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 …
Roger Federer admits he can see the funny side of players whipping out mobile phones on court, but warns they could also undermine the game’s integrity. Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine …
Collingwood premiership forward Alan Didak will play his first AFL game this year and Heath Shaw also returns to face a depleted Brisbane at the Gabba on Friday night. Elevated …
The big, bustling Lions are on their way to Australia but aren’t believing their own press. The UK rugby scribes are predicting the Wallabies pack will be cannon-fodder for the …
Queensland coach Mal Meninga has warned injured winger Darius Boyd is not out of the woods despite an earlier than expected appearance at training on Thursday. Boyd, feared to have …
Collingwood premiership forward Alan Didak will play his first AFL game of the year and Heath Shaw is also back for Friday night’s Gabba clash with a depleted Brisbane. The …
Canterbury captain Michael Ennis says the Bulldogs are only just coming to terms with their status as one of the hunted teams of the NRL after last year’s stellar season. …
James Tamou believes giant front-rower Andrew Fifita is the player that could make the difference for NSW against Queensland in State of Origin game one next Wednesday. Fifita is one …
NSW coach Laurie Daley has defended bringing John Sutton and Josh Reynolds into camp for two days before deciding on who would fill the bench spot vacated by the injured …
Brumbies captain Ben Mowen says the Hurricanes are a much stronger outfit than last week’s opponents the Blues as his side prepares for their Super Rugby clash with the luxuries …
Essendon’s interim chief executive Ray Gunston wants the job permanently. Gunston, the former Tatts Group chief financial officer, last week replaced Ian Robson, who resigned over his role in the …
