Leaders Manchester United will be hoping to maintain their momentum this weekend at Aston Villa by staying ahead of Chelsea and Manchester City at the top of the English Premier …
South Africa-born Richardt Strauss is set to make his Ireland debut against the Springboks in Dublin on Saturday after being given a place in coach Declan Kidney’s injury-hit starting XV. …
Italy coach Jacques Brunel insisted he was not thinking about the formidable challenges of New Zealand and Australia as he named his team on Thursday for the first of three …
Warriors centre Jerome Ropati admits to uncertainty as he makes his comeback from a second serious knee injury. Ropati says his rehabilitation from the injury that ended his NRL season …
Roger Federer clinched a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals on Thursday as the defending champion ground out a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) win over Spain’s David Ferrer …
The mystery of the No.3 spot in the Australian Test batting line-up has finally been solved – for now. Australian captain Michael Clarke says he has every confidence in debutant …
France coach Didier Deschamps has revealed that his top goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris, is “finding life difficult” as he continues to play understudy to Tottenham teammate Brad Friedel and has only …
A court in India on Thursday overruled the life ban imposed on former national cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin in 2000 for match-fixing, posing a major challenge to the sport’s ruling …
Kevin Pietersen smashed an aggressive century on Thursday as England showed off their batting prowess ahead of next week’s Test series against India. Pietersen hit 110 off 94 balls as …
Bangladesh’s selectors on Thursday included uncapped Sohag Gazi in their 14-member squad, hoping the off-spinner can get the best of left-handers in the West Indies team during next week’s first …
Tom Youngs is set to complete a remarkable transformation in his rugby career after being named to make his Test debut in an inexperienced England side against Fiji at Twickenham …
Former world Moto GP champion Casey Stoner says he is ready to settle down to a new life at home after “losing respect” for the sport in a magazine interview …
Tom Huddlestone has urged Tottenham’s disgruntled fans to be more patient as the team are still adapting to the changes made by Andre Villas-Boas. Tottenham were booed off the pitch …
French coach Philippe Saint-Andre has thrown the keys to his backline to born-again five-eighth Frederic Michalak for this weekend’s Test against the Wallabies in Paris. The 30-year-old Michalak, who moved …
Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn held a one-shot clubhouse lead in the $US6 million ($A5.79 million) Singapore Open on Thursday as a thunderstorm halted play with half the field yet to complete …
Last time Adam Ashley-Cooper played a Test at Stade de France, he walked off the ground with a mouthful of stitches looking like he just got mugged. That was on …
The Australian Rugby Union will need to placate Super Rugby provinces with financial compensation if they go ahead with their mooted plan of resting key players, according to two head …
St George Illawarra prop Josh Miller has announced his retirement from rugby league, ending a nine-year NRL career that spanned two clubs and 122 games. Miller started with Canberra in …
