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Former Leeds winger Francis Cummins is set to take over as Bradford head coach as the Bulls prepare to go on trial in 2013. The Bulls were yesterday given the …

Mona Barthel surprised defending champion Barbora Zahlavova Strycova cruising to victory in straight sets 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the WTA Tour’s Bell Challenge tournament in Canada on Friday. …

Australia have lost the toss and will bat first in their opening World Twenty20 warm-up game against New Zealand in Colombo on Saturday. Australia have recalled pace bowler Clint McKay …

Peter Senior fired a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke first round lead at the Champions Tour’s inaugural Hawaii Championship. Winless in 65 starts in three seasons on …

Ford have struck first in the lead-up to Sunday’s first endurance race of the V8 Supercar Championship at Sandown. The Ford Performance Team was quickest in practice before the two …

Australia’s Will Power claimed the early edge in his IndyCar championship showdown with American Ryan Hunter-Reay in California this weekend. Power, who holds a 17-point lead in the championship ahead …

Champions Spain edged closer to a sixth Davis Cup final in 10 years on Friday when they shrugged off the absence of Rafael Nadal to open a 2-0 lead over …

Generation Next will be the theme for NSW this summer as the Blues attempt to replace a host of departed cricket stars. The Blues finished third in the one-day competition …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says there’s no guarantee his club can challenge the AFL heavyweights next season. The Dockers’ finals campaign ended with a 10-point loss to Adelaide on Friday …

Out of sorts and almost out of contract, Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett has been challenged to salvage his AFL finals campaign by his coach. Tippett’s form is concerning Crows coach …

Adelaide fancy their chances of upsetting AFL flag favourites Hawthorn in next Saturday’s preliminary final, Crows coach Brenton Sanderson says. The Crows pipped Fremantle by 10 points in Friday night’s …

Brad Hogg sat, full of beans as usual and tapping the table with his fingers, as he waited for his interview session with the world’s cricket media to start. Despite …

Medium-pacer Clint McKay is expected to win a recall following a hamstring injury for Australia’s opening World Twenty20 warm-up game against New Zealand on Saturday (starting 1400 AEST). Senior batsman …

Manly duo Kieran Foran and Jason King admit the Sea Eagles will need to lift their game if they are to topple fierce rivals Melbourne and reach their fourth grand …

North Queensland back-rower Glenn Hall branded Kieran Foran a liar after the young Manly five-eighth claimed he didn’t touch the ball in Friday night’s contentious match-sealing try to Michael Oldfield. …

IndyCar points leader Will Power qualified third for the season finale at Auto Club Speedway in California but will drop 10 spots on the starting grid due to an unapproved …

Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter has revealed that he had a heated exchange with Bernard Tomic following the youngster’s US Open debacle. The teenager was livid with Rafter for describing …

Martin Jol is in no doubt Dimitar Berbatov can ignite Fulham’s season. The 31-year-old Bulgarian linked up again with his former Tottenham manager at Craven Cottage after a deadline day …