Queenslander Samantha Stosur has finally ended her losing streak against Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova.

Guillaume Benoist reports.

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It took seven years and nine games for Samantha Stosur to defeat Sharapova with a 6-1, 7-5 victory in the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul.

Samantha Stosur, Australian Tennis Player: “It’s a big thing for me. You don’t want to loose to someone 10 times in a row. So I tried to come up here and do a few things a little bit different and thankfully it paid off.”

Stosur plays Victoria Azarenka from Belarus tonight and if she wins that match she’ll play in Saturday’s semi-finals.

In Rugby League, Josh Hoffman and Josh McGuire have re-signed with the Broncos for four more years.

Both players have praised the club as a family orientated place, that makes it a great team to play for.

Josh McGuire, Broncos Player: “I’ve been in the club since 2005 since I was 15 so I’m just like at my home here at the club.”

Josh Hoffman, Broncos Player: “You know the Broncos is the club I wanted to stay in. You know like I said it was lot easier making that decision with Hook as the coach.”

In cricket – it’s day two of the Sheffield Shield match between the Queensland Bulls and the Tasmanian Tigers.

Tasmania faced a spirited attack by Queensland pace bowlers under gray skies – as they chased the Bulls’ first innings total of 287.

Guillaume Benoist, QUT News.