Australian golfers Adam Scott and Greg Chalmers stayed in touch as South Korean Sang-Moon Bae forged a one-shot lead midway through the second round of the US PGA tour event …
Frenchman Julien Benneteau sent defending champion Roger Federer crashing out of the Rotterdam World Tennis tournament on Friday with a stunning 6-3 7-5 quarter-final upset. Federer, who lifted the trophy …
Rafael Nadal, back in action after a seven-month knee injury absence, is blaming the ATP management for poor playing conditions at clay court events such as the ongoing Brazil Open. …
Brothers Sam and Steve Rapira will miss their Hamilton homecoming after niggles ruled them out of the New Zealand Warriors’ trial match against Penrith. Sam Rapira was named as a …
A hat-trick of tries to Highlanders winger Hosea Gear wasn’t enough to stop the Blues winning their final Super Rugby pre-season match 31-29 in Queenstown. The Highlanders scored five tries …
Injuries have forced Chiefs coach Dave Rennie to shuffle his backline ahead of their final Super Rugby pre-season trial against the Hurricanes in Mangatainoka. Rennie has been forced to leave …
Serena Williams on Friday became the oldest woman to claim the world number one ranking when she reached the Qatar Open semi-finals with a 3-6 6-3 7-5 win over Petra …
Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took all five wickets as Pakistan finished on top on a controversial second day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands on Friday. South Africa …
Brazilian Adilson da Silva rediscovered his putting touch to take a three-stroke lead on Friday after two rounds of the Africa Open. He completed a 10-under-par first round of 62 …
Simone Bolelli of Italy reached his first ATP semi-finals since 2008 when he defeated Albert Montanes of Spain 6-4 6-4 in the Brazil Open on Friday. The 80th-ranked Bolelli, who …
Second seed Juan Martin del Potro cruised into the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Rotterdam on Friday with a victory in straight sets against Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen. The Argentine …
World number one Victoria Azarenka and third-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova moved into the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday as Serena Williams eyed becoming the oldest woman to take the top …
Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy has joined teammate Simon Zebo in being ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations with a foot injury. Leinster midfielder D’Arcy suffered the problem …
Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open by beating former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-4 on Friday. The third-ranked Russian, looking for her third title …
Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took all five wickets as Pakistan finished on top on the second day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands on Friday. South Africa were …
Australia captain Michael Clarke says he’s a fan of cricket’s decision-review system (DRS) and supports the drive to use technology to improve the game. India’s opposition to the DRS means …
The threat of Saeed Ajmal became apparent to South Africa for the first time in the series on Friday as the Pakistan spinner dismissed both openers on day two of …
Unseeded Grigor Dimitrov came from a set down to beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-7 7-6 6-3 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Rotterdam. The Bulgarian’s performance …
