Quade Cooper has been omitted from Australia’s 22-man squad for Saturday night’s opening Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand at ANZ Stadium. Berrick Barnes has retained his position as the …
Roger Federer has expressed surprise that long-time rival Rafael Nadal has not played tennis in nearly two months, with the Swiss world No.1 concerned about the state of the Spaniard …
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer stayed top of the men’s tennis rankings released by the ATP on Monday. The 31-year-old Swiss, who was beaten by Britain’s Andy Murray in the Olympic …
Roger Federer has expressed surprise that long-time rival Rafael Nadal has not played tennis in nearly two months, with the Swiss world No.1 concerned about the state of the Spaniard …
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup believes striker Danny Graham can be their 20-goals-a-season man. Former Watford forward Graham, who turned 27 on Sunday, arrived at the Liberty Stadium in a club …
Petr Cech insists Chelsea should not abandon the tactics that have brought them so much success just because Didier Drogba has left for China. The Blues on Sunday lost their …
Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi has joined Wigan on a season-long loan deal, the Gunners confirmed on Monday. The 19-year-old Japan international has made just two senior appearances for Arsenal last …
Old pro Nikolay Davydenko, a former top five threat, schooled Ukrainian young gun Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1 6-1 to get off to a rollicking start at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. The …
South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee says Kevin Pietersen’s controversial texts to members of the Proteas squad were just “banter” after claims he criticised England captain Andrew Strauss and Andy …
Pakistan has dropped seasoned batsman Younis Khan from a 16-man squad for a three one-day match series against Australia, starting in the United Arab Emirates later this month. The matches …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned the rest of the English Premier League title challengers his strengthened squad will be “up for it” again next season. The Gunners ended their …
With their NRL finals hopes on the line, Newcastle delivered on their pre-season promises with a clinical 26-4 victory over Cronulla at Hunter Stadium on Monday night. Five-eighth Jarrod Mullen …
Lee Westwood’s manager says the English golfer has split from coach Pete Cowen and temporary caddie Mike Waite after his disappointing performance at the US PGA Championship. Cowen works with …
AFL umpires’ manager Jeff Gieschen says eight of the nine decisions for deliberate out-of-bounds paid during the controversial West Coast-Geelong game were correct. Gieschen denies the umpires were instructed to …
Hawthorn’s match-winning forward/midfielder Cyril Rioli is expected to miss two or three AFL matches with bone bruising to his shoulder, the Hawks said on Monday. Rioli was subbed off at …
The All Blacks and Sonny Bill Williams are reunited at last but uncertainty surrounds what sort of reception the game-breaking inside centre will get in Sydney during Saturday’s rugby Test. …
Gold Coast coach John Cartwright has refused to concede tough prop Luke Bailey has played his last NRL game after scans on Monday confirmed the 32-year-old forward had snapped his …
If the AFL’s experience with the top-eight system is any indication, NRL teams can all but forget about a shot at the grand final if they don’t finish in the …
