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 …
Top seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and number three Marin Cilic of Croatia entered the quarter-finals of the ATP Chennai Open with contrasting wins on Thursday. The 15th …
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists there can be no excuses from new signing Daniel Sturridge after his STG12 million ($A18.70 million) arrival at Anfield. The 23-year-old is already on his …
Shaun Wright-Phillips insists last night’s startling victory over Chelsea has reinforced the belief that QPR can avoid relegation from the Barclays Premier League. Wright-Phillips struck a wonderfully-taken opening league goal …
Brendon McCullum and Dean Brownlie hit half-centuries as New Zealand fought back on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday. New Zealand were …
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is running the rule over Atletico Madrid’s Spain Under-21 goalkeeper Joel. The 22-year-old was expected to become Atletico Madrid’s first-choice number one following David de Gea’s …
Daniel Brands, a little-known German qualifier ranked outside the world’s top 150, produced his second upset of the week on Thursday to reach the first ATP World Tour semi-final of …
