Wycliff Palu received huge praise from retiring skipper Nathan Sharpe who described him as one of the best No.8s he’s played with after his immense effort against Wales. Palu had …
Retiring captain Nathan Sharpe hailed the Wallabies’ European tour a success and a good springboard into the pivotal 2013 season highlighted by a British and Irish Lions tour. As so …
Queensland batsman Usman Khawaja fell 15 runs short of a century in Sunday’s one-day clash in Canberra, his classy knock helping the visitors post a total of 6-292 against NSW. …
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland will travel to Australia next summer buoyed by high Anglo-Irish hopes after watching his Wales side once again being edged by the Wallabies. …
Offering no excuses, coach Steve Hansen was glad a shock record defeat by England would burst the bubble of hype around his world champion All Blacks going into 2013. The …
Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell fired a bogey-free four-under par 68 on Saturday to remain top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods. McDowell, …
Australian golfers Steven Bowditch, Matt Jones at Mat Goggin were in position to return to fulltime status on the US PGA tour in 2013 after the fourth of six rounds …
The stage is set for the last head-to-head V8 Supercars battle between Ford and Holden at the Sydney 500. The famed 20-year rivalry in the category will end on Sunday …
Typically Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe downplayed his retirement as a motivating factor in Australia’s dramatic last gasp win over Wales. “It wasn’t for me,” said Sharpe, who departs as Australia’s …
The All Blacks offered no excuses for the shock 38-21 defeat to England that ended the world champions’ 20-match unbeaten run, saying the better side won. The defeat at Twickenham …
Pre-tournament favourites New Zealand lost to Samoa in the final of Dubai Rugby Sevens on a black day for Kiwis on Saturday. At The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, coach Gordon …
Kurtley Beale said the true character of the Wallabies shone through as they snatched victory over Wales to send captain Nathan Sharpe into retirement in style. Five eighth Beale was …
Rafa Benitez’s winless start as Chelsea manager worsened Saturday as West Ham came from behind to beat its London rival 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Juan Mata put …
Daniel Agger’s first goal of the season earned stuttering Liverpool a 1-0 win at home to promoted Southampton on Saturday, giving the Reds just their second Premier League victory in …
Marouane Fellaini put Everton in front at Manchester City but then conceded a penalty kick that allowed Carlos Tevez to clinch a 1-1 draw for the Premier League champions on …
Manchester United moved three points clear at the Premier League summit after beating Reading 4-3 in a remarkable game on Saturday, a day of despair for Chelsea and Arsenal. All …
New Zealand remained top of the International Rugby Board’s rankings ahead of Monday’s pool draw for the 2015 World Cup in England despite ending this year with a stunning 38-21 …
Champions Manchester City returned to the top of the English Premier League, for a few hours at least, despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Everton on …

