Alan Pardew has warned Sir Alex Ferguson there will be two angry managers in the dugouts when Newcastle face Manchester United on Boxing Day. The Scot was furious after Sunday’s …
In their Boxing Day Test return 17 years after the Muttiah Muralitharan chucking controversy, the only throwing from Sri Lanka’s cricketers was that of wickets away. Australia took control of …
Mitchell Johnson’s pace overpowered Sri Lanka who were bowled out for 156 on the opening day of the second Test before Australia reached 3-150 at stumps. Skipper Michael Clarke is …
Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin Davis believes the trip to Fulham on Boxing Day is the first of a number of winnable fixtures for the south coast club. The Saints saw their …
Reading boss Brian McDermott believes the spirit of the players and fans can drag his struggling team out of trouble. The Royals remain rooted to the bottom of the English …
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel is preparing for the physical test which comes with a trip to Stoke. The Potters’ tactics are not universally accepted in the English Premier League and …
Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen isn’t surprised Christian Benteke has proved his doubters wrong as he prepares to face his international colleague at Villa Park. Benteke struggled to adapt to life …
Glamorous Serbian Ana Ivanovic has set her sights on breaking back into the world’s top 10 next year, but first she wants to make amends at Perth’s Hopman Cup tennis …
Part of the reason for resting a fit Mitchell Starc was the fact he’s a vital player in all three forms of the game, so what then will the selectors …
Mitchell Johnson has capped his recall to the Test side with a four-wicket haul including his 200th victim as Australia skittled Sri Lanka for 156 before tea on day one …
Left-arm paceman Mitchell Johnson has become the 14th Australian to claim 200 Test wickets, firing out four Sri Lankans as the home side made a dominant start to the Boxing …
Fulham manager Martin Jol admits highly-rated Derby midfielder Will Hughes is on his January wish-list. The 17-year-old’s impressive displays in the npower Championship have seen him called up to the …
The Adelaide Strikers’ surprise Big Bash League (BBL) weapon Tim Ludeman is the best wicketkeeper in Australia, his coach Darren Berry says. Ludeman has backed impressive glovework with a scoring …
Debutant Jackson Bird was one of three wicket-takers for Australia early on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka as the tourists reached 3-79 at lunch at the …
Kumar Sangakkara has become only the 11th batsman and the second Sri Lankan to score 10,000 Test runs, passing the milestone on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test …
Bird, Michell Johnson and Peter Siddle each took a wicket in the first session as Sri Lanka struggled early after winning the toss and electing to bat. But experienced Kumar …
Bird dismissed Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne for five in his second over caught behind by Matthew Wade after Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. Australia named …
Black Caps newcomer Colin Munro says South Africa haven’t seen the best of New Zealand’s rookies, and tips the lesser-known players to feature in the deciding Twenty20 match in Port …


