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Skipper Michael Clarke will be rested from the Australian side for Friday’s fourth One Day International against England in Perth, with George Bailey to captain the side. Australian selectors have …

France’s hopes of a successful Six Nations tournament have suffered a major blow as it was announced by his Top 14 club Toulouse that captain Thierry Dusautoir had been ruled …

Four-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer faces a giant challenge from revenge-bent Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round on Monday night. Tsonga, the powerful and charismatic 2008 runner-up, beat …

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum’s instructions to bowler Mitchell McClenaghan in the first one-day international against India in Napier on Sunday were short, simple and effective. With an established partnership …

Pakistan grabbed the prized wicket of Mahela Jayawardene to press their advantage for a series-levelling win over Sri Lanka in the third Test in Sharjah. Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal removed Jayawardene …

He came agonisingly close to ending Novak Djokovic’s extraordinary Australian Open streak last year. Now Stanislas Wawrinka has earned himself another shot at the champ. The free-hitting Swiss eighth seed …

England’s disastrous three-month tour of Australia could bring an end to Alastair Cook’s captaincy, after the opening batsman revealed he would reconsider his leadership role after losing the one-day series. …

Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal held off major winners Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy by one shot to win the $2.7million ($A3.07 million) Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Sunday. Larrazabal’s final …

Casey Dellacqua’s Australian Open is over but her late-career resurgence is just getting started. That’s the Australian 28-year-old’s assessment after being knocked out of the Open in the fourth round …

Sri Lanka were 3-88 at tea in their second innings on the fourth day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Sunday. Mahela Jayawardene (23) and …

Australia have wrapped up the one-day international series against England with a seven wicket win in game three at the SCG on Sunday. Chasing England’s 9-243 for victory, Australia always …

A thundering innings by Corey Anderson and a magic spell of bowling by Mitch McClenaghan brought New Zealand a 24-run win over India in their opening one-day international on Sunday. …

Australian Casey Dellacqua’s hot Australian Open run has ended in the fourth round at the hands of fast-rising Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard. The 19-year-old, who started last year as the …

Sri Lanka reached 1-19 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Sunday. At the break, opener …

Novak Djokovic has made light work of Italian 15th seed Fabio Fognini to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. Djokovic’s 6-3 6-0 6-2 win over 93 minutes continued a dominant week …

Self-belief and willpower played large parts in one of the biggest upsets in women’s tennis in years. The rest was down to courage, hard work and a bad back. Ana …

A brilliant fielding effort from Australia has limited England to 9-243 in the third one day international at the SCG as bad blood between the sides again threatened to spill …

As Paul Gallen prepares to be hated like never before by Queenslanders in the 100th ever State of Origin game, the NSW skipper says he has earned the respect of …