Tennis stars line-up to praise Nick Kyrgios, but Andy Murray says top 15 is ...
Andy Murray has challenged Nick Kyrgios to target the top 15 this year.Photo: Paul KaneWorld tennis stars are lining up to back Nick Kyrgios for a 2016 redemption mission, with Andy Murray challenging the Canberra junior to break into the top 15 by the end of the year.Kyrgios is set to be seeded No. 29 for the first grand slam of the season when the Australian Open begins on Monday in Melbourne.The two biggest Australian hopes have enjoyed strong starts to the year, with Bernard Tomic making the..>> view originalAloisi keeps positive after scoreless draw
VideoBrisbane Roar cop controversial refereeing decisionOverturned penalty aside, Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi wasn't too unhappy with Sunday's scoreless draw against Wellington Phoenix at Westpac Stadium.The point was enough to give Brisbane the outright A-League lead after 14 rounds, and extended their unbeaten streak to five games.It also gave Aloisi no small degree of optimism as he looks ahead to next week's away match against defending champions Melbourne Victory.He did admit to some fr..>> view originalA-League cannot grow unless biased media views change
A-League cannot grow unless biased media views changeRoar Rookie16Have your sayThe Big Bash League has really taken off with Australians during its fifth season, attracting healthy crowds, and Network Ten’s free-to-air coverage is reaching upwards of a million viewers. So why has this not happened to the A-League after 11 seasons?Could it be the biased media approach?The media regularly put the A-League down, whether it be the TV networks or the newspapers.This approach is affecting the A-League..>> view originalEye on World T20, India-Australia renew fierce rivalry
Short series in Down Under will initiate the Indian team’s preparations for the marquee ICC World T20 scheduled in March-April.India will look to get their combination right as they renew their fierce rivalry against a confident Australia in the first of the five-match ODI series starting in Perth on Tuesday, marking the onset of a long limited-overs schedule stretching until the World T20.The short limited overs series, including five ODIs and three T20 internationals, Down Under will initiate ..>> view originalSuper Rugby 2016: Wycliff Palu re-signs with Waratahs and ARU
Toulon trump Bath0:42Rugby Union: Toulon have defeated Bath 12-9 in their Champions Cup clash due to a penalty goal in the final minutes. Aussie's Quade Cooper and James O'Connor featured in the win for Toulon.Wycliff Palu of the Wallabies poses for a portrait in Sydney Harbour National Park.WYCLIFF Palu’s Wallabies career might not be over after all as the hulking No 8 re-signed with the Waratahs and the ARU on Monday.It was thought the 33-year-old’s 57 Test career was over after he injured his..>> view originalAustralian Open 2016: Tomic earns a top-16 seeding, and joined by Stosur and ...
In the top 16: Bernard TomicPhoto: Getty ImagesBernard Tomic has earned a top-16 grand slam seeding for the first time, the absence of world No. 9 Richard Gasquet ensuring the Queenslander will avoid an Australian Open meeting with the top eight - including five-time defending champion Novak Djokovic - until at least the fourth round.Tomic's semi-final appearance at last week's Brisbane International delivered a career-high No. 17 on Monday's ATP rankings list on which the Melbourne Park seeding..>> view originalEssendon supplements saga: Civil action by 'Essendon 34' likely, says player agent
Thirty-four former and current Essendon players are awaiting the verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.Photo: Pat ScalaAFL player agent Peter Jess says the 34 Essendon players embroiled for almost three years in the supplements saga have suffered "immeasurable psychological impact", and civil action could be launched promptly.The players, of whom a dozen are still at the club, will learn their immediate fate early on Tuesday morning when the Court of Arbitration for Sport..>> view originalSixers not winning big moments: Haddin
Sydney Sixers stalwart Brad Haddin isn't buying the theory that injuries have cruelled his side's Big Bash League T20 cricket campaign.The Sixers' slim 2015-16 finals hopes were hanging by the proverbial thread after a six-run home loss to Brisbane at the SCG on Sunday night.A fifth loss in seven games left the Sixers relying on other results and mathematical equations, and with very little realistic hope of making the finals.Quick single:Sixers unable to handle the HeatFor the combative Ha..>> view originalAustralia v India: Young pace duo Joel Paris and Scott Boland to make debuts
Video will begin in5seconds.Scrappy Brisbane ruin Sixers' seasonJoe Burns and Lendl Simmons set up a comfortable total for Brisbane, but a series of fielding mishaps almost allow the Sixers to chase it down.PT0M57S620349Australia will play two uncapped fast bowlers for the first time in three years after Joel Paris and Scott Boland were told on Monday they will make their one-day international debuts against India.Kane Richardson, the paceman squeezed out of Australia's 13-man squad, made his de..>> view originalSydney International: Angelique Kerber beats the heat in Sydney
Feeling the heat: Germany's Angelique Kerber defied the conditions in Sydney to win her first-round match against Elina Svitolina.Photo: Brett Hemmings/Getty ImagesAs her leading rivals wrap themselves in cotton wool, Angelique Kerber says she cannot get enough tennis ahead of the Australian Open.The only member of the world's top 10 not to have suffered a pre-Open setback, Kerber continued her hot start to the new year with an impressive first-round victory at the Sydney International on Monday..>> view original
Monday, January 11, 2016
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