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Stan Wawrinka edged Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 on Sunday after 5 hours, 9 minutes to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in two years. The 24th-seeded Wawrinka saved 22 of 27 break…

Twenty months after the second division concept was first conceived by the then newly-established Association of Australian Football Clubs, FFA has decided to throw its weight into turning the dream into a reality.­ An announcement revealing details of the next step in…

Stefanos Tsitsipas’s style, and his calm, have already drawn comparisons with 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, yet the Greek sensation may in fact have more in common with claycourt master Rafa Nadal. The sixth seed reached the second round of the…

Arnold named a new-look squad including six debutants among a largely second-string side, as he looks to rest his troops with injuries stemming from a huge work and travel load. South Korea coach Paulo Bento meanwhile, is taking the opposite approach and…

Matildas coach Ante Milicic has played down expectations of Australia winning next month’s Women’s World Cup – but insisted: ” I am sick of being an underdog.” Talking to Optus Sport, he acknowledged many were tipping the Matildas to go all the…

Olympiacos didn’t show up for the first match of the Basket League quarter-final series against Panathinaikos, with the Piraeus giants now set for automatic relegation to the second tier. ESAKE revealed that referees Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Anastasios Manos, and Panagiotis Diamantis will oversee…

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has t launched a video designed to encourage all Australians to #GetOnside with their country’s bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023. The video features Matildas captain Sam Kerr who makes an impassioned plea to…

Sydney FC has upstaged Perth’s party, snatching an A-League title on penalties after a scoreless grand final to win their fourth championship. Andrew Redmayne saved efforts from Andy Keogh and Brendon Santalab in a shootout to deny the Glory in front of…

Melbourne Victory have never known life without Kevin Muscat, but soon will after the four-time A-League champion agreed an exit from the club. Muscat, the club’s foundation captain and longest serving coach, has decided the time is right to leave the A-League…

PAOK completed the first double in its history, as in the Greek Cup final played behind closed doors at the Olympic Stadium of Athens it beat AEK 1-0 with a wonderful goal by Chuba Akpom. The former Arsenal striker scored at the…

After two sensational Semi Final victories, anticipation for this Sunday’s decider between Glory and the Sky Blues is mounting by the day. Tony Popovic’s Perth are aiming to clinch their first ever Grand Final win in addition to the 2018/19 Premiership, but…

Roy Krishna from Wellington Phoenix has capped off a stellar season by claiming the Johnny Warren Medal at The Dolan Warren Awards, which was held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney tonight. Christine Nairn from Melbourne Victory claimed the Julie Dolan…