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Gold Coast midfielder Jaeger O’Meara has earned the round five AFL Rising Star nomination for his dominant performance in the win over Greater Western Sydney. O’Meara, 19, made his AFL …

Everton defender Leighton Baines believes their defensive resilience has allowed them to remain in the race for Europe in recent weeks. On Saturday the Toffees ground out a 1-0 win …

Alan Pardew will be given the opportunity to drag Newcastle out of the hole into which they have dug themselves, but faces an inquest over this season’s failure. Calls for …

Christian Benteke scored a second-half hat-trick as Aston Villa thrashed Sunderland 6-1 on Monday to give themselves real hope of avoiding relegation from the English Premier League. Victory saw Villa …

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has vowed to “address the problems that have caused our downward spiral” when the season comes to an end. The Black Country club are currently …

Frank Lampard is confident Chelsea will secure a return to the Champions League next season at the end of another turbulent campaign at Stamford Bridge. The 34-year-old midfielder’s 201st Chelsea …

Midfielder Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal must be “clinical” if they are to secure Champions League qualification once again. The Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw by newly-crowned Barclays …

Aston Villa took a giant step toward staying in the Premier League by thrashing Sunderland 6-1 on Monday thanks to Christian Benteke’s second-half hat-trick. The Belgian international scored in the …

Essex were glad to have England captain Alastair Cook on board for a rare County Championship appearance as 15 wickets fell on a dramatic first day against Hampshire at Chelmsford …

Pakistan on Monday appointed Australian coach Trent Woodhill to help solve their perennial batting problems during June’s Champions Trophy in England. The 42-year-old was involved with the Melbourne Stars in …

Pakistan on Monday axed Shahid Afridi from their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy following the allrounder’s below-par performances in South Africa and a domestic competition. The 33-year-old, who still …

Queens Park Rangers confirmed that Harry Redknapp will remain as their manager next season despite the London club’s relegation from the Premier League. QPR’s goalless draw at Reading on Sunday …

Two-time grand slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova was forced to battle to a marathon 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-2 first round win at the ATP/WTA Portugal Open on Monday. The Russian wild …

The tough-guy fast bowlers of yesteryear might not approve, but Pakistan’s budding young quicks were coached on their appearance at a training camp this week — by a hair stylist. …

Matt Giteau has no doubt that his Toulon teammate Jonny Wilkinson should be part of the British and Irish Lions squad for June’s Australia tour. Press Association Sport understands that …

Hamilton Masakadza’s determined 111 not out went in vain as Bangladesh wrapped up only their fourth Test win on Monday to earn a share of a two-match series with Zimbabwe. …

Graham Henry warned Warren Gatland that coaching the British and Irish Lions was the “most demanding job in Test rugby” as his fellow New Zealander prepared to unveil his squad …

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the leading contenders for the British Open title have been set a tough task after organisers at this year’s Muirfield venue added …