RICHMOND'S Jake King will face the tribunal to contest a striking charge.

WESTERN Australia were 2-53 at drinks in the first session of the important Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at the Gabba today.

NSW won the toss and opted to bat on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at the SCG today.

VICTORIA gained two early breakthroughs after being asked to bowl first in the crucial Sheffield Shield match at the MCG today.

THE Bulldogs will go into Saturday night's NAB Cup grand final without captain Brad Johnson, who will be out for 2-3 weeks.

 WAYNE Rooney has been passed fit for the second leg of Manchester United's Champions League meeting with AC Milan at Old Trafford tomorrow morning.

WHO should you have in your SuperCoach side? Chat with Mark Robinson from midday today.

TIGER Woods is reported to be working hard on his golf game, with US observers suggesting that means he is close to a comeback to the course.

MELBOURNE'S already had a rough start to the season ... how do you will they go this year? Debate with Mark Stevens from 11am.

THE worst-kept secret in Australian soccer will be made public in the next 48 hours when national coach Pim Verbeek quits his role.

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Real Tennis

In 2007, real tennis was added to the long list of activities available within the MCC Sporting Sections.

Real tennis boasts a rich heritage. It evolved in France and was popularised in England during the 19th Century when the wealthy built courts to play a game that was the forerunner to the tennis we know today.

Real tennis is played only in the United Kingdom, France, the US and Australia, and the late George Limb achieved the feat of playing on all of the 51 courts worldwide.

The section plays most of its games at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club (RMTC) in Richmond but also competes at Ballarat, Romsey and Hobart.

It’s a game for both men and women and a unique handicapping system allows players of varying ability to be competitive.

Sometimes described as a mix of tennis and squash requiring the strategies of chess, real tennis is played on an indoor court with a net and players use old-style wooden rackets and solid, hand-made balls.

The game certainly has its devotees, 250 of whom travelled from all over the world in January for the Boomerang Cup tournament that is played at the RMTC every two years.

The fortnight of competition was followed by the 10-day Australian Men’s and Women’s Open Championships.

MCC Real Tennis secretary Iain Buchanan will be pleased to field inquiries from members on 0417 565 215.