Asian cricket chiefs have formally backed war-torn Afghanistan for associate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reward their rapid progress in the sport, an official says. The support …
Anthony Laffranchi is proud of the way he has filled the boots of James Graham and is now hoping to emulate the St Helens legend by reaching a grand final …
The English Football Association has charged Wigan manager Roberto Martinez for publicly criticising a referee. Martinez was unhappy about a penalty being awarded to Manchester United, and about Danny Welbeck …
Emmanuel Frimpong is in line for an early return to Arsenal duty after recovering from the serious knee injury he sustained while on loan at Wolves last season. The 20-year-old …
Big serving Ivo Karlovic has dumped Australian Marinko Matosevic out of the Malaysian Open first round match. The Croatian had too many big guns for Matosevic, downing him 6-3 6-4. …
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says he is concerned by his leaky defence after the English champions were dumped out of the Capital One Cup in the third round on …
Argentina have chosen the same run-on side which narrowly lost to Australia to play New Zealand in a Rugby Championship Test in La Plata Stadium on Saturday. The Pumas led …
South Africa have axed out-of-form five-eighth Morne Steyn and handed Johan Goosen his first Test start for the Rugby Championship battle with Australia in Pretoria on Saturday. The inclusion of …
Australia allrounder Shane Watson climbed four places to third on Wednesday on the ICC Twenty20 rankings after dominating the group stage of the World T20. Watson made 51 run out …
Samantha Stosur faces the unenviable task of having to beat Maria Sharapova to advance to the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open. While Stosur enjoyed a 6-4 7-5 win over …
Fremantle forward Michael Walters has completed his outstanding transformation this season with a two-year AFL contract extension. The Dockers confirmed the 21-year-old will now play for the club until at …
Back on his old stomping ground on Wednesday, Tasmania quick Jackson Bird wasted no time in picking up where he left off after his sensational Sheffield Shield rookie season. Bird …
Uncapped Manly back Dean Whare is among the latest additions to the New Zealand train-on squad for the one-off Test against the Australia in Townsville on October 13. Rotorua-born Whare, …
The Queensland Reds have moved to publicly reassure fans that controversial playmaker Quade Cooper will remain with the Super Rugby franchise. On Wednesday Reds chief executive Jim Carmichael penned an …
One change of AFL clubs is enough for Hawthorn forward Jack Gunston. The 20-year-old will be a key player for the Hawks in Saturday’s grand final against Sydney, a year …
Brad Haddin was a man on a mission as he scored his only first-class century in almost two years to spearhead a NSW revival on day one of the Sheffield …
Liam Shiels quickly learnt that nothing comes easy in the AFL. It seemed like a dream ride to start with – one week he was at the house of Hawthorn …
Captain Jodie Fields’ Australia team will face various pressures over the next two weeks in Sri Lanka as they attempt to defend the World Twenty20 title they claimed in Barbados …
