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Hepburn wins pursuit, Meares defends keirin title
Michael Hepburn outpaced fellow Australian and world record-holder Jack Bobridge to claim the individual pursuit title at the world track cycling ...
Britain wins women's team pursuit in record time
Britain's defending champion women's team pursuit squad beat Australia in a dramatic finish Thursday to win gold in record-breaking time on the second ...
Britain wins team pursuit title in record time
World record times were set in the first two finals of the world track cycling championships Wednesday by the British men in the team pursuit and ...
Hamilton fastest in Malaysian GP practice
Lewis Hamilton showed McLaren is again the team to beat in this weekend's Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix by setting the fastest time in both ...
Dame Edna Everage bids 57-year stage career adieu
Dame Edna Everage, the Tony Award-winning drag act known for her purple hair and oversized rhinestone eyeglasses, will soon open her final stage show ...
Hamilton wins pole for F1 Australian GP
Lewis Hamilton led a 1-2 McLaren finish Saturday by winning the pole position for Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
1st British Olympic champion to be honored
More than 80 years after Launceston Elliot was buried in an unmarked grave in a Melbourne cemetery, Britain's first Olympic champion will have a ...
No hurdles too high for Pearson in Olympic year
Sally Pearson doesn't bother trying to conceal her ambitions now that she's a world champion. An Olympic gold medal is top of her list for 2012.
Jessica Korda leads Women's Australian Open
American teenager Jessica Korda moved into position for a two-sport, father-daughter Australian double, shooting an even-par 73 in windy conditions ...
Djokovic has that unbeatable feeling
Novak Djokovic has that unbeatable feeling. And well he should. The Serb outlasted Rafael Nadal to defend his Australian Open title in the longest ...
Djokovic wins Australian Open in longest final
Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would after a desperate, last-round ...
Azarenka routs Sharapova to win Australian title
Victoria Azarenka started celebrating, then suddenly did a double-take to ask her coach, "What happened?" The answer: She had just produced one of the ...
Azarenka, Sharapova into Australian Open final
After 25 Grand Slam tournaments, Victoria Azarenka is through to her first final. Maria Sharapova, her opponent in Saturday's Australian Open title ...
Nadal tops Federer in Australian Open semifinal
Rafael Nadal outlasted Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, the longtime rivals playing with ...
Nadal beats Federer in Australian Open semifinal
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, the longtime rivals playing with the ...
Nadal beats Federer to reach Australian final
Rafael Nadal has beaten Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final, extending his command in the personal duel between two of the best tennis ...
Semifinals rebranded: 'Big 4' advance in Australia
With Novak Djokovic clutching his leg and struggling to breathe, it looked like the "Big 4" semifinal lineup at the Australian Open might not come ...
Out-of-sorts Djokovic wins Australian Open QF
Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat fifth-ranked David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Wednesday night to complete an Australian Open semifinal lineup ...
Murray into Australian Open semifinals
Two-time runner-up Andy Murray has moved into the semifinals of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win over Kei Nishikori on Wednesday.
Nadal, Federer to meet in Australian Open semis
The intensity was vintage Rafael Nadal. On the stroke of midnight, he thrust his arms up and punched the air, sealing the victory that sets up the ...
Nadal beats Berdych, sets up semi against Federer
Rafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals after coming back to beat No. 7 Tomas Berdych 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-3 on ...
Error-strewn Serena out of Australian Open
It wasn't just Serena Williams' serve that was missing Monday at the Australian Open. It was her aura, too. Ekaterina Makarova, the lowest-ranked ...
Federer strolls into Australian Open quarterfinals
The crowd was still buzzing about the comeback victory by "Aussie Kim" Clijsters, and the fans dressed in canary yellow were now in full voice for ...
Dominant Serena into 4th round at Australian Open
Just before she walked on court, Greta Arn said she was looking forward to the "privilege" of playing her first match against Serena Williams.
Isner is out at Australian Open, as are all US men
For the first time in four decades, there will be no American man in the fourth round of the Australian Open. John McEnroe thinks he knows why.