One long chase ended perfectly for Ben Smith in the second Test against England and his patient pursuit of the All Blacks fullback jersey looks headed the same way. Smith …
British teen Matthew Fitzpatrick is making his last weekend as an amateur golfer one to remember. The 19-year-old Englishman, who will launch his professional career at next week’s Irish Open, …
It was smiles all around when Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron fronted the media after his side’s historic 45-point AFL win over Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. Then Tom …
According to Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch, alarm bells were sounding from the outset in the Lions’ AFL clash with Greater Western Sydney. So one shudders to think what Leppitsch thought …
New Zealander Brendon Hartley, driving Porsche 919-Hybrid No.20, was leading the Le Mans 24 Hours race on Saturday after torrential rain forced the safety car to slow the cars on …
Newcastle skipper Kurt Gidley has accused Sydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves of deliberately targeting opponents with his elbows. Gidley was incensed during the last-placed Knights’ 29-12 defeat to the Roosters …
Defending champion Roger Federer will bid for a seventh Halle ATP title on Sunday after beating Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-finals of the grasscourt tournament. Swiss …
Kumar Sangakkara’s first Test hundred at Lord’s helped a lot but England remained in control of their series opener with Sri Lanka on Saturday. The tourists were 7-415 at stumps …
A first-half blitz from Willie Le Roux propelled the Springboks to a 38-16 rout of Wales in Durban on Saturday in the first of a two-Test rugby series. Fullback Le …
Bulgarian fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov swept into the Queen’s Club final for the first time with an impressive 6-2 6-4 win over world number three Stan Wawrinka on Saturday. Dimitrov …
Dani Pedrosa, on a Honda, took pole position for Sunday’s Catalunya MotoGP, qualifying ahead of Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo and teammate Marc Marquez, the championship leader, on Saturday. It was …
An opportunity missed was how French rugby coach Philippe Saint-Andre summed up his team’s 6-0 loss to Australia in their second Test in Melbourne. On the back of 10 changes …
West Indies cricket selectors have made two changes to their batting line-up ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, beginning on Monday at Queen’s Park Oval. Following the batting …
Ana Ivanovic, a grand slam winner and seven times a season-end top 20 player reached the first grass court final of her career on Saturday at the Birmingham Open. The …
Sri Lankan star batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jaywardene held firm against England on Saturday’s third day of the first Test at Lord’s. The tourists were 2-212 at lunch after …
Another sickening head knock to Jonathan Brown ensured a Bugg made a bigger impact than Brisbane’s “Mozzie squad” as Greater Western Sydney grabbed a historic 45-point AFL win on Saturday …
Adelaide edged nearer to a spot in the top eight after recording a 36-point victory over North Melbourne on Saturday night in veteran Crow Brent Reilly’s 200th AFL game at …
Jamie Soward played a key role for Penrith in hammering a battered St George Illawarra with another NRL body blow on Saturday night but said afterwards the victory wasn’t any …
