Another Test rugby record looms into view for the All Blacks this weekend but, as usual, their motivation lies elsewhere. Victory over Australia in the third Bledisloe Cup Test at …
Bernard Tomic has made an early exit at the ATP Stockholm Open, losing in the first round to America’s Jack Sock. The 20-year-old was beaten 6-4, 6-2, giving Sock, ranked …
Lleyton Hewitt has been bundled out of the first round of the Austrian Open on Tuesday in a 7-6 6-4 loss to Canada’s Vasek Pospisil. Troubled by a wrist injury, …
Scrum-half Maxime Machenaud suffered a hand injury on the weekend and could be a doubt for France’s November internationals, club coach Laurent Travers said Tuesday. Machenaud sustained the blow in …
Robert Allenby admits season 2013 was a ‘major shock to the system’ but he has hit the new US PGA tour year with renewed optimism. A four-time winner in the …
England’s players are on track to complete talks over signing their new central contracts before they fly out for the Ashes series next week. Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) chief executive …
Adam Scott will have to fight back from three shots down if he is to claim the PGA Grand Slam of Golf after fading on the back nine of the …
Feisty Indian batsman Virat Kohli says Australia’s batsmen have been too free to express themselves, calling on his bowlers to make life tougher for the tourists. Led by Aaron Finch …
Now that he’s back on speaking terms with vice-captain Brad Haddin, James Faulkner can reprise his role as the ultimate teammate. Everything that makes Faulkner one of everyone’s least-liked opponents, …
Serbian qualifier Vesna Dolonc battled from a set down to upset former winner Dominika Cibulkova to advance to the second round of the joint ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup here …
England are set to name their squad for the QBE Series on Wednesday, with head coach Stuart Lancaster having to call up midfield and back row reinforcements. Centres Manu Tuilagi …
Opener Khurram Manzoor has notched a maiden hundred to help Pakistan take an upper hand in the first Test against South Africa in Abu Dhabi. The 27-year-old right-handed batsman was …
Pakistani openers Khurram Manzoor and Shan Masood scored confident half-centuries to lead a strong Pakistan reply against South Africa in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Pakistan reached …
NRL chief executive Dave Smith has announced clubs will receive an extra $450,000 next season, taking their annual grants from the code’s governing body to $7.55 million. The additional cash …
Former Test opener Simon Katich believes the current Australia top-order should be given an extended chance to prove themselves at international level. Katich, who made a successful return to Australian …
Australia have called on the insider knowledge of Rajasthan Royals’ pair Shane Watson and James Faulkner ahead of the second one-day fixture against India. Watson has played six Indian Premier …
Pakistan were 0-77 at lunch after bowling out South Africa early on the second day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Khurram Manzoor was unbeaten on 41, …
Former world No.1 Rory McIlroy was tight-lipped on Tuesday about reports he has split from long-term partner Caroline Wozniacki and said he was looking forward to getting back on the …



