Jelena Dokic believes she’s fitter and hitting the ball better than before her nation-stopping run to the Australian Open quarter-finals last January.

Australian opening batsman Simon Katich says Pakistan will be dangerous opponents on a slow SCG pitch in the second Test, starting on Sunday.

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France international midfielder Abou Diaby has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday.

Australian teenagers Sally Peers and Marija Mirkovic have been awarded wildcards into this month’s Hobart International.

Melbourne will look for a fresh start in the New Year after a defeat by Cairns capped a forgettable 2009 during which it lost an NBL grand final and finished the year bottom of the league.

Liverpool defender Glen Johnson will be out of action for at least a month, Reds manager Rafael Benitez confirmed overnight.

West Indies cricketer Jerome Taylor has been charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest after a confrontation with officers in a Jamaican bar.

Townsville’s tenacity set up an incredible NBL victory on New Year’s Eve when the Crocodiles came from 11 points down in the final quarter to defeat Perth.

Shane Watson admits it was the white ball that helped him become Australia’s most successful Test batsman this summer.