Mark Webber is hoping a quick turnaround can be the key in getting his Formula One world championship bid back on track. The Australian veteran suffered a five-position grid penalty …
Dan Carter’s Wellington jinx has continued after being ruled out of the All Blacks team to face Argentina on Saturday. Carter strained his left calf muscle at an indoor training …
Dethroned US Open queen Samantha Stosur has anointed Serena Williams as her undoubted heir apparent, saying the American appears unstoppable at Flushing Meadows. Williams continued her rampage through the Open …
Some All Blacks players are disappointed by former coach Sir Graham Henry’s switch of allegiance this week. Henry, employed as a coaching consultant by Argentina for their debut in the …
England captain Alastair Cook has said the international future of Kevin Pietersen needs to be “resolved” in the next few weeks. Pietersen has been in England exile since being dropped …
Andy Murray reached a second successive US Open semi-final on Wednesday after Croatia’s Marin Cilic squandered a set and 5-1 lead to lose their quarter-final 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 6-0. …
Reputation counted for little as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen candidly dissected where his team have fallen short in recent Tests. Captain Richie McCaw and in-form fullback Israel Dagg didn’t …
South Sydney coach Michael Maguire has played down the significance of taking on his former club Melbourne and close friend Craig Bellamy in Saturday’s NRL qualifying final at AAMI Park. …
A quick sell by new coach Brenton Sanderson helped convert Adelaide from AFL also-rans, Crows defender Ben Rutten says. “It’s interesting when you get a new coach,” said Rutten, who …
It’s typical of the very high standards Daniel Hannebery sets for himself, but the Sydney midfielder genuinely believes he let his AFL team down last September. Hannebery dislocated his shoulder …
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has told US Open chiefs, who have consistently refused to build a roof over Flushing Meadows’ stadiums, to cover the courts to reduce rain-induced scheduling chaos. …
England batsman Jonathan Trott has been ruled out of the final weeks of the domestic season with a broken hand, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced. However, …
After winning twice in the 2011 Australian summer Greg Chalmers set his sights on the upper echelon of the US PGA Tour and despite only one top 10 finish all …
Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached his 14th successive Grand Slam quarter-final when Swiss 18th seed Stanislas Wawrinka was forced to retire from their US Open last-16 match. Serb second seed …
Hashim Amla piled on the runs once again as he led South Africa to a series-levelling seven-wicket win in the fifth and final one-day international against England at Trent Bridge. …
Coach Steve Hansen reached for his scalpel in making five changes to the All Blacks side to face Argentina in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test in Wellington. The return from injury …
Serb eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic, fresh from a Twitter stir where he reignited the equal prize money row at the US Open, has reached his second successive quarter-final at Flushing …
Maria Sharapova has advanced to the US Open semi-finals for the first time since winning the title in 2006, rallying to defeat French 11th seed Marion Bartoli 3-6 6-3 6-4. …


