Under-fire Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez insists there is no chance he will be forced out before his contract expires at the end of this season. Benitez has faced renewed calls …
South African Darren Fichardt birdied eight holes en route to a seven-under-par 65 and a one-shot first round lead in the maiden Tshwane Open golf championship on Thursday. The 37-year-old …
A Manchester City youth player broke down in tears on Thursday as he was jailed for 16 months for killing a brother and sister while speeding in his Mercedes in …
New Sydney Roosters recruit Sonny Bill Williams has yet to have his contract registered, putting his starting debut against South Sydney on Thursday in doubt. Fairfax reported Williams’s one-year deal …
Stephen Ferris’s hopes of being selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia appeared to have ended on Thursday when it was revealed he faces three more months …
World No.1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Roger Federer moved closer to a mouth-watering Dubai Open final showdown when they cruised into the last four on Thursday. Australian Open winner …
Old Trafford, one of England’s most historic cricket grounds, is to be known formally as Emirates Old Trafford for the next 10 years after Lancashire announced a sponsorship agreement with …
Australia’s Mark Webber clocked the best time of the day at a rain-swept Barcelona as the final pre-season test of the winter endured a soggy start on Thursday. The Red …
Promising Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty has made her first WTA quarter-final, advancing to the last eight of the rain-delayed Malaysian Open. Barty, 16, was too good for Zarina Diyas, outlasting …
Shane Watson is vice-captain of an inexperienced Australia side and he knows he’ll be expected to lead the way with Michael Clarke in Saturday’s second Test. Trailing 1-0 in the …
Stephen Jones, Wales’s most-capped player, is to retire at the end of the British season, it was announced on Thursday. The 35-year-old fly-half will join the coaching staff of current …
Russia on Thursday staged the draw for what is set to be a fiercely-contested Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, with holders Wales to clash with sevens specialists Fiji in …
If Kiwi star Shane van Gisbergen was spooked by the threat of legal action blocking his controversial V8 Supercars return in Adelaide, he hid it well on Thursday. The budding …
Former Arsenal footballer Tony Adams has revealed that professional cricketers are receiving treatment at his Sporting Chance clinic, in the wake of the death of Tom Maynard. A coroner reported …
World golf No.1 Tseng Yani eagled her last hole at Singapore’s star-studded LPGA event on Thursday to shot up the leaderboard and put pressure on first-round leader Azahara Munoz. Tseng’s …
Australia’s Jackson Bird has had a second round of scans in Melbourne which are believed to have ruled the pace bowler out of action for at least six weeks with …
Wallabies players will be quarantined for three weeks leading into the British and Irish Lions series in a protective move which has defied Australia’s Super Rugby franchises and could open …
Sydney AFL premiership stars Jude Bolton, Lewis Jetta and Josh Kennedy will play their first game of the pre-season against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Small forward Ben …
