Petra Kvitova has booked her spot in the 2019 Australian Open final, after defeating unheralded American Danielle Collins, 7-6(7-2), 6-0. Follow day 11 live!

Australia vs Sri Lanka, first Test, day one at the Gabba — Sri Lanka elected to bat after winning the toss in the Brisbane day-night Test on Thursday, starting 2pm EDT.

It may be too late for All-Star starter consideration with the teams set to be announced Friday (AEDT), but Ben Simmons continues to show why he should be in Charlotte come February.

Australian riders Troy Herfoss and Tom Toparis have been handed wildcard entries for the World Superbikes and Supersport Championships round at Phillip Island in February.

On a January morning in Moscow temperatures are hanging around -10 degrees Celsius.

The AFC Asian Cup 2019 has now entered its business end and we’re all set for the quarterfinals which commence on Thursday, 24th January. But there’s one huge addition which will be made to the tournament at this stage – the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

WhatsApp negotiations, bizarre clauses and the true cost of a transfer. Football lawyer Daniel Geey’s new book Done Deal opens up the world of multi-million pound transfers.

Veteran hooker Dane Coles has ruled himself out of the expected exodus of All Blacks following this year’s World Cup, signing a new deal on Thursday to stay in New Zealand until the end of 2021.

After weeks of speculation, Chelsea has finally completed a tricky transfer manoeuvre to seal the signing of highly credentialed striker Gonzalo Higuain.

England coach Eddie Jones joked he would be buying a pair of binoculars to have a look at Ireland’s training sessions ahead of an eagerly anticipated Six Nations opener in Dublin on February 2.

Football Federation Australia has begun the search to replace ousted Matildas coach Alen Stajcic.

From the moment Sheikh Mansour was confirmed as the new owner of Manchester City, he was determined to make a statement of intent in the transfer window, to celebrate the Citizens’ new status as the richest club in the world.

A-League newcomers Western Melbourne Group have announced former Central Coast Mariner John Hutchinson as an assistant coach for the club’s inaugural season in the competition.

Tennis legend John McEnroe has suggested Kei Nishikori is “mentally” fragile, after the eighth seed retired from his quarterfinal encounter with Novak Djokovic on Wednesday night.

Emilee Cherry’s former coach has backed the Australian sevens standout to flourish once she returns from the birth of her first child later this year.

Anna Wintour may be best know as Vogue America’s editor in chief.

Struggling Central Coast have finally secured the former Premier League midfielder they had been linked with before their grim A-League campaign.

Nathan Tinkler was the man who had the world at his feet, only to have it all come crashing down.

Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo were the best of friends during their time together in Spain and now Marcelo is keen to reunite with his former teammate — this time in Italy!

Socceroos defender Milos Degenek has indicated external factors played a role in his big-money move to Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal.

Round 1 looms as an unlikely proposition for star Essendon forward Joe Daniher as he battles to recover from the groin injury that derailed his 2018 season.

Former South Africa all-rounder Johan Botha has announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket.

West Coast coach Adam Simpson is confident Grand Final hero Jeremy McGovern will recover from rib surgery in time to play in the AFL’s pre-season series.

Paris Saint-Germain ace Neymar was in tears on Wednesday night as he left the pitch with a suspected broken metatarsal.

Lucas Pouille took a leaf from the Andy Murray playbook when he hired Amelie Mauresmo to be his coach and it has quickly paid the dividend of him reaching a first Grand Slam semi-final.

Troubled former AFL player Chris Yarran has pleaded guilty to eight charges stemming from a meth-fuelled crime spree across Perth, which included stealing cars and crashing into vehicles.

The FIA World Rally Championship roars back into action for the 2019 season with the oldest and most famous event of them all, Rallye Monte Carlo, starting on Thursday.

George Burgess is backing himself to impress Wayne Bennett and earn a contract extension at the Rabbitohs, spurning a multi-year offer from the Eels.

Dyson Heppell will captain the Bombers for a third-straight season after the club announced a streamlined leadership group for 2019.

Fans were left baffled on Wednesday after Liverpool’s star Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah appeared to have deleted all of his social media accounts where his followers number in the millions.

Queensland coach Brad Thorn has wiped the slate clean after 12 months of distractions, promoting Samu Kerevi to captain the Super Rugby club.

Rory McIlroy had a week to remember his first trip to San Diego. He carried Northern Ireland’s flag during the opening ceremony of the Junior World Championship and later had a picture taken at Torrey Pines with a certain Mr. Woods.

