Australian sports

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open after a 6-3 6-4 win over Russian Maria Sharapova in the fourth round.

No.3 seed Novak Djokovic has advanced to a US Open quarter-final against revenge-minded Frenchman Gael Monfils after defeating No.19 seed Mardy Fish 6-3 6-4 6-1.

England paceman Stuart Broad said that he had no sympathy for the Pakistan players engulfed in a match-fixing scandal that has sent shockwaves through the world of cricket.

Champion WA boxer Danny Green will lock horns with undefeated American BJ Flores for the IBO cruiserweight world title, but sadly for local fans, the fight will be staged in Sydney.

STEPHANIE Rice has been dumped as the face of a luxury car brand after "gay slur" on Twitter.

Samantha Stosur is on the verge of making a Grand Slam breakthrough, but defending US Open champion Kim Clijsters is not planning on becoming her latest victim.

Former Collingwood player Marty Clarke has starred for County Down since he returned to his native Ireland last year, leading Down to an All-Ireland final against Cork on September 19.

Australia's three-way challenge had to bow to American Charley Hoffman's brilliance at the US PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.

Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill has implored his younger teammates to seize their chance to impress new coach Holger Osieck in the friendly against Poland in Krakow.

Injured Gold Coast full-back Preston Campbell has unselfishly volunteered to return off the bench in Friday night's finals clash with New Zealand Warriors.

DOUBLES veteran Paul Hanley has beaten Chris Guccione to the final place in Australia's Davis Cup team for next week's world group qualifying tie against Belgium, but the second singles position behind Lleyton Hewitt is among the intra-squad decisions still to be made.

Tennis: IF OR when Sam Stosur wins a grand slam singles title, the Queenslander thinks she may look back on her epic fourth-round US Open performance as career-defining.

Sydney FC marquee player Nicky Carle has revealed he is playing through a painful toe injury each week in a bid to help lift the Sky Blues after their nightmare start to the A-League season.

Manly don't want Steve Matai to change his style, despite the Kiwi facing a ban of up to nine matches.

IF Daniel Bradshaw thinks he is fit to play then he will be in the goal-square for Sydney in Saturday's semi-final against the Western Bulldogs, coach Paul Roos says.