Australia’s Matthew Ebden is out of the Malaysian Open after a 7-5 6-2 loss to Frenchman Julien Benneteau. Vasek Pospisil of Canada advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament on …
Captain George Bailey’s Australia side will have their final training session on Thursday ahead of stage two of their World Twenty20 campaign when they embark on a three-match assignment in …
Sam Allardyce hopes last night’s thrashing at the hands of Wigan will stun some of his young players in to realising how much they need to improve to play regular …
Big serving Ivo Karlovic has dumped Australian Marinko Matosevic out of the Thailand Open. The Croatian had too many big guns for Matosevic, downing him 6-3 6-4. France’s Gael Monfils …
Jay Rodriguez admits he would much prefer to play up front for Southampton than out wide but promised to do his utmost however Nigel Adkins chooses to utilise him. The …
One of the most colourful club managers in English football from the 1970’s and 1980’s John Bond died on Wednesday aged 79. Bond – always dapperly dressed and often seen …
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 …
