SAMANTHA Stosur has advanced to the US Open quarter-finals with a historic victory over Elena Dementieva in the grand slam that never sleeps.

CAPTAIN Brad Johnson has confirmed his impending AFL retirement at the end of the Western Bulldogs' 2010 campaign.

JASON Day sank a tap-in birdie at the final hole to take the sole lead after the third round at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

AUSTRALIA has been crushed by Slovenia 87-58 in their second-round basketball world championship clash in Turkey.

THE Hockeyroos have kept their World Cup hopes alive with a 4-1 victory over New Zealand in Argentina today.

RAFAEL Nadal swept into the last 16 at the US Open today, but Andy Murray's campaign came to a shuddering halt.

AUSTRALIAN stars Steve Hooker and Sally Pearson have notched brilliant victories at the IAAF Continental Cup in Croatia.

CASEY Stoner has attacked MotoGP track designs following the tragic death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the Moto2 San Marino Grand Prix.

AUSTRALIAN Tom Slingsby has celebrated his birthday in style in Britain by winning his thirdLaser world championship in four years.

PREPARING for the final he thought he would never play, Greg Bird has reflected on the time he sat in a jail cell and thought, "it's over".

INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council sleuths have sent Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal notice he is under investigation for fixing the Sydney Test.

THE Gold Coast will today end months of speculation by announcing the signing of star Brisbane Lions player Michael Rischitelli.

SAMANTHA Stosur has advanced to the US Open quarter-finals with a tense, courageous and historic three-set victory over Elena Dementieva.

DUTCH club FC Utrecht want to strengthen their blossoming relationship with Brisbane Roar by buying a stake in the A-League franchise.

AUSTRALIAN swimmers have permission to abandon the Commonwealth Games in Delhi if they feel unsafe.

FIERY Manly centre Steve Matai will miss the NRL finals and Four-Nations after being hit with one of the heaviest high tackle penalties in the game.

PAKISTAN captain Shahid Afridi blasted Yasir Hameed as having the mental age of a teenager as the batsman insisted he had been duped by a reporter.

SOUL-searching after being bundled out of the top eight, the Broncos have refused to rule out the return of Wayne Bennett as coaching co-ordinator.

Pakistani player claims crooked teammates made £1.8 million ($A3.1 million) by fixing Sydney Test in January.

PAKISTAN wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal is under investigation over match-fixing in the Sydney Test.

THE urgent need for Melbourne Victory to mend its defensive shortcomings is not lost on Rodrigo Vargas.

COURAGEOUS Sam Stosur saved four match points before overcoming Elena Dementieva in the third set tiebreak of a titanic US Open match.

FRINGE Socceroos striker Nathan Burns has a chance to climb the pecking order in tomorrow's friendly against world No.56 Poland at Wisla Krakow Stadium.

VICTORIAN Benn Harradine has broken the Australian record to win silver in the men's discus at the Continental Cup athletics meet.

RETIRING Bulldogs great Brad Johnson says his premiership dream remains alive entering what could be his final game on Saturday.

THE Hockeyroos have defeated New Zealand 4-1 to set up a must-win clash with Germany to keep their women's World Cup hopes alive.

PAKISTAN'S government will investigate the assets of past and present cricketers in wake of the ICC action over over allegations of match fixing.

AUSTRALIAN Jason Day sank a tap-in birdie at the last hole to take the sole lead after three rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston today.

SAMANTHA Stosur's gutsy win has thrust her into the quarter-finals of the grand slam that never sleeps.

MANLY enforcer Steve Matai will be sidelined for at least seven weeks for his late shot on Michael Ennis.

WHETHER the Dragons can add the premiership trophy to the JJ Giltinan Shield is anyone's guess.

THE Eels saved their worst performance of the season for the send-off of club legend Nathan Cayless.

AUSTRALIA'S Casey Stoner has attacked track designs following the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa.

YASIR Hameed insists he was repeating allegations he had read about when he said his teammates were corrupt.

TIM Cahill says the Socceroos are embracing coach Holger Osieck's more enterprising game plan.

A YEAR after he considered quitting the sport Gosford sailor Tom Slingsby has won a world title.

KURTLEY Beale felt compelled to step up and take his epic hero-or-zero kick after his series of second-half bloopers.