With Manchester United’s defence continuing to leak goals, the pressure will be on Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie to deliver at the other end when the team heads to …
Chinese wildcard Zhang Ze pulled off a major shock on Thursday when he beat France’s world No.11 Richard Gasquet to reach the China Open quarter-finals in Beijing. While China enjoyed …
The injury-ravaged Wallabies will field one of their most inexperienced backlines of the professional era when they play their first Rugby Championship match in Argentina this weekend. Among five starting …
Skipper George Bailey is urging his batsmen to play their shots and not be tentative in Friday night’s cut-throat World Twenty20 semi-final against West Indies at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium. “I’d …
Veteran spinner Rangana Herath grabbed 3-25 to lift hosts Sri Lanka into the World Twenty20 final with a 16-run victory over Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday night. Sri Lanka, restricted …
New Zealand veteran Greg Murphy’s nine-year-old V8 Supercars qualifying record at Mount Panorama won’t be toppled on Friday according to the sport’s leading drivers. Murphy’s famous “lap of the gods” …
South African golfer Branden Grace birdied his five closing holes to go to within one stroke of breaking the European Tour’s magical 59 score on the opening day of the …
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 …
