A FOURTH grand slam crown, not the No.1 ranking, will be driving Russia's Maria Sharapova when she meets Belarusian Victoria Azarenka on Saturday.
SRI LANKA'S cricket chief on Friday defended the sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh, saying the change would help usher in a new era of "cricketing excellence".
MELBOURNE Rebels skipper Stirling Mortlock is waiting to be told whether this Super Rugby season will be his last.
HARRY Redknapp took his place on the Tottenham bench as his EPL side squeezed past Watford 1-0 to advance to the last 16 of the FA Cup on Friday.
GUTSY world No.1 Novak Djokovic outlasts Scot Andy Murray in a drawn-out, see-sawing Friday night thriller to win through to the Australian Open final.