Former France prop Laurent Benezech continued to make controversial claims about doping in rugby on Thursday by telling the French Senate he believes he was given illegal substances during the …
World number one Novak Djokovic moved effortlessly closer to a first Roland Garros crown on Thursday while 2011 women’s champion Li Na crashed out at a rain-ravaged Roland Garros. Four …
China’s Li Na crashed out of the French Open on Thursday losing 5-7 6-3 6-2 to Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States in a second round tie badly disrupted by …
amantha Stosur’s powerful kick-serve continues to trouble her opponents at the French Open, with second-round victim Kristina Mladenovic the latest to feel like she was facing a man. Stosur overcame …
Chinese sixth seed Li Na, the 2011 champion, was knocked out of the rain-lashed French Open on Thursday while Novak Djokovic moved effortlessly closer to a first Roland Garros crown. …
New Zealand great Daniel Vettori is looking forward to returning to international action in the first one-dayer against England at Lord’s on Friday. The 34-year-old left-arm spinner, who has been …
New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult won’t be fit for the coming one-day series against England and is likely to miss the subsequent Champions Trophy tournament as well. Boult suffered …
World number two Andy Murray admits that his media appearances are rarely thrilling affairs, but he says his dour demeanour is a deliberate tactic to avoid creating unwanted headlines. The …
Mark Hughes returned to football management on Thursday with Premier League club Stoke, hoping to prove his critics wrong after a disappointing spell at Queens Park Rangers. The 49-year-old Hughes, …
Former finalist Samantha Stosur and three-time semi-finalist Jelena Jankovic beat torrential Paris rain to reach the French Open third round Thursday. After a one hour, 40 minute halt had left …
The International Cricket Council is probing allegations of match-fixing in Bangladeshi cricket with former national captain Mohammad Ashraful among those being questioned, local officials said Thursday. ICC anti-corruption inspectors were …
Samantha Stosur overcame a tough early battle and a rain delay to beat unseeded local Kristina Mladenovic and reach the third round of the French Open. While Stosur’s opening-round victory …
Play resumed at the French Open on Thursday after a rain delay of one hour and 40 minutes. Before the suspension, Serb 18th seed Jelena Jankovic and China’s Zheng Jie …
Colourful London mayor Boris Johnson will wear an Australian cricket shirt for a day if the Aussies manage to win the Ashes. Former Australian legspinner Shane Warne forced Johnson into …
Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of the women’s doubles at the French Open as Venus is suffering from a lower back injury, organisers announced on Thursday. The Americans …
Racial vilification of AFL players by spectators happens virtually weekly across the competition, says North Melbourne president James Brayshaw. Brayshaw says racial slurs such as the “ape” taunt delivered to …
Rain has halted play early on day five of the French Open in Paris on Thursday. Australian Samantha Stosur was closing in on a second-round victory over Kristina Mladenovic when …
Spin king Shane Warne says Fawad Ahmed would be a great addition to the Ashes squad if his Australian citizenship can be fast-tracked in time. Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor has …
