Australia reached their first Fed Cup final for 26 years with a 3-2 win over Belarus in Brisbane. Ashleigh Barty and Samantha Stosur beat Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 3-6 6-2 in the deciding doubles tie to seal victory. Barty also won both her singles matches, while US Open champion Stosur lost twice. In November’s final, Australia will host …

Ashleigh Barty has claimed the biggest singles title of her career by defeating Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (1), 6-3 to win her maiden Miami Open singles title. In doing so, Barty consolidated her position as the first Australian woman since 2013 to reach the top 10 in the world rankings. She will rise to ninth when the new rankings are released …

The Matildas have claimed the Cup of Nations with a 3-0 win against Argentina sparked, once again, by captain Sam Kerr. The Australian skipper rose bravely and superbly to give her side a lead with a header after less than four minutes, ensuring a Matildas’ win was never in doubt on Wednesday night at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. Alanna Kennedy doubled …

New Matildas coach Ante Milicic has faced the media to name his first squad for the Cup of Nations, saying he was unconcerned about the turmoil that came before his appointment. Milicic announced a 23-player squad for the four-team tournament which begins on February 28. Australia will face Argentina, South Korea and New Zealand in the Cup of Nations, ahead …

Women’s sport, what it represents and some of the perceived inequities involved when comparing it with men’s sport has become a hot discussion point over the last couple of years. But it is important to stop for a moment, put all of that aside and recognise what has been an exceptional period. If some of the recent statistics around TV …

Novak Djokovic is hurtling towards a unique place in tennis history after crushing Rafael Nadal to claim an unprecedented seventh Australian Open men’s singles crown. The resurgent world No.1 destroyed the second-ranked Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 on Sunday night in the most one-sided men’s final at Melbourne Park in 16 years. In eclipsing the six Open titles of Roger Federer …

Novak Djokovic has been given quick passage through to the semi-finals at the Australian Open after Kei Nishikori was forced to retire mid-match with a leg injury. Clearly struggling, Nishikori was unable to keep up with the top seed, and he withdrew down 6-1, 4-1 in the second set. Djokovic will next face France’s Lucas Pouille for a place in …

The AFC Asian Cup is upon us and, as reigning champions, all eyes will be on the Socceroos to see if they can retain their crown under new coach Graham Arnold. Arnold has coached the Socceroos in an Asian Cup before, with the former Sydney FC boss taking over just before leading the side to the quarterfinals in 2007. Since …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has shown no signs of a seven-month tour absence through injury last season, reprising his form of more than a decade ago to beat Australian Alex de Minaur in the Brisbane International quarter-finals. The 2008 Australian Open finalist had knee surgery last year, but the 33-year-old piloted his big frame expertly around Pat Rafter Arena in a 6-4 …

Group Stage Match No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Group Time 1 05-Jan-2019 United Arab Emirates Bahrain Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi A 20:00 2 06-Jan-2019 Australia Jordan Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain B 15:00 3 06-Jan-2019 Thailand India Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi A 17:30 4 06-Jan-2019 Syria Palestine Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah B 20:00 5 07-Jan-2019 …