From the experts
The low down from those in the know
There shouldn’t be a loser when you watch an historic Australian Open final like last night when Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5 at Melbourne Park in the longest Slam final of all-time.
My sporting goal for 2012 is to learn to love a new sport. I’m not looking for the seedy, fumbling-excitement of an Olympic one night stand with some exotic yet closeted sports like Greco-roman wrestling or archery.
Tonight’s Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal final at the Australian Open will be far better value than the Victoria Azarenka-Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 fizzer at Melbourne Park last night.
Paes, Stepanek take men’s doubles
By AAP, 29 Jan 2012
Australian tennis heroes Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge remain in the record books – thanks to Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek winning the Australian Open men’s doubles final on Saturday night.
Azarenka new world No.1 with Open win
By Darren Walton, 29 Jan 2012
Call her a grunter, call her a squealer, call her what you like – just don’t forget to call Victoria Azarenka a grand slam champion and world No.1.
Both the players in the 2012 Women’s final of the 2012 Australian Open, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, are screamers and grunters, when they strike the tennis ball.
New coach Ivan Lendl will have his job cut out to improve Andy Murray’s mental toughness after watching him butcher his Australian Open semi final against Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park last night.
Kuznetsova, Zvonareva win Open doubles
By Sam Lienert, 28 Jan 2012
A last-minute decision to play together led to Russian veterans Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva winning the Australian Open women’s doubles championship.
The Roar of the crowd
Your sports opinion. Write your own articleUFC 143 preview: Super fights for a super weekend
By ErinT, 3 Feb 2012
Another weekend and another UFC event. This time we focus back to the home of the promotion, Las Vegas, for the traditional Super Bowl weekend card.
Angelo Dundee dies at age 90, Mayweather vs Cotto official
By Jason Tulio, 2 Feb 2012
It has been a big day in the boxing world, with the sport still reeling from the tremors of two earth-shattering pieces of news after the death of legendary trainer Angelo Dundee, and Floyd Mayweather announcing his next opponent.
What will Super Bowl XLVI deliver?
By Cameron Larkin, 2 Feb 2012
Super Bowl XLVI draws ever closer, and we have answers to the big questions, starting with: Who goes into the big dance this Monday (10:30am) with the most confidence?
Djokovic vs Nadal was great, but do we need six-hour finals?
By sheek, 2 Feb 2012
Five hours and 53 minutes. Or 353 minutes. Or just seven minutes shy of six hours. The Australian Open tennis men’s final is being rightly described as one of the greatest matches in history. Was it really a case of overkill?
UFC 143: Welterweight watershed for Diaz, Condit (and GSP)
By Sam Brown, 2 Feb 2012
This weekend at UFC 143 the welterweight division will be launched into uncharted waters. For the first time in four years, there will be a welterweight champion who isn’t called Georges St-Pierre.
UFC top contender Alistair Overeem charged with battery
By ErinT, 1 Feb 2012
UFC heavyweight title contender Alistair Overeem has been charged overnight with one count of misdemeanor battery, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Where would SBW fit on the Australian Boxing landscape?
By Pete WIlson, 1 Feb 2012
The New Zealand Heavyweight title fight is coming up next week between league turned rugby player Sonny Bill Williams, and New Zealand based American boxer Clarence Tillman.
Was it really the greatest tennis match of all time?
By Andrew Leonard, 1 Feb 2012
Today I just had the greatest lunch I have ever had, however by the time I got home to sit down to dinner enough time had passed to reflect, and eventually realise that whilst the lunch was pretty good, I have had better in my time.
Commentators need to drop the adulation and call the game
By Pete Wilson, 31 Jan 2012
Just in and roaring hot
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Roaring debate
Ko'd says: Grafter,i am sittin here at 10pm at night and right now on Fox News they are saying it is a sham and deteremental to the sport of boxing and thats exactly the type of publicity it deserves,would rather watch SBW warm the bench for the All Blacks....
Bondy says: Technically is that bashing someone who's overweight ?...
Swampy says: It may have been the greatest choke in sport's history - it was the equivalent of two football teams being 0-0 after 5 shots each in a penalty shoot out. All 4 players missed the chance to win. I think there was something like 14 throws at the win!-...
jeff says: SBW does not deserve to be in the spotlight so early in his career ,to be the main fight on pay per view, cost me $49 to watch and was very dissapointed , there are many boxers in australia that have trained and fought for many years , and not given...
Titus says: I love watching the Serie A, Bundesliga, Liverpool/Arsenal TV, but it is so hard to watch with one eye open at 2am in the morning.I would love to see how near live EPL at 7.30pm went on One....
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