Gareth Hock was dramatically dumped from England’s World Cup squad on Tuesday, just four days before the start of the tournament, as the main hosts’ preparations suffered another setback. The …
Unprecedented depth in top-level talent has switched talk surrounding rugby league’s minnows from inevitable hidings to possible boilovers at this year’s World Cup. The sport’s determination to develop the game …
Forward Gareth Hock has been removed from England’s World Cup squad for “serious breaches of team discipline”, England Rugby League has confirmed in a statement. Brett Ferres has been called …
A day after celebrating his 21st birthday, Bernard Tomic exited the Valencia Open when he retired from his first-round clash with Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Tomic, Australia’s top-ranked men’s tennis player …
Uzbek Denis Istomin beat Argentinian Horacio Zeballos 7-5 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday to book a second round meeting with former world No.1 Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. …
The man charged with cleaning up cricket match-fixing in India says much of the drama which dogged the sport in 2013 could’ve been prevented. Amitabh Choudhary was last month announced …
Serena Williams crushed one of the few women to have beaten her in the past 15 months as she began her defence of the WTA Championships in Istanbul with an …
New Zealand centre Bryson Goodwin is feeling on top of the world after a roller-coaster 18 months in which he recovered from a ruptured spleen to be on the cusp …
India’s on-off tour of South Africa was finally confirmed on Tuesday but failed to draw a line under a simmering row between the countries, as a leading players’ body called …
Phil Hughes says he is reaping the rewards after picking apart his game following Australia’s miserable Test tour of India earlier this year. Hughes endured a horror series, scoring just …
Australia coach Tim Sheens expects a refreshed Greg Inglis to be at his brilliant best at the World Cup as the South Sydney superstar looks to extend a remarkable run …
Second-ranked Victoria Azarenka overcame an erratic performance to beat an ailing Sara Errani 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in the opening match of the WTA Championships on Tuesday. Errani hurt her right …
Batsman Joe Root was the new addition when the England and Wales Cricket Board announced their 11 centrally contracted players for 2013/14 on Tuesday. Root, 22, featured throughout England’s recent …
Shakib Al Hasan claimed three wickets as Bangladesh reduced New Zealand to 3-107 on Tuesday before rain forced an early stumps on the second day of the second Test in …
NSW tuned up for Thursday’s domestic one-day preliminary final with a comfortable 49-run win over South Australia in a rain-affected match at Drummoyne Oval on Tuesday. The Blues, who take …
Indigenous All Stars coach Michael O’Loughlin says his team’s all-night party in an Ireland hotel was less rowdy than bonding sessions held by previous international rules teams. Outclassed by Ireland …
NSW have posted a competitive 8-252 off 42 overs in a rain-affected day-night limited-overs match against South Australia at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney. Forced from the field in the 33rd …
South Africa’s star batsman Hashim Amla has been ruled out and paceman Dale Steyn will undergo a fitness test ahead of the second Test against Pakistan starting on Wednesday. Amla, …
