Rod Laver

TENNIS great Rod Laver joked that he preferred sleepy line judges to Hawk-Eye, following controversies over the system at the Australian Open.....

Rod Laver wishes he was in Melbourne for some other reason than the 50th anniversary of his victory in the 1962 Australian men's singles...

HELLO everybody. Well, this is new for me to write a column for a newspaper before a semi-final match. I suppose there's always a first time for...

Rod Laver remembers when players played for peanuts, linesmen fell asleep and balls failed to bounce on patchy grasscourts, and while tennis has...

Australian Open Place: Melbourne, Australia Category: Grand Slam Dates: Jan 17-30, 2011 Purse: $25,000,000 (AUS)Surface: Hard / Outdoors Wednesday...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rocket-heeled Rafa Nadal's bid for a fourth consecutive grand slam gained pace Thursday with a 6-2 6-1 6-1 demolition of hapless American qualifier Ryan Sweeting at the Australian Open.Darting around a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena in a salmon-colored ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal roared through the first round of the Australian Open Tuesday when Brazil's Marcos Daniel retired from their first round match with the world number one leading 6-0 5-0.The swashbuckling Spaniard, bidding to become only the third ...

Rod Laver is a retired professional tennis player from Australia ranked number one in the world between 1962 - 1970.Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in 1938 , he decided to leave school early to pursue his career as a tennis player.Between the ...

As an introduction to sports memorabilia collecting it is important to be aware that like any other collectible the rarity and quality of the item that you plan to purchase will either augment the overall value of your collection or actually depreciate ...

Happy birthday to Hockey Hall of Famer Brett Hull (above), who turns 46 today. Also celebrating on Aug. 9 is former NFL star Deion Sanders, who...

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