England’s bowlers have been handed some advice from afar on how to best bowl to New Zealand batting dynamo Brendon McCullum in the Twenty20 series decider in Wellington. England paceman …
Defending champion Nicolas Almagro of Spain defeated Chilean qualifier Paul Capdeville 6-4 6-7 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Brazil Open on Thursday. The 11th-ranked Almagro won the last …
South African Jaco van Zyl defied winds that reached 30 kilometres an hour and temporarily halted play to take a two-stroke clubhouse lead on Thursday in the first round of …
World No.1 Victoria Azarenka has stormed into the Qatar Open quarter-finals with a ruthless 6-0 6-0 triumph over highly regarded American, Christina McHale. Defending champion Azarenka, who is at risk …
Centuries by Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq transformed Pakistan’s fortunes on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday. Pakistan were 5-253 at stumps, …
Agnieszka Radwanska beat an error-prone Ana Ivanovic 6-1 7-6 to reach the Qatar Open quarter-finals, where she was joined by another former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday. The fourth-ranked …
James Pattinson knows on flat Indian pitches with a ball that doesn’t stay hard for long, there’s won’t be many chances to rough up the opposition with a few well-placed …
An obstinate partnership between Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq took Pakistan from the verge of another batting disaster to a position of relative respectability against South Africa by tea on …
Renowned England-baiter David Campese waded into the row Thursday over how many Red Rose players should be in the British and Irish Lions squad for the tour of Australia. England …
South Africa’s fast bowlers struck four times before lunch after Pakistan were sent in to bat on the first day of the second Test at Newlands on Thursday. Pakistan were …
A blistering 85 from young gun Nic Maddinson trumped a brave innings by South Australia’s Callum Ferguson as NSW claimed a 56-run victory in the one-day clash at the SCG …
The NSW Waratahs knocked back a whopping nine kickable penalty shots at goal as they fell 16-14 to the Crusaders in a scrappy Super Rugby trial at Allianz Stadium. Waratahs …
All-rounder Angelo Mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka’s new Test and one-day captain for next month’s home series against Bangladesh, selectors announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old replaced prolific batsman Mahela …
Niggle, cloak-and-dagger tactics and more mind games have spiced up the opening-round Super Rugby battle between Queensland and the Brumbies on Saturday night in Canberra. On another intriguing day of …
England paceman Tim Bresnan has had surgery on his right elbow but should be fit to return for the home Test series against New Zealand in May. The England and …
Fearless Western Force forward Hugh McMeniman has suffered a setback in his bid for a Wallabies recall with an injury ruling him out of the Super Rugby season opener against …
North Queensland NRL boss Peter Jourdain says sporting organisations implicated in a year-long drugs probe could seek damages if the far-reaching investigation fails to produce results. However, a prominent sports …
He’s won four V8 Supercar championships and four Bathurst 1000 titles, but Jamie Whincup feels like the new kid on the block. Despite his recent domination of the category, the …


