Canada faltered at the World Women's Rugby Sevens Series, losing to the United States 28-26 in the Cup quarter-finals, failing to advance to the semifinals in Langford, British Columbia. Canadian Bianca Farella scored the go-ahead try with just over a minute remaining to give Canada a 26-21 lead, but the Americans scored in the dying seconds of the game to […]
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Barty through to Sydney quarters
ASHLEIGH Barty’s Australian Open preparations are now in full swing after dispatching local qualifier Ellen Perez in straight sets to move into the final eight of the Sydney International. Barty put her Brisbane International hiccup behind her by backing up her tournament-opening win at Homebush with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 victory over the Australian wildcard […]
Stosur through to quarters
Video Stosur through to quarters0:30 Tennis: Sam Stosur is through to the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open with a three set victory over world No.18 Agnieszka Radwanska. October 12th 2017 16 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Tennis news and galleries/ Tennis Stosur through to quarters0:30 October 12th 2017 13 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and […]
Kyrgios through to quarters
Video Kyrgios through to quarters0:48 Tennis: Nick Kyrgios is through to the quarter-finals of the China Open after coming back from a set-down to beat mischa Zverev. October 4th 2017 3 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Tennis news and galleries/ Tennis Stosur bows out of China1:17 October 4th 2017 3 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and […]
Sally Fitz surfs into Swatch Pro quarters
THE door has opened for Sally Fitzgibbons to snare the lead in surfing’s world title race with the Australian continuing her undefeated run at the Swatch Pro in the US. Fitzgibbons can leapfrog fellow Australian Tyler Wright on the world rankings with a top performance in the world tour event at Trestles. BIG BUSINESS: Sally […]
Denis Shapovalov stuns Nadal to reach Rogers Cup quarters
Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov didn’t bend an inch against tennis superstar Rafael Nadal. Shapovalov upset Nadal 3-6, 6-4,7-6 (4) in the Rogers Cup third round on Thursday night at a sold out Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, where crowds roared with every point scored by the 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont. He advanced to a quarter-final […]
Tomic through to Eastbourne quarters
Video Image Djoker back to his best1:22 Tennis: Novak Djokovic’s decision to accept a last minute wildcard into the Wimbeldon warm-up event at Eastbourne could be about to payoff big-time, with the former world number one finally getting back to his best, in a straight sets win over Canada’s Va June 28th 2017 a day […]
Job pains: Nearly three quarters of officer workers regularly suffer aches from work
Of 2,000 Brit employees surveyed, nearly half (43 per cent) said they regularly suffered eye strain and 32 per cent from severe headaches. Nearly a quarter of those polled said their symptoms were bad enough for them to have consulted an optician in the past year. The recent survey, conducted by Printerland.co.uk, also revealed that […]
Mick Fanning surfs into Rip Curl Pro quarters
Video Image Wright ready for a fight0:39 Surfing: Defending World Surf League Champion Tyler Wright says she is well position to take out the competition despite sitting thrid April 12th 2017 7 days ago /video/video.news.com.au/sourceId/618290/ Mick Fanning is the only Australian left in the Rip Curl Pro. AMANDA LULHAMThe Daily Telegraph Share Share on Facebook […]
Leicester 2 – Sevilla 0 (3-2 agg): Foxes stun Spaniards to reach Champions League quarters
But even Hans Christian Andersen might have baulked at writing such a tale as the one Leicester continue to star in. A breathtaking night of European action in which Samir Nasri was sent off for a head-butt on Jamie Vardy, saw Kasper Schmeichel rescue the Foxes three times, most notably saving a penalty from Steven […]