record on line

11/03/2010 | 10:19 PM Sydney striker Alex Brosque believes the Sky Blues can maintain their perfect record over Wellington when the two sides meet for More ...

Tennis

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Stephens wins first WTA match

American teenager Sloane Stephens won her first match at WTA Tour level at the tender age of 16 as she beat Lucie Hradecka to More...

Molik through, Dokic out

11/03/2010 | 12:38 PM Australian Alicia Molik has progressed to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, but there was no such joy for More ...

Chile moves through

09/03/2010 | 07:08 AM Chile has sealed its place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup as Fernando Gonzalez saw off Dudi Sela in straight More ...

Russian takes title

08/03/2010 | 02:19 PM Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova staged a brilliant comeback to win her second match of the day and land the Monterrey More ...

Spain moves past Swiss

08/03/2010 | 11:59 AM Defending champions Spain advanced to the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup on Monday with victory over More ...

US keeps hopes alive

08/03/2010 | 06:39 AM USA kept its hopes of Davis Cup victory against Serbia alive with a crucial doubles win in the World Group tie in Belgrade on More ...

Australia to host Japan

07/03/2010 | 07:29 PM Australia will host Japan in May in the next round of the Asia Oceania Zone Group I Davis Cup following its successful tie More ...

Aussies seal Cup tie

06/03/2010 | 06:04 PM Australia has won its Davis Cup tie against Taiwan 3-0 thanks to a straight sets win in the doubles rubber at Margaret Court More ...

Basketball

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Atlanta topples Wizards

Jamal Crawford's 29 points ensured the Atlanta Hawks avoided a three-game losing streak as they topped the Washington Wizards More...

Perth NBL champions

13/03/2010 | 01:35 AM Kevin Lisch etched his name into Perth Wildcats folklore with an amazing 29 points as the 'Cats beat the Wollongong Hawks 96-72 More ...

13-win streak continues

11/03/2010 | 05:35 PM Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists as the Dallas Mavericks made it 13 wins out of 13 by beating the woeful New Jersey Nets More ...

Bogut blitzes Boston

10/03/2010 | 08:59 PM Andrew Bogut has taken another step towards elite status, the Australian posting another double-double as he helped the Bucks to More ...

Cavs survive Spurs challenge

09/03/2010 | 04:28 PM Their top two stars may have been in the stands but the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers found a way to beat the More ...

Orlando beats Lakers

08/03/2010 | 07:56 PM The Los Angeles Lakers lost for the third successive game as they were edged out 96-94 by the Orlando Magic in the latest round More ...

Bogut's Bucks beat Cavs

07/03/2010 | 06:36 PM Andrew Bogut has played an important part in the Milwaukee Bucks' 92-85 win against the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers who More ...

Bogut stars for Bucks

06/03/2010 | 08:14 PM Australian centre Andrew Bogut continued his stellar season for Milwaukee with another double-double in the Bucks' 102-74 victory More ...