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‘A sad day for tennis’: critics round on Sinner after three-month ban agreed

  • Italian will be suspended from the sport until 4 May
  • Kyrgios and Henman among those critical of decision

Jannik Sinner has agreed to accept an immediate three-month doping ban from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) – a decision that was quickly met with criticism from inside the game, with Nick Kyrgios calling it “a sad day for tennis”.

Sinner, who successfully defended his Australian Open title last month, tested positive for the anabolic agent clostebol last year which he said had entered his system from a member of his support team through massages and sports therapy.

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Māori edge to hard-fought men’s All Stars triumph over Indigenous team

  • Lowest-scoring game since inception of men’s matches
  • Indigenous team pip Māori in women’s All Stars thriller

The Māori claimed an attritional and gutsy 10-6 men’s All Stars rugby league win over the Indigenous team.

In the lowest-scoring game since the inception of the All Stars match in 2010, tries from Jacob Laban and Jesse Arthars cancelled out Shaquai Mitchell’s four-pointer. Arthars was the winner of the Preston Campbell medal as the best player of Saturday’s game at Commbank Stadium.

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Indigenous All Stars crush Fremantle in AFL pre-season showdown

  • All Stars run out 108-65 winners against the Dockers
  • Record crowd in Perth to witness one-sided clash

Bobby Hill kicked four goals and Jy Simpkin ran rampant in the midfield as the Indigenous All Stars put on a spectacle in a 43-point win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium.

Hill starred with his four majors from 12 disposals in Saturday’s twilight match, while Jason Horne-Francis was equally impressive with three goals from 17 touches as the All Stars ran out 16.12 (108) to 9.11 (65) winners. Simpkin won the Polly Farmer medal as best afield after his 30-disposal, 10-clearance, one-goal effort.

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