Former professional football player, Jim Stynes and newly-retired cyclist, Lance Armstrong are likely to work together after the two found out their common interest during an informal meeting in January.
The Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) Tour has given $150,000 donation for the victims of the devastating floods at Queensland state, killing 35 residents while leaving thousands of houses swamped.
He may have achieved what he was aiming for when he set his foot in Melbourne courts, but Serbian ace and Australian Open tennis tournament 2011 Champion, Novak Djokovic knew better than anyone else, that he has got more challenging jobs to do in future tournaments.
Australia’s great swimmer, Ian Thorpe, popularly known as “Thorpedo” has confirmed Tuesday that he is back training to compete in the upcoming major swimming events next year. Considered one of the greatest swimmers Australia has produced, Thorpe announces Tuesday at a press conference in Sydney that he has set his sights at 2012 Olympic Games in London.
She was every Asian’s hopes to represent the region in a major tennis tournament. Li Na of Wuhan of China, could have been the first Chinese to hold a grand slam title in a major tournament. But an overpowering ace from Belgium, Kim Clijsters smashed Li Na’s dreams to pieces as she was defeated Saturday night at Australian Open 2011 final match at Rod Laver Arena.
British No. 1 player, Scottish Andy Murray announces that he may take his time out of the game and spend more time with friends following his shattering defeat to Serb Novak Djokovic at the final match at the Australian Open 2011.
After delivering impressive win in the final match, crushing first grand slam hopeful, Andy Murray of Britain with 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory at Rod Laver Arena in the Australian Open tennis tournament over the weekend, champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia expressed his gratitude to his team, who he said, he ‘owed a lot’ to for his second Aussie Open grand slam title.
Australian Open 2011 Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia shared in a post-match interview that his victory results from a fusion of his emotional struggle and assertion of drastic changes in this year’s tournament.
Belgian Kim Clijsters upset Li Na’s dream to be the first Chinese and Asian female player to own the Grand Slam title at the Australian Open tennis tournament over the weekend.
Spanish superstar and current World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is the new face for Emporio Armani.
The greatest players in Australian basketball history are set to return to the court for ‘Charity Baskets’ this Sunday, January 30th, at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. The game will be played to raise money for the Queensland, NSW and Victoria flood victims.
Li Na of China faces Kim Clijsters in the final match Sunday after defeating world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark to win 3-6 7-5 6-3 at Australian Open tournament 2011 semi-final at Melbourne Park.
Analysts claim that the impressive win of third seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and the ‘lucky’ win of seventh seed David Ferrer of Spain could be a sign that the golden era has ended for the dynasty of the top two players in men’s tennis.
World No. 2 Roger Federer of Switzerland disregarded claims that his tennis career is going downhill after he was smothered in a huge defeat by World. No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-4 straight set.
Serbian ace World No. 3 Novak Djokovic has kept his word to play with ‘nothing-to-lose attitude' taking down his ominous nemesis, Swiss World No. 2 Roger Federer 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4 in the Australian Open semifinals at the Rod Laver Arena Thursday.
As World No. 1 dramatically left the court on Rod Laver Arena defeated and with injured hamstring after the semi-final battle Thursday, his nemesis but friend and compatriot, No. 7 David Ferrer, came to his side. At least, in words during a post-match interview at the Australian Open tennis tournament.
He’s dreamt of becoming the first to take the complete Grand Slam picture but the body of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain did not allow him, as he struggled against No. 7 and fellow Spanish ace, David Ferrer in the much awaited, record-breaking semi-final battle at the Australian Open Thursday.
Australia’s great player, Rodney George "Rod" Laver, popularly known as Rod Laver has remained to be the world’s last male player to have brought home the Grand Slam crown - - the glory that current World No. 1 Rafael Nadal had his sights set on but failed, as he came to Melbourne Park in this year’s Australia Open.
World No. 2 Roger Federer chided his next nemesis, No.3 Novak Djokovic, expressing doubt of the Serbian’s ability to outnumber him at Aussie Open’s semi-final Thursday.
Second seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia powered her way to Australia Open’s semi-finals after crushing Czech Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-4 in their quarter-final match Rod Laver Arena Tuesday.
Will No.3 Novak Djokovic beat No.2 Roger Federer for the second time as the two face in a battle at the semi-finals at Australian Open Thursday? All eyes are on the two as they expect to meet in the ‘rematch’ this year.
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and five-seed Andy Murray are seen to make their way into the semi-final line- up at the Australian Open Wednesday, completing the tournament’s Big Four.
Roger Federer battled his way to reach his eighth consecutive semi-final at the Australian Open, as he defeated his fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in a match on Rod Laver Arena Tuesday.
Is Kim Kardashian ready to be a mom? Or better yet, is the reality TV star dying to have a baby with her new beau, Kris Humphries?
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal issues a quite- alarming warning to other quarter-finalists of the Australian Open when he asserted that his game with nemesis Croatian Marin Cilic is his best match since the beginning of this year's tour event.
Ninth-seed Li Na of China makes her second appearance to Australian Open women semi-finals as she overpowered No. 30 seed Andrea Petkovic of Germany with straight-sets win 6-2 6-4 at the Melbourne Park Tuesday.
Andy Roddick of Texas, USA admits today that it was ‘tough carrying the hopes’ of his supporters back in the United States, that he brings back the highly ‘expectant nation’ on top of the game.
World No. 1 seed, Rafael Nadal not only dominated the court at the Australian Open quarter-finals open, but the nine-time Grand Slam singles title holder fired strong shots against Croatian Marin Cilic Monday, which Nadal himself claimed, the world has never seen before.
Australian snowboarding athletes won three gold medals in the men's and women;s halfpipe events at the FIS Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain, which ran from 14 to 23 January. Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)/Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) athletes Nathan Johnstone and Holly Crawford have each claimed a gold medal in the men's and women's halfpipe events respectively.
Despite the predictable win at the much-hyped battle over the weekend, World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain was quick to admit that Australia's 199th seed Bernard Tomic is a tricky opponent and not an easy one to play.