The axing of misfiring Australian batsman Shaun Marsh has provided sweet relief for Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal.

Joe Schmidt thinks he would be pushing his luck by seeking a coaching role with New Zealand after this year’s Rugby World Cup.

New Zealand captain Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has been ruled out of contention for the Maori All Stars team with a knee injury.

Tim Paine will hope to look down at the Gabba wicket before the toss for the series-opener against Sri Lanka on Thursday and breathe a sigh of relief.

Australia’s quest to discover a key to unlock packed defences at the Asian Cup has Socceroos coach Graham Arnold contemplating a change of formation for Friday’s quarter-final against the UAE.

Kei Nishikori’s latest grand slam campaign has ended at the hands of two familiar nemeses — Novak Djokovic and his own body.

Anthony Joshua will make “big decisions” this weekend as negotiations continue with a three-man shortlist of opponents for his next world heavyweight title fight.

He might only be around for one more season, but new Queensland captain Samu Kerevi insists that’s enough time to turn the young Reds into Super Rugby champions.

The Memphis Grizzlies will begin listening to trade offers for centre Marc Gasol and guard Mike Conley for the first time since the pair developed into franchise building blocks a decade ago, ESPN reports.

He may be unheralded in Australia but Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis has been tipped to make everyone sit up and take notice in their two-Test series starting in Brisbane.

Is this what Formula One race cars will look like in 2050?

Manchester City completed the formality of sealing their place in the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Burton on Wednesday that wrapped up a 10-0 aggregate triumph.

Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara has been banished by the Premier League club after getting arrested for an incident at its training ground in south London.

An ex-girlfriend of missing Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala believes his disappearance was no accident.

From big game milestones, to tryscoring feats and everything in between.

Barcelona signed promising 21-year-old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong from Ajax for 75 million euros ($85.5 million) on Wednesday, although he won’t start playing for the Spanish champions until next season.

The Wests Tigers have submitted a response to the NRL in a bid to lessen the severity of punishment they face for alleged salary cap breaches.

Gonzalo Higuain has completed his long-anticipated loan deal to Chelsea from Juventus, with Alvaro Morata now expected to depart the club imminently.

Now that’s what we call a celebration.

As searchers offered little hope on Wednesday of finding Emiliano Sala alive, some in football posed the first sensitive questions over insurance and the fee Cardiff had just agreed to pay for the Argentine striker.

Australia should have picked 20-year-old prodigy Will Pucovski to debut alongside Kurtis Patterson against Sri Lanka.

Rescuers said there was almost no chance of Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala being found alive after a recording emerged of a fearful voice message he apparently sent from his stricken plane before it disappeared over the English Channel.

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Samantha Stosur has lapped up a moment in the Melbourne Park spotlight, winning through to the Australian Open women’s doubles final.

Novak Djokovic has advanced through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open after Kei Nishikori was forced to retire hurt.

Unlikely hero Josh Philippe has fired the Sydney Sixers to a thumping nine- wicket upset win over the Hobart Hurricanes to reinforce their Big Bash League credentials.

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Australian Open semi-finalist Naomi Osaka should be focusing on her charge to the No. 1 ranking – instead her Melbourne campaign has been dragged into controversy by a “whitewashed” cartoon advertisement.

Perth Glory’s lead at the top of the ladder has been cut to just two points after being held to a 0-0 draw against Adelaide at HBF Park. Wednesday night’s wet and windy conditions meant the match failed to reach any great heights, with Glory playing out a scoreless draw for the second game in a row.

UPDATE: Australian selectors have sprung a number of selection surprises for Thursday’s day-night Test against Sri Lanka at the Gabba, handing debuts to Kurtis Patterson and Jhye Richardson while recalling Joe Burns for just his second Test in more than two years.

The crucial issue of work-life balance among the coaching fraternity is already on the improve, according to coaches boss Mark Brayshaw, thanks to the recent introduction of an AFL-driven initiative.

Sam Stosur is just one win away from her first grand slam title in eight years.

Youngster Josh Philippe and Englishman James Vince have steered the Sixers to an unlikely victory against the Hobart Hurricanes, who lose only their second match of the tournament to date.

Kaine Sheppard capped a memorable week with a match-winning goal as Newcastle hung on for a 1-0 victory over derby rivals Central Coast at McDonald Jones Stadium.

No-one ever wants to see a player retire hurt; especially not centre court ticket holders.

