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For the past six years, Somerset hockey player Adriana Silcock (pictured) has represented Queensland across seven tournaments, at the national indoor hockey titles. But next week, she's looking forward to the challenge of playing in the state's Open Women's squad, for the first time. The 22-year-old from Coolana has competed in under-18's...

Two straight sets victories to open the tournament, and through to the Australian Open third round for the third consecutive year...it’s all going well so far, for Australia’s top-ranked tennis player, Ipswich's Ashleigh Barty. The 22-year-old is not even letting the illness of her coach affect her plans or preparation. Ms.Barty notched...

Ipswich's Ashleigh Barty is off to a flying start, after winning her first round match at the Australian Tennis Open, by making short work of her opponent, Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum. Ash was ruthless on Margaret Court Arena, winning 6 - 2...6 - 2 in less than an hour. (Image courtesy of www.efe.com)...

Ipswich's Ash Barty will be on court tonight, when she takes on Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum, on day one of the Australian Tennis Open. MS.Barty, fresh off her gruelling loss to Petra Kvitkova in the final of the Sydney International, says she's primed and ready for the tournament...adding she's had one of...

    The Brisbane Bandits won both games in yesterday's double header against the Canberra Calvary to split the series at 2 games each.The Bandits had to win both to keep themselves in the hunt for 1st place and with an impressive batting display won 10-2 and then 8-0.Coach David Nilsson says...

  The Canberra Cavalry have won the second game in the series against the Brisbane Bandits 3-1, which sees them 2 games up before todays double header.The two teams will face off again today for a double header, beginning at 2:30 at Holloway Field.

The Brisbane Bandits opened round nine at One Hub Stadium last night, hosting The Canberra Cavalry. Both teams entered with identical records, tied for second in the North-East division. The Cavalry were able to strike first, claiming an 11-6 victory in game one. The two teams battle again tonight at 6, as The...

Ipswich's Ash Barty has claimed one of the biggest wins of her career, after dominating World No.1 Simona Halep, in the Sydney International quarter-finals. Ash had failed to take a set off Halep in their two previous meetings, but says she knuckled down, and was extremely pleased with the result. This afternoon,...

Ipswich tennis star Ash Barty has set up a showdown with World No.1 Simona Halep, with a comprehensive first-round victory at the Sydney International. Confirming her status as an Open dark horse, Barty had too many guns for 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, swatting aside the Latvian 6-3 6-3, in...

Ipswich tennis star Ash Barty faces the ultimate test of her Australian Open title credentials, after copping a brutal draw for next week's Sydney International. She takes on the 2017 French Open champion, Jelena Ostapenko, for the right to take on World No.1 Simona Halep in a second-round blockbuster. (Image courtesy of...