ARU chief Bill Pulver believes rugby’s governing body in Australia has made “outstanding” financial progress despite recording a $6.3 million loss for 2014. Releasing its annual report for last year, …
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has taken a sizeable punt by resting all three of his All Blacks for their Super Rugby match against the Brumbies in Canberra. Fullback Ben Smith, …
Defending champion Kei Nishikori has cruised into the third round of the Barcelona Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili. The Japanese top seed was making his …
Hurricanes fullback Jason Woodward has broken his ankle and will miss the rest of the Super Rugby season. Woodward, who has struggled for game time with the league-leading Hurricanes, suffered …
Caroline Garcia has beaten Ana Ivanovic for the third straight time in two months, triumphing 7-6 (8-6) 6-4, in the first round of the WTA event in Stuttgart. Serbia’s Ivanovic, …
Paula Creamer is calling for a women’s Masters at Augusta National. Creamer would love for organisers to at least listen to the idea of women playing a Masters in consecutive …
Marlon Samuels averted a complete West Indies batting collapse with a classy, unbeaten 94 to lift the home side to 5-188 at stumps on a rain-affected first day of the …
Blockbusting centre Konrad Hurrell’s Test hopes have taken a heavy hit after he was dropped by the Warriors for their NRL match against Gold Coast Titans. Hurrell makes way for …
Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Marsh have proved super-over heroes as the Kings XI Punjab stole a nine-run victory from a Shane Watson-inspired Rajasthan Royals in a match dominated by Australia’s …
State of Origin football is still on incumbent Kangaroos flyer Josh Mansour’s 2015 “to do” list despite having his Test hopes crushed by a knee injury. Penrith’s injury curse struck …
Rafael Nadal is fully focused on progressing as far as possible in this week’s Barcelona Open, which he refers to as his home tournament. The eight-time former champion says he …
Cheetahs flanker Heinrich Brussow will likely miss the rest of the Super Rugby season with a broken arm. Brussow broke his forearm early in the Cheetahs’ 18-17 loss to Australia’s …
Maria Sharapova says she has recovered from a leg injury and is fit to play at the Porsche Grand Prix where she seeks a fourth straight title this week. “I …
Disgraced former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt said Tuesday he was due to appear before the anti-corruption unit of the game’s governing body to try to have his spot-fixing ban …
NSW Waratahs defence coach Nathan Grey isn’t concerned at the mounting toll of imminent departures from the Super Rugby champions, after winger Peter Betham joined the list. Two-test Wallaby Betham …
Experienced French open-wheel driver Sebastien Bourdais will partner with Holden’s Lee Holdsworth for this year’s Bathurst 1000. The four-time Champ Car World Series title-winner will be Holdsworth’s co-driver for the …
Injury has robbed Broncos veteran Justin Hodges of a last gasp trans-Tasman Test audition, adding to a Kangaroos backline problem that has coach Tim Sheens concerned ahead of the May …
Carlton defender Chris Yarran collected Paul Chapman with a left jab seconds after thinking the Essendon veteran had tried to headbutt him. The AFL tribunal handed Yarran a three-match ban …
