The draw for the $2.6 million inaugural NRL Auckland nines tournament took place on Wednesday morning with the 16 teams being put into four groups. The competition, which takes place …
NRL premiers Sydney Roosters have drawn Parramatta, Brisbane and Canterbury as pool opponents at the inaugural NRL Auckland nines tournament in February. The draw was made on Wednesday for the …
Ana Ivanovic and Simona Halep cruised to straight-set victories in Sofia on Tuesday in their opening round-robin matches at the season-ending Tournament of Champions. Top-seeded Halep of Romania defeated Russia’s …
England lock Geoff Parling has been ruled out of Saturday’s rugby Test against Australia at Twickenham with concussion, team management announced on Tuesday. Parling was concussed during a training session …
Former England captain Andrew Flintoff said on Tuesday that Stuart Broad does not deserve to be the ‘villain’ of the piece in Australia but has backed his former teammate to …
New Brisbane recruit Ben Barba is reportedly set kick-start his Broncos career against Canterbury – the club he walked out on – in a mouth-watering opening to the 2014 NRL …
France’s Richard Gasquet needed five match points to beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters and boost his hopes of qualifying …
England batsman Ian Bell isn’t expecting to be invited out for lunch by Australian national selector John Inverarity this summer. Inverarity coached Bell at English county club Warwickshire last decade, …
Sacked Wallabies star James O’Connor is adamant joining London Irish is the right move for his life and sporting future, even if it could delay a return to the national …
Kangaroos players rate Fiji captain Petero Civoniceva as dangerous as ever as they prepare to face him at the Rugby League World Cup, suggesting the 37-year-old prop could still be …
Australia A captain Moises Henriques says he has no plans to stymie England’s Ashes preparations, with his main goal to push the cases of Australia’s Test hopefuls. Henriques says there …
Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has taken aim at the two most recent holders of the position, with the simmering feud between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke showing no sign …
Test opener Chris Rogers would welcome stability at the top of the Australian order. But he admits it’s up to himself and David Warner to make that happen. Rogers, who …
Scrum anchor Ben Alexander doesn’t view the Wallabies’ grand slam tilt as a chance to avenge their Lions’ “implosion” but admits the devastating defeat is fuelling his fire. Almost four …
England coach Steve McNamara has defended the disciplinary record of star forward Sam Burgess after he was ruled out of Saturday’s World Cup match against Ireland through suspension. The South …
Rubel Hossain claimed six wickets including a hat-trick as Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 43 runs on Tuesday to take a one-nil lead in the three-match one-day international series. Rubel …
Two days after Sebastian Vettel’s fourth world title triumph, the Formula One spotlight shifted to London’s High Court on Tuesday with the latest case that places Bernie Ecclestone’s future in …
Australia pace bowler Jackson Bird will play for Northamptonshire next season, the English county side announced on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, who has played three Test matches, had to withdraw from …
