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The Dakar Rally kicks off its 34th edition on Saturday with question marks over the gruelling 8,400km event’s environmental impact and safety record. In all, 459 vehicles will blast their …

Sam Stosur will take on China’s Jie Zheng in the opening round of the Sydney International as the world No.9 attempts to get her Australian Open preparations back on track. …

Having established a seven-point lead in the Premier League over the festive period, Manchester United turn their thoughts to the FA Cup on Saturday when they visit West Ham United …

Dave Warner and Phil Hughes have put on 91 runs for the second wicket to carry Australia to 1-127 at lunch on day two at the SCG. Australia have made …

Belgian Yanina Wickmayer has prevailed in a tough battle to defeat Germany’s Mona Barthel and reach the ASB Classic tennis final for the third time. Third seed Wickmayer repelled a …

Will Mr Cricket be replaced by a young Master Cricket? It’s a question that no doubt flickered through Mike Hussey’s mind this week as he prepared to bat for the …

World No.1 Rory McIlroy admitted on Thursday that he may sit out the 2016 Olympics to avoid a storm over the sensitivities of playing for either Britain or Ireland. The …

Australian opener Ed Cowan has been run out for four to dampen a flying start for Australia, with the home side one for 36 on day two of the third …

Andre Villas-Boas says Tottenham will not stand in Emmanuel Adebayor’s way should he change his mind and decide to go to the African Nations Cup. Adebayor scored just his third …

American Rickie Fowler will strike the first ball as the 2013 PGA Tour season kicks off on Friday with 30 players in the field for the winners-only Tournament of Champions. …

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is hoping the impending return of some of his injured stars will help ease the pain of a traumatic Christmas. The 51-year-old has spent the last …

Martin Jol heaped praise on Fulham after overcoming New Year’s Eve disruptions to register their first ever Barclays Premier League away win over West Brom yesterday lunchtime. Jol and his …

Rafael Benitez is confident that Fernando Torres will accept occasionally sitting on the bench if Chelsea bring in another striker during the transfer window. With Liverpool-bound Daniel Sturridge having been …

Unseeded American Jamie Hampton knows she will have to lift her game when she makes her first appearance in a WTA singles semi-final. Hampton, 22, has the imposing task of …

Anyone who takes over as manager of Chelsea and cannot be successful would have to be a dope, according to QPR manager Harry Redknapp. The Rangers boss takes his side …

A tribute to former South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has been postponed after his manager’s father, who was also a former first-class cricketer, was reportedly murdered. Cricket South Africa (CSA) …

Nikolay Davydenko stormed into the Qatar Open semi-finals on Thursday with an express train performance which gave him a chance of earning a first final for 20 months. The former …

Manager Arsene Wenger feels signing Theo Walcott on a new contract would send a “positive message” that the future is bright at Arsenal. The 23-year-old is out of contract in …