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. …
The Sydney Thunder remain winless in the Big Bash League with Chris Gayle again failing to fire as the Perth Scorchers crushed the visitors by nine wickets at the WACA …
Australia’s hopes of making the Hopman Cup tennis final are over after Serbian pair Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic powered to singles wins in Friday night’s tie against Germany. World …
There are lucky losers – and then there’s Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine. The world No.116 re-defined the tennis term before her luck ran out with a final berth in a …
An overzealous pedicurist has been able to do what few players could in 2012 – stop world tennis No.1 Victoria Azarenka. In a disruption to her Australian Open title defence …
Usman Khawaja somewhat rescued Sydney Thunder after Chris Gayle and Matt Prior again failed, but the 9-113 score looks below par against the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League …
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s hopes of competing at this month’s Australian Open hang in the balance after the world No.8 injured his hamstring at the Hopman Cup on Friday. Tsonga suffered …
Dean Brownlie hit a maiden Test century on Friday as New Zealand continued their fightback on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at Newlands. Brownlie made …
Serbian world No.1 Novak Djokovic has destroyed German Tommy Haas 6-2 6-0 in their Hopman Cup tie at Perth Arena. Ana Ivanovic can wrap up the tie – and a …
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed on Friday that Wayne Rooney will miss a further two weeks with a knee problem. Rooney has been absent since the 1-1 draw at …
Chinese tennis star Li Na cruised into the final of the Shenzhen Open with a straight-sets victory on Friday, putting her in prime position to claim her seventh WTA title. …
A bad pedicure has been able to do what few players could in 2012 – stop world No.1 Victoria Azarenka. In a blow to her Australian Open title defence plans, …
English Premier League side West Ham United on Friday said they had signed Joe Cole from Liverpool, bringing the midfielder back to the club where he began his career. The …
