Andy Murray swept into the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals as the world No.3 defeated France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 7-6 (7-3) at London’s O2 Arena on Friday. After Novak …
Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo hailed the European champions’ captain John Terry as a “fantastic” player on Friday but insisted not even the centre-half was guaranteed a first-team place. Di …
Novak Djokovic admits his winning run at the ATP Tour Finals has been the perfect tonic after a difficult few weeks worrying about the health of his seriously ill father. …
Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe says Australia’s recent dominance over France will count for nothing when they clash at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday (Sunday morning AEDT). A victory …
Manchester City need a victory over Tottenham to stay on the coat-tails of freescoring Manchester United in the English Premier League race and relieve some of the growing pressure on …
European champions Chelsea have announced a profit of STG1.4 million ($A2.16 million) for last year – the first time they’ve managed to finish in the black under Russian billionaire owner …
Novak Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals with a 100 per cent record, as the world No.1 defeated Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych 6-2 7-6 (8-6) …
An optimistic Australia are eying the second new-ball with desperation as they aim to bowl their way back into the first Test against South Africa following a deflating start to …
Samit Patel produced a third successive knock of 50-plus for England, slamming 67 against Haryana on the second day of a four-day practice game to boost his chances of playing …
John Mitchell has returned as coach of the Lions’ Currie Cup team after being cleared of misconduct charges. In a brief statement on Friday, the Lions said Mitchell – a …
Fernando Torres aims to finally end his Liverpool jinx and help Chelsea stay firmly in the English Premier League title race. Torres’ miserable debut against his former club following his …
Andre Villas-Boas has brushed off Didier Deschamps’ latest barb over Hugo Lloris after the Tottenham goalkeeper made his first high-profile error this week. Deschamps renewed his attack on Villas-Boas on …
Manchester City first-team coach David Platt has defended manager Roberto Mancini after the club’s Champions League frustration continued in mid-week. The English champions are currently third in the English Premier …
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is certain that Wayne Rooney will score 20 goals this season – despite his relatively poor start to the campaign. The England striker, 27, had …
South Africa batsman JP Duminy has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against Australia after rupturing his achilles tendon in a training mishap on Friday. After …
Rain severely disrupted play at the co-sanctioned Singapore Open again on Friday, with golfers being shuttled on and off the course and half the field unable to even start the …
Second row forward Yoann Maestri has been forced to withdraw from the France XV to face Australia on Saturday with lumbago, the management announced. His place in the pack will …
Former England cricket captain Tony Greig, who last month was diagnosed with lung cancer, is to undergo surgery on Tuesday. The 66-year-old spoke to the Channel Nine commentary team, of …
