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Rory McIlroy was put out of his Muirfield misery on Friday with the struggling Northern Irishman saying he would play as much as he can over the next few weeks …

Had he been given the task of choosing Manchester United’s new manager, Rio Ferdinand says he would have followed the club’s decision to pick David Moyes. Moyes was handed a …

Belgium striker Christian Benteke withdrew his transfer request and agreed a four-year contract with Aston Villa, the club confirmed on Friday. The news comes just 11 days after Benteke had …

Nathan Foley has been through too much in his nine years as a senior Richmond player to call this the best Tigers side of his AFL career. Like everyone else …

Patersons Stadium has caused plenty of teams nightmares over the years, but it’s fast turning into an unlikely graveyard for West Coast. The Eagles won 23 of a possible 26 …

World number one Serena Williams extended her unbeaten run on clay this season to 26 matches as she dismantled Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez 6-1 6-1 and eased into the semi-finals of …

Roger Federer needed almost two hours to see off Germany’s Florian Mayer in three-sets on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Hamburg claycourt tennis tournament. The Swiss top seed, …

West Indies’ No.11 batsman Jason Holder pulled off a sensational tie in the third one-day international against Pakistan on Friday by clubbing 14 runs in the last over. The home …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott is confident the Kangaroos will eventually gain from their season of AFL pain. Friday night’s 16.13 (109) to 16.12 (108) loss to Carlton at Etihad …

Geoff Ogilvy was in no mood to discuss a second-round performance he thought would send him packing from the British Open. “I had too many shots,” was the Australian’s blunt …

Adam Scott and Jason Day are hanging tough at Muirfield with solid second-round performances keeping the Australians in British Open contention. Masters champion Scott posted a one-over-par 72 while three-time …

Karin Knapp of Italy routed second-seeded Annika Beck of Germany 6-0 6-1 to advance to her third WTA semi-final of the season at the Gastein Ladies on Friday. Knapp, who …

World champion Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time of the week as he gave a powerful display on the final day of F1 testing at Silverstone on Friday. Red Bull …

Manchester City completed their swoop for Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic on Friday as the Premier League club’s close-season spending spree reached STG83 million ($A138 million). “Manchester City are delighted to …

World number one Serena Williams extended her unbeaten run on clay this season to 26 matches as she dismantled Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez 6-1 6-1 and eased into the semi-finals of …

Adam Scott is hanging in contention at the British Open after a one-over-par 72 in his second round at Muirfield on Friday. While Scott failed to make inroads on the …

Ryan Harris got himself on the honour board at Lord’s with a five-wicket haul on day two of the second Test, but it was Australia’s turn to feel the pain …

Australia’s British Open hopes took a hit as Adam Scott lost ground with an underwhelming start to his second round at Muirfield on Friday. Scott, who led a 12-strong Australian …