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 …
Controversial striker Mario Balotelli’s future at Manchester City was cast into doubt once again on Thursday after photographs emerged showing him in an apparent training-ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini. …
Gael Monfils’ comeback from injury took a hit on Thursday when he lost to German qualifier Daniel Brands 6-1 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open in Doha. The …
It was a tennis lesson Brisbane battler John Millman would have gladly handed over his $7550 second round losers’ cheque to buy. Qualifier Millman gave world No.3 Andy Murray a …
New Zealand slid to 2-33 at tea on day two of the second Test against South Africa on Thursday with the tourists 269 runs behind and facing an innings defeat …
Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole was on Thursday having a medical examination at West Ham United with a view to rejoining the club where he began his career, according to Britain’s …
Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty claimed the biggest scalp of her fledgling career with a 6-0 6-3 demolition of 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone at the Hopman Cup on Thursday …
