Brisbane

Brisbane : Maria Sakkari sealed a Perth City Finals place for Greece at the United Cup a 6-1, 7-5 defeat of Elise Mertens in one hour and 23 minutes. Greece required only two points from the final tie of Group A to advance, and Sakkari's…

Brisbane : Hubert Hurkacz earned a critical win for his country at the United Cup, where he defeated Alexander Bublik 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-3 to give Poland a 2-1 lead against Kazakhstan, here on Sunday. Magda Linette then finished the job and…

Brisbane : No.118 Laura Pigossi defeated Ulrikke Eikeri 6-3 6-4 to clinch a win for Brazil over Norway at the United Cup, here on Sunday. Pigossi's victory gave the Brazilians an unassailable 3-1 lead over Norway, which they extended to 4-1…

Brisbane : World No. 1 Iga Swiatek showed no signs of rust in her first match of the 2023 season, defeating Yulia Putintseva 6-1 6-3 at the United Cup and giving Poland a 1-0 lead but Timofey Skatov later registered a win to level the tie…

Brisbane : Two-time Wimbledon women's singles winner Petra Kvitova will lead the Czech Republic's challenge in the inaugural edition of the United Cup, the 18-nation mixed team competition which will be played in three venues in Australia…

Brisbane : South Africa batter Khaya Zondo admits that conditions may not have favoured batting in the opening Test defeat to Australia, but he believes the Proteas can and will improve in the next match of the three-game series in…

Brisbane : By castling South African batter Rassie van der Dussen on Day 2 of the first Test at the Gabba with a trademark inswinger, left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc on Sunday claimed his 300th Test victim, becoming the seventh Australian…

Brisbane : Injured Australian quick Josh Hazlewood is positive that he can make a comeback for the Boxing Day Test (second match) against South Africa, which begins at the MCG in Melbourne on December 26. A side strain had seen Hazlewood…

Brisbane : With the first Test between Australia and South Africa ending within two days, the pitch at the Gabba ground has come in for severe criticism with Proteas skipper Dean Elgar terming it "unsafe" for batters. A total of 34…

Brisbane : On the eve of playing their first Test against Australia at The Gabba, South Africa captain Dean Elgar has described the opportunity to play in the country as 'surreal' and a 'privilege'. Australia and South Africa will begin…