West Indies advanced to the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 after their Group B match against Ireland was abandoned due to rain on Monday. West Indies progressed on …
World No.1 Rory McIlroy and No.2 Tiger Woods are set to lead their Ryder Cup golf teams this week after final-round fades cost them a chance at a $10 million …
Australia’s cricketers resume training on Tuesday following a two-day break as they prepare for stage two of their World Twenty20 campaign. George Bailey’s men advanced to the Super Eights following …
The Twitter abuse directed towards English Premier League referee Mark Halsey has been described as “beneath contempt” by the match officials’ union, Prospect. Halsey was the victim of two abusive …
Essendon coach James Hird has heralded captain Jobe Watson’s Brownlow Medal win as a morale-boosting postscript to their disappointing AFL season. Watson became Essendon’s first winner of the Brownlow since …
Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens has reportedly quit as coach as the NRL club after ten years following days of player unrest. News Limited reports Sheens told the players and …
The ICC on Monday denied that the drinking water supplied to teams was the cause of players becoming ill, but admitted to changing the supply of water as a result …
Marion Bartoli of France defeated local hope Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-1 6-4 to reach the second round of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Monday. The 27-year-old, seeded …
Like his club, he started the AFL season fast. The difference was Essendon skipper Jobe Watson held on until the end to win the AFL’s Brownlow Medal on Monday night. …
The AFL paid an emotional tribute to Jim Stynes at the Brownlow Medal as Richmond onballer Daniel Jackson won an award named after the much-loved Irishman. Stynes’ brother Brian could …
England manager Roy Hodgson said on Monday that he had “reluctantly” accepted John Terry’s decision to call time on his international career, as the centre-half contested a Football Association racism …
Widely acknowledged as one of the top players in the NRL, North Queensland skipper Johnathan Thurston was on Monday night named as the game’s hardest worker off the field as …
It took 210 AFL games, but St Kilda veteran Jason Blake has finally posted the first Brownlow Medal votes of his career. The 31-year-old utility had gone 12-and-a-half vote-less seasons …
Newcastle striker Nile Ranger has been arrested and charged with criminal damage. Police were called to a house in Enfield, north London, in the early hours yesterday after a report …
Video referee Sean Hampstead could be relieved of his duties for the third time this year after NRL referees’ boss Bill Harrigan admitted to yet another botched call from his …
Wests Tigers have delayed making a call on coach Tim Sheens’ expected departure from the NRL club. An anticipated board meeting at the club’s Concord headquarters failed to materialise on …
Sydney coach John Longmire knows better than most that AFL grand finals can be heartbreaking for players, even before the ball is bounced. The former North Melbourne forward watched his …
In terms of sour AFL grand final memories, Rhyce Shaw’s are up there with the most regrettable and replayed. As a fresh-faced 21-year-old, Shaw took to the MCG in 2003 …

