No stopping Tomic with Missile back in his corner
MICHAEL CHAMMAS Olympic swimmer James Magnussen can lay claim to being Bernard Tomic's lucky charm - watching yet another Tomic victory at the Sydney International on Wednesday night.
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Broad, Prior rescue man from bridge jump
1:27am Cricket: England cricketers Matt Prior and Stuart Broad helped rescue a man preparing to jump off a bridge near the team hotel in Sydney.
Reaction to fan violence 'over the top': Poljak
DOMINIC BOSSI Football: Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Mateo Poljak says there has been a widespread overreaction to fan violence in the A-League.
Evans rolls back years for national road title
RUPERT GUINNESS Cycling: Cadel Evans will race in the Australian road championship on Sunday, his first appearance in the event in nine years.
South Africa's top order to ground Australians
ANDREW WU Cricket: The Australian attack is about to find South Africa's front-line batsmen a far tougher proposition than the waning English line-up they obliterated this summer.
Knights take another hit with Rogers charge
Sam Rigney, Robert Dillon, Stephen Ryan League: As Newcastle stands firm despite a public outcry to sack jailed thug Russell Packer, Fairfax Media can reveal club official Ben Rogers is facing two assault charges.
Foot Fault: 'Mad Dog' Matosevic off the short leash
Tennis
Matosevic continues good form in Sydney
MICHAEL CHAMMAS Marinko Matosevic has qualified for his second consecutive quarter-final appearance in as many tournaments this year, knocking over No.3 seed Andreas Seppi at the Sydney International.
Stosur fights her way through to quarter finals
David Beniuk Two gutsy breakthrough wins have Sam Stosur believing her season is finally spluttering into life in time for her Australian Open campaign.
Sydney teen troubles Gasquet in opening round at Kooyong Classic
Federer and Laver trade shots for charity
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Cricket
Johnson to be rested from one-day matches
CHLOE SALTAU Cricket Australia will try to avoid a backlash by spelling just one star at a time.
Unhappy 18th: Thunder unable to half run
DAVID SYGALL 11:43pm Brisbane Heat's experience playing together was one of the key factors in their defeat of Sydney Thunder, Mike Hussey said on Wednesday night.
Proteas injury concerns ahead of Test series
Chris Tremlett aims for redemption with Sydney Sixers after Ashes snub
Nicole Bolton in line for Ashes Test spot
West Indies get big win, draw series against New Zealand
Fate of feuding Pietersen and Flower rests on Downton
Bowlers give Sri Lanka edge over Pakistan in second Test
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Football
Yau denies rumours of long-term injury
DOMINIC BOSSI Former Sydney FC striker Yairo Yau said he had not received an official diagnosis of his injury despite agreeing to what the club said was a mutual termination with the Sky Blues.
Scotland and Sweden beckons for Socceroos
DOMINIC BOSSI 5:00pm Scotland are emerging as the likely opponents to play the Socceroos in their send-off game before the 2014 World Cup.
David Moyes takes swipe at referees after shock League Cup loss
Thomas Hitzlsperger announces he is gay
FIFA set to move 2022 World Cup to winter
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Horseracing
BC3 co-founder sticking solid with Vlahos
CHRIS ROOTS The man who co-founded BC3 Thoroughbreds in America, John Brocklebank, is waiting to wake from the nightmare of the past couple of months but still "loves" Bill Vlahos.
Racing results for Wednesday January 8, 2014
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Hepburn clocks first major road cycling win
RUPERT GUINNESS 7:03pm Cycling: When Michael Hepburn began his adaptation from being a track rider to a professional road cyclist two years ago, he was destined for big things.
'Mad Dog' Matosevic off the short leash
The man now known as ‘‘Mad Dog’’ – not that he will like to hear it – has left sections of the media in hysterics over the past two days at the Sydney International.
Double standards at play over hooligans
In the week that has passed we've seen a great deal of condemnation for football in Australia, and very little from anyone to refute some of the claims that have been made.
Plan on Panthers rising up mountain
For the first few months of his tenure at Penrith, general manager Phil Gould was ridiculed about his fabled "five-year plan".
SCG magic moment is as good as it gets
Even when the England wickets were falling fast after tea, when I was lucky enough to be bowling, I hadn't planned how I was going to celebrate once the 5-0 was official.
Kvitova's win leaves Stepanek behind
Tournament No.2 seed Petra Kvitova finished her duties at the Sydney International on Tuesday before her boyfriend, despite getting on court after Radek Stepanek.
No Pietersen would be bad for team and game
Pietersen should be central to England’s future if they want to win more matches and be more entertaining.
When transfer deals turn sour
There are probably only a handful of players in the A-League, certainly under the age of 30, who would not jump at the chance to move overseas to improve their pay or career prospects.
Warner the opening act in redemption tale
If there was ever any indication that Australian cricket has turned the sharpest of corners, it was there for all to see at Sydney Olympic Park this morning.
Questions remain going into South Africa
The cricket world has been scrutinising Australia's whitewash of England with the squinty eye of a tourist offered a currency exchange on Kuta Beach. Sure, it looks enticing, but what is this 5-0 really worth?
