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Everton, the surprise package in the Premier League this season, are aiming to continue their superb start when they make the short journey to Wigan Athletic this weekend. The Merseyside …

Liverpool striker Fabio Borini has vowed he will soon be hitting the back of the net regularly. The 21-year-old Italian, signed in the summer from Roma, so far has only …

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is considering whether to appeal against his STG10,000 ($A15,829) fine for criticising a referee. Martinez was this week found guilty of misconduct by the Football Association …

Canterbury’s post-grand final tailspin continued on Thursday night when their gamble to fight James Graham’s dangerous contact charge for biting Melbourne’s Billy Slater failed miserably at the NRL judiciary. The …

Canterbury prop James Graham has been handed a record 12-match suspension at the NRL judiciary for biting Melbourne’s Billy Slater to give the Englishman the ignominy of copping the longest …

Western Force’s “honey badger”, Nick Cummins, will become the 11th player in 2012 to make his Test debut for the injury-riddled Wallabies when they meet Argentina. Nicknamed Badger due to …

Former champions England eased into the women’s World Twenty20 final with a seven-wicket win over outclassed New Zealand at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Thursday. In a one-sided semi-final …

Canterbury prop James Graham has been suspended for 12 matches by the NRL judiciary for biting Melbourne’s Billy Slater after a marathon hearing lasting more than three hours on Thursday …

Top seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova reached the last eight of the China Open on Thursday when both recorded their third consecutive straight-sets victories. World No.1 and first seed …

Top seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova have reached the last eight of the China Open, both recording their third consecutive straight-sets victories in Beijing. World No.1 and first seed …

Melbourne great Todd Viney expects a tough conversation with his wife Meg if the AFL club decide not to recruit their highly-rated son Jack. Gold Coast are likely to formally …

The sting of a previous loss to New Zealand will act as motivation for Australian forward Greg Bird when he finally gets a chance for some payback on Saturday week. …

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has confirmed he will retire for the second time at the end of 2012. “I have decided to retire at the end of the season,” …

Port Adelaide are disappointed to miss out on Leon Cameron but insist their search for a new AFL senior coach has not become farcical. While Gold Coast assistant Ken Hinkley …

Robbie Farah says you can judge the quality of the New Zealand rugby league pack by the players who haven’t been picked as he prepares to face clubmate Benji Marshall …

Australia’s in-form batting duo Shane Watson and Mike Hussey are known for their attention to detail and devotion to the training track. Details, however, have been the problem for West …

Skipper George Bailey admits Glenn Maxwell’s shot selection could have been better in Australia’s World Twenty20 loss to Pakistan but Bailey accepts some of the blame for a lack of …

World No.6 Tomas Berdych reached the quarter finals of the Japan Open on Thursday after beating Colombia’s Alejandro Falla. The 2008 Tokyo champion, from the Czech Republic, raced to a …