Adopted athlete's spectacular reunion
THIS is the incredible moment an American skier given up for adoption was reunited with her birth mother in Sochi for the first time in over 20 years.
Daredevil claims silver in Sochi
THE first man in history to land a backflip on a sit-ski has marked the 10th anniversary of the accident which left him a paraplegic by winning silver. +
Paris-Nice: Goss that was close!
GERMANY’S John Degenkolb beat Australian Matt Goss in a sprint finish in the third stage of Paris-Nice and take the overall race lead.
Aussie amateur pair to play major
AUSTRALIA'S top female amateur golfers had their patience - and skill - rewarded with invitations to the year's first major championship.
Bloodshed as Tiger tees off at fans
VIDEO: TIGER Woods had a miserable final round at the World Golf Championships, and so did his fans. Tiger managed to hit two spectators on the same day. +
Caddie hands Tiger a clubbing
TIGER Woods has lost his intimidation factor and is no longer a force in major championships, his former caddie Steve Williams says. +
Cats brace for hostile reception
WILDCATS coach Trevor Gleeson is bracing his team for a potential playoff preview in a hostile environment in Adelaide on Friday night.
Like Mike: NBA star chases baseball dream
FOLLOWING in the footsteps of legend Michael Jordan, retired NBA star Tracy McGrady is chasing a dream of playing professional baseball.
Pollie's racist Twitter jibe at NBA
LIKE too much alcohol or anaesthetic, Twitter tends to make you do the dumbest things - and Pat Garofalo's tweet is dumber than most.
Ageless Hopkins eyes more boxing records
BERNARD Hopkins, already the oldest-ever world champion at 49, is looking to keep rewriting the record books, saying ‘I’m not done yet.’
Fletcher in box seat for title fight
OLYMPIAN Jarrod Fletcher is poised to fight for a world title just weeks after outboxing the European middleweight champion in Monte Carlo.
Will licks wounds after first loss
WILL Tomlinson will return home to lick his wounds after a disappointing US debut in which he was handed his first defeat in 23 fights.
'Addicted' hoop can't wait to return
JOCKEY Larry Cassidy says it's the addiction of riding a good horse that has pushed him through the pain barrier of another comeback.
Eleven-race meetings are on their way
MEETS hosting 11 races will be brought in Victoria next season and standard Saturday meetings will increase from eight to nine races.
John and Jim keep show rolling on
TRAINER John O'Shea and jockey James McDonald will be hoping to continue the stable's winning momentum with Kuro at Hawkesbury on Thursday.
Dellacqua continues hot start to 2014
CASEY Dellacqua has set up a quarter-final meeting with Simona Halep at Indian Wells after a fourth-round walkover against Lauren Davis.
Fed Express rolls on at Indian Wells
ROGER Federer needed two tiebreakers to beat Dmitry Tursunov on Monday and reach the fourth round of the year's first ATP Masters.
Brisbane’s Fed Cup coup
BRISBANE will host Australia’s biggest Fed Cup tennis tie in decades over Easter when Germany comes to town.