Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea praised the performance of Danny Care after the halfback’s fine solo try in a 25-21 win over Leicester returned the champions to the top of the …
Rafael Nadal struggled into the Brazil Open final on Saturday by downing Argentine lucky loser Martin Alund in three sets. The former world No.1, who is recovering from a knee …
Juan Martin del Potro dispatched Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to move into his second straight Rotterdam World Tennis final where he’ll face Frenchman Julien Benneteau. The second-seeded …
Former All Black Stephen Donald has expressed surprise his heroic deeds at the 2011 Rugby World Cup are set to become the subject of a television movie. Government broadcast funding …
As far as learning curves go, this was a steep one. Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar made his first-class debut for Western Australia last month and there he was on Saturday …
David de Gea will become the best goalkeeper in the world within the next two years, according to his Manchester United teammate Javier Hernandez. Spanish shot-stopper de Gea has had …
Serena Williams downed Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-2 to reach the Qatar Open final on Saturday and will tackle defending champion Victoria Azarenka for the title. Williams needed just 73 minutes …
Robin Peterson and Dale Steyn led a South African fightback which left the second Test against Pakistan evenly poised at the end of the third day at Newlands on Saturday. …
Victoria Azarenka, the only leading player in the world who remains unbeaten this year, impressively achieved her 13th successive win of 2013 on Saturday to carry her defence of the …
Hopes of a sixth consecutive South African victory at the Africa Open rose on Saturday when Darren Fichardt and Jaco van Zyl shared the third-round lead. Fichardt fired a seven-under-par …
Juan Martin del Potro dispatched Bulgarian youngster Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to move into his second straight Rotterdam Open final. The Argentine winner, seeded second and now the …
South Africa’s pace attack struck two early blows on Saturday to swing the match back in the home side’s favour as Pakistan began its second innings on the third day …
Manchester United winger Nani has been involved in a car crash with an unmarked police car, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed on Saturday. Nani’s Bentley Continental was in a collision …
Rookie Michael Morgan looks likely to get the first shot at the North Queensland halfback spot alongside superstar Johnathan Thurston this NRL season after a dominant performance in the Cowboys’ …
Gold Coast held on to beat a fast-finishing Brisbane 16-14 in their NRL pre-season trial at Redcliffe’s Dolphins Oval on Saturday night. Rival coaches John Cartwright (Titans) and Anthony Griffin …
Newcastle recruit Jeremy Smith was placed on report for a lifting tackle to take some of the gloss off an otherwise impressive Knights display in the 18-6 NRL trial win …
Spinner Xavier Doherty’s three-wicket haul was one of few positives to come out of the opening day of Australia’s three-day practice match against India A who reached 4-338 at stumps. …
Geelong had a narrow win and loss against West Coast and Fremantle respectively in the AFL pre-season cup on Saturday night. The Cats came back from a 22-point deficit in …


