Ireland became the first team to qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday after a thrilling tie with the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Ed Joyce top-scored for Ireland with …
All Blacks lock Ali Williams is to join European champions Toulon on a one-year contract for next season, replacing Englishman Nick Kennedy. The 32-year-old Williams, who has been capped 77 …
Pakistan on Tuesday announced the schedule for their series against South Africa in October, involving two Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games. The series will be played in …
Bulls lock Wilhelm Steenkamp was suspended for two weeks on Tuesday for a headbutt and will miss the last round of regular-season games in Super Rugby and possibly a playoff …
Liverpool have been told striker Luis Suarez wants to play Champions League football but he will not yet try to force through a move. The Uruguay international’s agent Pere Guardiola, …
Collingwood’s reigning best-and-fairest winner Dayne Beams could finally return to the AFL on Friday night against Adelaide. Beams has not played this season because of a leg injury. He resumed …
Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart on Tuesday dumped halfback Chris Sandow to the NSW Cup after the Eels humiliating 50-10 defeat by Manly. Parramatta face Penrith at home on Saturday night, …
Port Adelaide will be without key forward Justin Westhoff for Saturday’s home AFL match against Hawthorn after being found guilty of striking by the tribunal. The Power challenged Westhoff’s one-match …
Cardiff have confirmed their captain Mark Hudson has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the club until the summer of 2015. Centre-back Hudson was voted the Welsh …
New Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has offered out-of-favour five-eighth Quade Cooper hope by calling him an outstanding player, while remaining non-committal about incumbent pivot James O’Connor. The 25-year-old Queenslander played …
Intense speculation over Wayne Rooney’s future looks set to dominate the headlines this week as Manchester United begin their new era under David Moyes at the start of a bumper …
Aston Villa have confirmed star striker Christian Benteke has handed in a transfer request. Benteke has been linked with a move away from the club this summer after excelling in …
How Harry O’Brien and Collingwood must wish this was as simple as a bust-up with the coach. Five days after intrigue surrounded O’Brien’s omission from the team to play Carlton, …
West Brom have confirmed they have turned down an offer from Chelsea for their teenage midfielder Isaiah Brown. Brown, 16, made his debut for the midlands outfit last season, coming …
The Ashes has stood tall as the pinnacle of Australian cricket for well over a century, but Michael Clarke says he won’t be defining his own career by what unfolds …
Captain Michael Dawson maintains Gareth Bale would be the first to admit he could not have achieved anything without the support of his Tottenham team-mates, as the club look to …
New Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie regards the challenge of being the first to win successive Bledisloe Cup matches against New Zealand in 12 years as a great opportunity at the …
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has insisted he is still the boss after a turbulent close season. The 51-year-old returned to work last week having seen Joe Kinnear installed over his …
