Jannik Sinner battled through illness and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday but the physical demands of Grand Slam tennis proved too much for French veteran Gael Monfils and American teenager Learner Tien.

Learner Tien, 19, beats Corentin Moutet while Gael Monfils, 38, defeats fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Now ranked 51, Osaka won two of her four Grand Slam titles to date at Melbourne Park in 2019 and 2021. She reached her first final since 2022 in Auckland eight days ago, only to retire injured. Tsitsipas falls early The 11th-seeded Tsitsipas crashed out at ...

Auckland FC coach Steve Corica believes his team have got their mojo back. After a flat period – with the nadir being the surprise 1-0 loss in Perth last weekend – the Black Knights bounced back superbly on Saturday.

Auckland Zoo relocated Asian elephant Burma to Monarto Safari Park in November.

A top four clash with Auckland and Macarthur and the F3 Derby between Central Coast and Newcastle are the two blockbusters of the week. Elsewhere Brisbane look to capitalise on their first win of the season,

In Brissie, STÜM, DJ Ivan Berko, nate sib and Cyber DJs will be taking to the stage. Sydney's gig features RONA., Fcukers doing a DJ set, DJ Ivan Berko popping up again, and both Loosie Grind and BEMAN. And in Melbourne, RONA. and DJ Ivan Berko are back, as is nate sib, alongside Laneway Festival's own DJs.

In fact, the word Rogers frequently uses to describe his festival’s success is “humbled”. Early years for the festival in Caledonian Lane, Melbourne, 2007. Fair enough. While the post-pandemic years have been far from kind to the Australian music festivals,

Tournament director Craig Tiley said that players like Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams should be honoured with statues for their contributions to tennis over the years.

A stoppage-time goal from Auckland substitute Neyder Moreno has broken the hearts of the Western Sydney Wanderers faithful as the Black Knights emerged 1-0 victors at CommBank Stadium.

Madison Keys once suffered under the weight of expectation that one day, some day, she would achieve the Grand Slam success tipped for her since she was an 11-year-old prodigy.

"She played super aggressive. Very fast, very deep, very aggressive," conceded a disappointed Sabalenka after tasting defeat at the Australian Open for the first time since 2022. "It seemed like everything was going her way. I was just trying to put the ball back ... couldn't really play my aggressive tennis. I couldn't really do my stuff."