Australian long-course triathlon star Pete Jacobs will fine tune his preparations for the Ironman Melbourne race this Sunday in Geelong. Jacobs is the man to beat in the inaugural urban …
Novak Djokovic no longer just rules tennis, he rules the sporting world. The Serbian superstar confirmed his growing status by winning the Laureus sportsman of the year award in London. …
Argentina won the women’s Champions Trophy for the fifth time in Rosario, Argentina, on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Great Britain in the final. The Netherlands claimed the bronze …
Swimming greats Mark Spitz and Dawn Fraser believe what Ian Thorpe brings to the Australian Olympic team out of the pool could be as important as how he performs in …
World 100m freestyle swimming champion James Magnussen believes his sizzling early-year form is ringing alarm bells among his overseas rivals. Magnussen 20, who burst onto the international scene last year …
Austrian skier Romed Baumann won Sunday’s super-combined race at Chamonix for his second World Cup win, three years after he last topped a podium. Baumann timed 2min 56.10sec to finish …
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb 5 AFP – American Julia Mancuso won the super-G World Cup race in Germany on Sunday with Austria’s Anna Fenninger second and Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather finished third. …
Jan Hudec of Canada won the men’s World Cup downhill at Chamonix on Saturday ahead of Romed Baumann of Austria and Erik Guay of Canada. It was just the second …
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb 4 AFP – American ski queen Lindsey Vonn pulled off a superb fight-back on the Kandahar course in Germany to claim her 50th World Cup career victory …
Victoria’s Collis Birmingham is one step away from booking his plane ticket to London after running another Olympic qualifying time in winning the 5000m at the Briggs Athletics Classic in …
Two-time Olympian Rebecca Rippon has been dumped from Australia’s women’s water polo squad for this year’s London Games. Rippon, who has played 265 games for Australia, surprisingly missed out on …
The netball career of former Australian captain Sharelle McMahon is again on hold indefinitely, but this time she is ecstatic. McMahon announced on Saturday that she and husband Brek Mansfield …
Austria’s Klaus Kroell on Friday won the first of two World Cup downhills at Chamonix, his fourth victory on the international ski circuit. Kroell clocked 2min 04.22sec, one-hundredth of a …
P – Brittney Cox has won Australia’s first-ever women’s World Cup moguls medal after placing third at Deer Valley in Salt Lake City. Mount Buller skier Cox, who represented Australia …
Michael Klim knows he’ll likely be left in the backwash of world champion James Magnussen when they meet for the first time at next week’s NSW swimming championships. “I think …
Australian middle-distance Olympic medal hope Ryan Gregson says he’s tracking for a London Games qualifying time at a meet in Sydney later this month. Gregson, who was ranked as high …
New Zealand hockey player Stacey Michelsen has been named the women’s FIH young player of the year. The skilful midfielder was presented with the award at the Champions Trophy tournament …
Governments, law enforcement agencies and betting operators have agreed to work more closely together to fight illegal betting and corruption in sports. The International Olympic Committee on Thursday held a …
