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Jason Day was so hot in the opening round of the Match Play Championship it took a snowstorm to stop him cruising to an opening round win. Day, the 41st …

The Dubai Open lost its second leading seed in as many days as Serena Williams pulled out less than 30 minutes before she was due to have taken to the …

Sergio Perez, signed up by McLaren to replace Lewis Hamilton for the 2013 season, outshone triple world champion Sebastian Vettel to post the quickest time on the second day of …

Former Sri Lanka seam bowler Chaminda Vaas has been appointed head bowling coach to the national team for two years. Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement on Wednesday the …

Lleyton Hewitt showed his renowned fighting qualities as he saved two match points before beating Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun at the US National Indoor Championships on Wednesday. The Australian former world …

It’s all about getting off to a fast start for the Green Machine this year. In 2010 Canberra got on a late roll, winning eight of their final nine matches …

The Queensland Reds have made two surprise changes to their starting line-up for Saturday night’s Super Rugby grudge match with NSW at Suncorp Stadium. Former Ireland A lock Ed O’Donoghue …

Jarrad Hoeata will put friendship to one side when the Highlanders start their 2013 Super Rugby campaign against the Chiefs in Dunedin on Friday. The three-test All Black will oppose …

Australia’s victorious women’s cricketers have turned their attention to defending their Ashes title after returning home with a record-breaking sixth World Cup. The youthful squad touched down at airports across …

Cronulla enjoyed their best season in four years in 2012, but as he watched it unfold, coach Shane Flanagan realised they needed help. Workhorse skipper Paul Gallen and five eighth …

Bernard Tomic set up a quarter-final showdown with Jo Wilfried-Tsonga by defeating Indian Somdev Devvarman at the ATP Marseille Open on Wednesday. The Australian world No.46 was largely untroubled against …

Moises Henriques’ Test debut against India is proving a lot of people right. Good judges too. But the 26-year-old allrounder made them sweat. “When I first saw him play I …

Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain began his defence of the ATP Copa Claro title with a comfortable 6-4 6-1 victory over Argentine wild card Agustin Velotti on Wednesday. Ferrer, ranked …

Jason Day was in a great position to post an opening-round win at the Match Play Championship before a snowstorm halted play early in the Arizona desert. Day surged to …

David Gill inherited the chief executive role at Old Trafford just at a time when Manchester United’s Premier League-era dominance of English football appeared to be coming under serious threat. …

Matt Coles and Ben Stokes have been sent home from the second-string England Lions tour of Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) says. Kent seamer Coles and Durham …

Little-known Australian Joe Vickery is hoping to make a name for himself by helping Leeds topple NRL champions Melbourne Storm in the 2013 World Club Challenge. The 23-year-old utility back …

David Gill is to step down as chief executive of Manchester United on June 30, the English soccer giants have announced. In a statement on the club’s website, the 55-year-old …