Serena Williams quarterfinal fade out against Karolina Pliskova has delivered the headline moment of the tournament so far after three sets of high drama that stunned the tennis world.

Sydney FC defeated Wellington Phoenix 1-0 after a drama-packed game at Westpac Stadium.

The vast experience of Rafael Nadal meets the exciting youth of Stefanos Tsitsipas in a fascinating first men’s semi-final at the Australian Open tonight.

The country town of Moe was treated to their first ever taste of the BBL, witnessing a dominant display from the Melbourne Stars, who thrashed the visiting Adelaide Strikers by 44 runs.

Karolina Pliskova has come from 5-1 down in the final set and saved four match points to win her quarter-final encounter against Serena Williams.

Controversy hit early in the A-League clash between Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC, with the Sky Blues seemingly denied a clear-cut penalty.

Czech star Karolina Pliskova has pulled off the biggest comeback of the Australian Open, saving four match points in the final set to beat 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

Former player Russel Arnold has sensationally claimed Sri Lanka’s Test players may not be able to trust each other in their upcoming series against Australia due to a cricket corruption scandal gripping their country.

Serena Williams doesn’t believe the ankle injury she suffered late in her quarter-final loss to Karolina Pliskova was the reason she failed to convert one of her four match points, on a day where the American superstar coughed up a 5-1 lead in the third set and a spot in the last four.

Fast, bouncy and quintessentially Australian.

This is where Japanese star Naomi Osaka belongs now.

Tim Paine’s stint as Australia’s captain should be confined to the duration of Steve Smith’s leadership ban, according to Ian Healy.

AFLW players eyeing off a future in coaching will have the chance to hone their skills and fast track coaching dreams via new scholarships to be introduced over coming years.

Australia and Sri Lanka may sit fifth and sixth in the world on the International Cricket Council’s Test rankings, but when it comes to day-night Tests they’re effectively one and two.

Geelong will be without star recruit Richelle Cranston for a quarter of its home and away AFLW season after the club accepted her two-match ban for an incident during a recent practice game.

With the 2019 AFLW campaign is just days away, all 10 clubs have finalised their leadership groups ahead of Round 1.

They were childhood mates in Bradford on the other side of the world and now Elliott Whitehead and John Bateman have been reunited in Canberra during a heatwave.

They may not have a permanent manager but is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer starting to press home some authority late into this transfer window?

AFL Coaches’ Association boss Mark Brayshaw says his youngest son Andrew is “very fit” and ready for the upcoming season, with the Docker now fully recovered from the sickening punch that cut his 2018 campaign short.

Real Madrid are plotting a massive move to fill their Ronaldo-shaped void and could poach one of his new teammates in order to do so.

Naomi Osaka has reached her first semi-final at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Elina Svitolina.

Naomi Osaka regularly describes herself as one of the most awkward people around but she showed enough confidence to shut down an interview when she had better things to be doing.

Petra Kvitova has been deep into a major tournament before, but this time is different.

Australia ODI all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has propelled the Melbourne Stars to a comfortable 44-run BBL win over the Adelaide Strikers in Moe. Stoinis (53 runs from 45 balls) struck his third half-century in four Big Bash innings in a 114-run opening partnership with Ben Dunk then finished with figures of 3-20 from four overs.

Frances Tiafoe has done his best LeBron James impersonation after each win at Melbourne Park, ripping off his shirt and pumping his bicep in tribute to the superstar.

With the January transfer window entering its final week before it slams shut at 10am on Friday 1st February (AEDT), clubs are starting to scramble and sweat on new signings.

Cricket legend Ian Chappell has questioned a lack of suitable leadership among the current Australian Test team, lamenting the selection of Travis Head as vice-captain.

Growing up playing local cricket in the south-eastern suburbs of Victoria, one name constantly came up.

Wests Tigers recruit Zane Musgrove and Panthers reserve grader Liam Coleman intend to plead not guilty to indecently assaulting a woman on a night out in Sydney’s east.

A chilling audio message has emerged following the shock disappearance of Cardiff signing Emiliano Sala.

Ash Taylor wants to see AJ Brimson play fullback for the Titans this season after his outstanding first year in the top-grade.

LOS ANGELES, CA — The NBA is continuously testing new innovations, and Australians will now have the opportunity to test the latest.

Novak Djokovic will carry a mystery ailment into his Australian Open quarter-final with Japanese ironman Kei Nishikori tonight.