Herald on Sunday sports writer Michael Burgess with his take on Thursday's action at Melbourne Park.

Who was the hero of day three at the Australian Open? Which was the match of the day? Michael Burgess reviews all the action.

Catch live scoring action on day three at the 2011 Australian Open.

Shot of the day - Nalbandian (twice). Villain of the day - Safina.

It won't be this year for Lleyton Hewitt.

Game, set - but no match. Maria Sharapova's so-called New Zealand "stalker" has apparently left the glamorous tennis star in peace.

The Herald on Sunday's Michael Burgess reviews all the action from the Australian Open's opening day in Melbourne.

Maria Sharapova has bounced back from her quarterfinal exit at the ASB Classic to an easy opening win in the Australian Open.

Shane Watson played the innings of his life to guide Australia to victory in the opening ODI against England last night.

Sealegs International is to deploy a second rescue craft in Brisbane.

The central Victorian town of Carisbrook is under water, with nearly 200 homes submerged by floods.

Rafael Nadal is poised to become just the third man to hold all four Grand Slam trophies at once. The "Rafa Slam" is on.

Rafael Nadal's bid to win a fourth consecutive grand slam at the Australian Open is back on track.

Often the journey is better than the destination and so it proved at the ASB Classic.

John Aloisi scored in the 58th minute and Gerald Sibon with seven minutes left Sunday to give Melbourne Heart a 2-0 win over North Queensland.

England have started a new craze after celebrating Wednesday's Ashes victory by imitating a garden sprinkler.

England have retained the Ashes with an emphatic victory over Australia in the fourth test at the MCG today.

So captaining Australia has become a tough job. Welcome to our world, punter.

England's former Test captains didn't miss the opportunity to slam Ricky Ponting for his lengthy tirade at umpire Aleem Dar during the fourth Ashes Test.