JustHorseRacing

England striker Jermain Defoe scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed their first victory under Andre Villas-Boas courtesy of a 3-1 English Premier League win away to Reading. Spurs had drawn …

Tomas Berdych defeated Carlos Berlocq in three sets on Sunday to put the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup final against Spain. Berdych had few problems with Berlocq, winning 6-3 …

Andy Murray, the first British man to win a grand slam title in 76 years, received a rapturous welcome in his Scottish home town on Sunday, but admitted that his …

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won the Italian Open on Sunday, beating overnight leader Garth Mulroy of South Africa by two shots for his second win in the tournament. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who …

Spain reached their sixth Davis Cup final in 10 years after David Ferrer gave them an unassailable 3-1 semi-final lead over the United States by beating John Isner 6-7 (3-7) …

An error-prone Lleyton Hewitt has failed to stop the Australian team being sent back to the Davis Cup wilderness with a soul-crushing defeat against Germany in Hamburg. Hewitt succumbed to …

Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo won the San Marino MotoGP to extend his lead in the world championship standings on Sunday. The 25-year-old 2010 world champion, winning here for the second …

The best and worst of Mitchell Johnson were on display as New South Wales notched a comfortable victory in their season-opening domestic one-day match against Western Australia at the WACA …

Germany’s Florian Mayer has dismissed Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-2 6-3 to set up a fifth and deciding rubber in the Davis Cup tie in Hamburg. World No.25 Mayer ruthlessly exploited …

Most people look at Adelaide key forward Kurt Tippett and wonder whether his mind is totally on the Crows’ AFL finals campaign. But new Carlton coach Mick Malthouse still sees …

Goalsneak Trent Dennis-Lane has pushed his claim for a place in Sydney’s AFL preliminary final side against Collingwood on Friday, with a five-goal haul in the reserves NEAFL Eastern Conference …

Collingwood are leaning towards rolling the dice on the fitness of Chris Dawes and Alan Didak in Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against Sydney. The Magpies are optimistic the pair …

Collingwood utility Tyson Goldsack admits he had no idea whether the ball was completely over the line in the AFL’s controversial score review incident. Goldsack was the player who grabbed …

Sydney small forward Trent Dennis-Lane booted five goals in Sunday’s NEAFL Eastern Conference grand final, his last chance to press for AFL selection ahead of Friday night’s preliminary final. Sydney’s …

Springbok prop Dean Greyling has been suspended for two weeks for a forearm smash to the face of All Blacks captain Richie McCaw in their Rugby Championship match in Dunedin. …

The current crop of Rabbitohs insist they are not weighed down by South Sydney’s barren run between NRL premierships as they attempt to carve out their own piece of history. …

England and Melbourne Stars allrounder Luke Wright is finding it hard to believe the mighty Australia can be ranked ninth in Twenty20 cricket. Australia’s opening game in the group stage …

Indian tennis chiefs have barred veterans Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from playing in the Davis Cup until June 2014 after they refused to partner doubles specialist Leander Paes at …