Williams maintains hold over Sharapova
2:41 PM Reigning champion Serena Williams ramped up the power to beat fifth seed Maria Sharapova for the 18th match in a row and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday.
Cricket
Batsman reveals horrific shiner from bouncer
Mark Geenty 10:25 AM It required stitches and now some cosmetic surgery. But teammate Trent Boult insists it's part of the game.
KP turns up heat on England selectors
8:24 AM The polarising batsman claims to be in career best form and vows to "score runs and help the youngsters" if he is brought in from his international exile for the T20 World Cup in March.
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Tennis
Federer was right, Tomic no threat to Murray
Michael Gleeson 9:26 AM Australian Bernard Tomic loses to world No.2 Andy Murray in three sets to bow out of the Open.
Radwanska through to semi-final
Rob Forsaith 1:11 PM The Pole is looking to erase her 2014 semi final loss but faces a big obstacle to reach the final.
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Top stories
Campo calls new Super Rugby 'ridiculous'
2:42 PM Rugby: Wallabies great David Campese has described the expanded Super Rugby format as "ridiculous, an absolute nightmare and not really viable".
Delly delivers in Cavs' Australia Day win
Peter Mitchell 3:09 PM NBA: Matthew Dellavedova has come up big on Australia Day for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a hard-fought 114-107 NBA win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
New-look Eels chart path to top eight
11:57 AM League: The time for talk is over, coach Brad Arthur says. With their big new recruits, Parramatta are looking for some serious improvement this season.
Biting, gouging: meet England's new skipper
Gavin Mairs 2:03 PM Rugby: He has served more than a year's worth of suspensions. But the bustling hooker is apparently just what coach Eddie Jones is looking for.
Wallabies to play Argentina at Twickenham
Brad Walter 6:20 PM Rugby: Australia will play a Test against Argentina at Twickenham in a bid to cash in on the success of both countries at last year's World Cup.
Porte finds 'number one lieutenant' in Dennis
Rupert Guinness 4:29 PM Cycling: Richie Porte has found the "absolute number one lieutenant" in fellow Australian Rohan Dennis for his Tour de France campaign, believes his BMC team sporting manager Allan Peiper.
League
South Sydney throw Nielsen a lifeline
Adrian Proszenko South Sydney have thrown Dane Nielsen an NRL lifeline, signing the former Maroons three-quarter as a potential replacement for Dylan Walker.
Perth set to host Australia-NZ Test
Brad Walter 11:49 PM Newcastle was favoured over Perth and New Zealand for ANZAC Test due to short preparation time
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Football
Arnold angry over Olyroos trios' delay
Emma Kemp and Michael Lynch 10:48 PM Graham Arnold says the delay in getting his Olyroos trio home from their failed Olympics qualifying campaign in Doha is unprofessional.
Blue heaven as City see off Phoenix
Michael Lynch 11:29 PM The A League's entertainers Melbourne City put on a scintillating show to see off Wellington Phoenix 3-1 at AAMI Park and move to second spot on the A League ladder.
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Horseracing
Bowman Epsom elbow worse: Huet's solicitor
Adam Pengilly 5:27 PM His legal counsel described Thomas Huet's alleged use of an elbow as far less serious than Hugh Bowman's Epsom-winning ride. But the hoop failed to beat an improper riding charge.
O'Shea wary of Flemington six for Exosphere
Adam Pengilly 10:47 PM John O'Shea has confessed to still holding a nagging doubt about Exosphere's straight track suitability at Flemington after an effortless return in a Warwick Farm barrier trial on Monday.
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More sport
Broncos heading to Super Bowl
Kimberley A. Martin NFL: The Denver Broncos advanced to their second Super Bowl in three seasons by defeating the New England Patriots, 20-18, in the AFC championship game.
Lealiifano re-signs with Brumbies
Lee Gaskin 7:19 PM Rugby: The ACT Brumbies have locked up one of their key attacking weapons, Wallabies representative Christian Lealiifano.
Blackwell pushed Osborne for T20 World Cup
Daniel Lane 11:22 PM Cricket: Sydney Thunder's Women's Big Bash League skipper Alex Blackwell said spin bowler Erin Osborne made a late push for selection in Australia's T20 World Cup side.
Gerrans enjoys pain of record fourth victory
Rupert Guinness Cycling: The pain Simon Gerrans endured to win the Tour Down Under for a record fourth time was a world away from how he felt this time last year.
Fowler out to make it golf's 'Fab Four'
Golf: Rickie Fowler hopes to turn golf's 'Big Three' into a 'Fab Four' this year by following up his victory in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with his first triumph in a major championship.
Stubbs closing on Rio and breaking 10s
Michael Gleeson Athletics: Australian sprinter Aaron Stubbs has slashed his personal best and is closing on breaking the 10 second barrier and getting a seat on the plane to Rio.
Highlights
World's best sports quiz #12
Think you know your sport? Here's 10 dastardly questions to determine if you're a sporting champion or a genuine struggler.
Pietersen: 'I can help win World T20'
I am ready to pass on my experience from the hugely successful Big Bash and IPL to younger England teammates.
Criticising Tomic and Kyrgios is shooting fish in a barrel
The two bad boys of Australian tennis need results - not constant drama.
The Essendon verdict: the debate continues
Two AFL club chairmen – one past, one current – both Melbourne lawyers with polar opposite views of the CAS judgment on the Essendon players?
Ten big questions for 2015-16 NBL season
With a month left in the NBL's new-look competition, it's time to get so random, as the cool kids apparently say, with 10 questions on season 2015-16.
Mariners and Jets may become Chinese owned
Football in Australia has something Chinese football wants - honesty, knowledge and achievement - and they're willing to pay for it.
It's hardly music to their ears
How is it, that on two separate nights inside the same venue, music mysteriously began playing while two of the most controversial Australian tennis players were about to serve?
Why Crowe-Keary stoush isn't going away
The bust-up between Souths owner Russell Crowe and halfback Luke Keary might be "in the past" - but if it has on-field ramifications for the coming season, it's still a live issue.
Pandey century helps India avoid whitewash
Manish Pandey has carved out his maiden ODI century to guide India to 4 for 331 and a 6 wicket victory in the fifth and final game of the series.
Professional youth coaches the next step
The Olyroos' failure to qualify for Rio can be another catalyst for growth. Painful, absolutely, but transition moments always are.
Wanderers snatch late victory over Mariners
The Western Sydney Wanderers score in the final minutes to win 2-1, spoiling Luis Garcia's first match for the Mariners.
Perfect audition for Bird and Sayers
The loss of the Ashes over the winter of 2015 came as a surprise to pundits on either end of the planet.
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