Unheralded Australian No.1 Marinko Matosevic has drawn rising compatriot Bernard Tomic in a blockbuster first-round encounter at the Sydney International. Having already been rocked by the withdrawal of the tournament’s …
He’s no corpse with pads on, but Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath produced an impressive display in the Sydney Test on Saturday – just hours after being declared dead on …
Matt Wade’s against-the-odds century has put Australia in a strong position to send Mike Hussey out a winner in his final Test. Australia hold a 138-run first-innings lead over Sri …
West Ham have signed striker Marouane Chamakh on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season. Hammers manager Sam Allardyce confirmed this afternoon that the Moroccan has completed his …
The Sydney International has been rocked by the withdrawal of the top two men’s seeds with French duo Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet pulling out of the Australian Open lead-up …
Top seed Tomas Berdych crashed out of the ATP Chennai Open on Friday on a night of dramatic upsets that saw third seed Marin Cilic and fourth seed Stanislas Wawrinka …
The dominance of South Africa’s pace bowling arsenal has been compared to the all-conquering Australian attack of a decade ago by New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum. In the wake …
Top-seeded David Ferrer was sensationally denied a place in the final of the Qatar Open on Friday by forgotten man Nikolay Davydenko, who will play world No.10 Richard Gasquet in …
Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Germany midfielder Lewis Holtby from Schalke at the end of the season. Holtby had recently confirmed he would be leaving Schalke and Tottenham …
A Manchester City fan who stormed onto the pitch at Etihad Stadium during the Manchester derby last month has been banned from attending matches for three years. Matthew Stott had …
Third seed Marin Cilic and fourth seed Stanislas Wawrinka crashed out of the ATP Chennai Open on Friday. Cilic, a two-time Chennai champion, was stunned by the 47th-ranked Benoit Paire …
Richard Gasquet’s bid to climb up the top ten during 2013 made an excellent start when he reached the final of the first tournament of the new year, the Qatar …
South African captain Graeme Smith said on Friday that his team would not rest on their laurels after securing an innings victory over New Zealand inside three days in the …
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will not punish Mario Balotelli for a training ground altercation and said he believes the striker’s temperament can be tamed. In the latest chapter of …
Reading defender Adrian Mariappa believes a strong FA Cup run could inspire the Royals’ Barclays Premier League survival bid. Relegation-haunted Reading travel to Crawley for tomorrow’s third-round tie having pieced …
Manager Steve Clarke admits West Brom’s “comfortable” position in the Barclays Premier League means they can give full focus to the FA Cup ahead of tomorrow’s third-round tie with QPR …
Striker Demba Ba could play for Chelsea in the FA Cup on Saturday after the west London club announced the signing of the Newcastle star, ending an 18-month spell at …
Dean Brownlie hit a maiden Test century for New Zealand but could not prevent a South African victory on the third day of the first Test at Newlands on Friday. …
