'People on the tennis scene ... turned a blind eye': Dokic
Jelena Dokic says the decision to turn her back on Australia and play for Yugoslavia remains the biggest regret of her life and her tennis career.
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Scott Spits
Began his full-time career at The Age as an online sports reporter in 1999 before joining Sportal as the Deputy Editor of the AFL-Telstra online network in 2002. Rejoined the online desk at The Age in 2006 and was online sports editor between 2006 and 2016. Has covered two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and London 2012), numerous Australian Open tennis tournaments and several AFL grand finals. Reads the back page first. Hack golfer. Wannabe tennis star.
Champion mare Winx to have a spell
Champion mare Winx will be spelled after lengthy debate about whether she would have a final run at Flemington this spring.
Time to breathe, please, after Richmond's moment in the sun
It's an undeniable reality of modern footy that the caravan moves on quickly, partly by design and partly due to human nature.
It's Dusty then daylight, but perhaps some Danger of drama
Three decades after Greg Williams and Robert DiPierdomenico polled 17 votes to tie for the Brownlow, get ready for a stark reminder of how modern footy delivers some big Brownlow tallies.
Davis Cup: Kyrgios and Co. have belief to take chocolates off Belgians
It's hard to argue that this year's win over the United States was Australia's greatest Davis Cup moment since winning the trophy outright in 2003. Now Lleyton Hewitt's team has the chance to out-strip that achievement by edging past Belgium in the semis.
Demons delist former captain Trengove
Jack Trengove, No.2 pick in the 2009 AFL draft and co-captain of Melbourne at just 20, has been delisted by the Demons.
Second time around, there's no ceiling for Barty
After a much-discussed sabbatical from tennis that featured a cameo with a cricket bat instead of a racquet, Ashleigh Barty is making an eye-catching impact in women's tennis - a habitat where she was once a teenage prodigy.
AFLX is one thing, but leave Phil Liggett alone!
You'll soon realise that legendary cycling commentator Phil Liggett's role at the Tour de France has been downgraded. For Australian TV audiences anyway.
Fiona de Jong lost IOC role on day of disclosure
On the same day she made her disclosure to the board, Ms de Jong was removed from prestigious IOC position.
Fanning misses his moment, but 'free surfing' approach is paying off
The moment came and went in an instant.
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