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.

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.

Ricky Ponting has been fined 40 per cent of his match fee for ugly clashes with the umpires on day two of the fourth Ashes test.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has tried to make light of any 'feud' he has with Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson.

Sharpshooter Kirk Penney has won his second consecutive ANBL player of the week award.

England's chances of securing the Ashes in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne have taken a hit.

Interesting architecture, open spaces, galleries, shops, dining options and tourism activities make Melbourne's 'Fed Square'.

Oprah Winfrey fever is gripping Melbourne as the TV chat show queen makes the first public appearance of her Australian tour.

New Zealand sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke claimed a notable scalp when beating 49er world champions Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen at the Sail Sydney regatta yesterday.

US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has arrived on Hamilton Island for the first leg of her whirlwind Australian adventure.