Aus GP forced to impose crowd capacity limit
Australian Grand Prix organisers have ruled out the prospect of a record crowd for this year’s race – because of a national labour shortage.
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All praise to Ash Barty for refusing to chase trophies at all costs – it’s time the whole sports world caught on
Shock news! The No 1 tennis player in the world has announced that there is more to her life than the number of times she wins a tennis championship. The collective state of astonishment at Ash Barty’s retirement at the age of 25 says as much about how we see athletes as it does about this extraordinary woman. How have we reached a point where it is surprising for a top athlete to have a healthy mindset? Where it stuns us that someone who has won at the highest level isn’t desperate to do it again as many times as possible? Where we ask why she is somehow unfairly depriving herself – and us – of something she owes us, as though she hasn’t yet served her time?
Socceroos' automatic World Cup qualification hopes dashed in 2-0 loss to Japan in Sydney
The Socceroos' hopes of automatic qualification for November's World Cup in Qatar have been flattened after an uninspiring 2-0 loss to Japan in Sydney on Thursday night.
Man City 'keeping tabs' on Jackson Porozo and other transfer rumours
Manchester City could be set to welcome Boavista defender Jackson Porozo to the Etihad.
Melbourne Boomers, Adelaide Lightning, Perth Lynx, and UC Capitals prepare for ultimate showdown in WNBL semi-finals
It took until the last quarter of the last game, on the last day of the regular season to decide the makeup of the WNBL's final four, which came as no surprise after an action-packed four months.
Rafael Nadal's doctor explains injury plan with key aim to speed up return
Rafael Nadal's doctor has spoken out after the Spaniard confirmed he would be sidelined for 4-6 weeks with a rib injury. The world No 3 picked up an injury during his Indian Wells semi-final and played through it in the final against Taylor Fritz. He is now set to miss the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open but his doctor has admitted they are hoping to shorten his injury layoff period.
Andy Murray leads tributes to Ash Barty as Australian tennis star tipped for career switch
There has been an outpouring of support for Ash Barty after the Australian tennis star announced she would be retiring from the sport with Andy Murray among those to speak out. Barty has been the one to beat on the WTA Tour having held the No 1 ranking for an incredible 114 consecutive weeks.
Nadal out for up to 6 weeks with stress fracture in rib
Rafael Nadal has suffered a stress fracture in his rib and will be out for up to six weeks, the Spaniard's team said on Tuesday (Mar 22).