World No.1 Maria Sharapova has crashed out in a dramatic start to Wimbledon’s Magic Monday. While titleholder Petra Kvitova and four-times champion Serena Williams survived three-set scares to set up …
Six-times champion Roger Federer has overcome back spasms to reach his 33rd successive grand slam quarter-final with a four-set win over Xavier Malisse. Federer required a medical timeout to have …
Titleholder Petra Kvitova and four-times champion Serena Williams have survived three-set scares to set up a blockbuster Wimbledon quarter-final. Both stars stood within two games of elimination before squeezing out …
Aston Villa have signed midfielder Karim El Ahmadi from Dutch side Feyenoord on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, the English Premier League club says. The Morocco international helped …
Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar has joined Sunderland on a free transfer, days after being released by fellow Premier League team Aston Villa. The 30-year-old Cuellar signed a two-year deal. He …
Arsenal have rejected a 10 million euro- ($A12.43 million) offer from Juventus for Dutch striker Robin van Persie, according to reports in Italy. The 28-year-old, who scored 27 goals in …
Andre Villas-Boas is close to being appointed Tottenham’s new manager. Press Association Sport understands former Chelsea boss Villas-Boas could even be installed as Harry Redknapp’s successor within the next 24 …
Four-times champion Serena Williams has shaken off Kazakh sensation Yaroslava Schvedova in three sets to reach her 10th Wimbledon quarter-final. The American sixth seed overcame a mid-match wobble to win …
Financially stricken Super League side Bradford Bulls announced on Monday that Australian coach Mick Potter was one of 16 staff who had been made redundant. Last week administrator Brendan Guilfoyle …
England have called up Warwickshire seamer Chris Woakes to their squad ahead of the third one-day international against Australia in Birmingham on Wednesday. Surrey pacemen Jade Dernbach, who played in …
A three-try haul to Reece Robinson, including the match-winner, allowed Canberra to extend their NRL hoodoo over St George Illawarra with a come-from-behind 22-18 victory on Monday. The Raiders were …
North Queensland star Matt Bowen has rejoined Queensland’s squad as 18th man for Wednesday night’s State of Origin series decider. Bowen flew back from New Zealand on Monday after playing …
Sri Lanka were 1-70 in their first innings at stumps on the rain-curtailed third day of the second Test against Pakistan in Colombo on Monday. Tillakaratne Dilshan was unbeaten on …
The agent of Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli claims his client is worth STG200 million ($A308.14 million). Balotelli featured for Italy in Sunday’s 4-0 final defeat to Spain at Euro …
Queensland will tackle NSW on Wednesday night with a feeling that Arthur Beetson is close by watching over them. Brad Beetson will unveil a bronze statue of his famous father …
NSW assistant coach Trent Barrett is still haunted by the opening 40 minutes of last year’s State of Origin decider. Just as they will on Wednesday, the 2011 Blues headed …
Sydney AFL coach John Longmire says his prime movers Adam Goodes and Shane Mumford are coming back into form and should be fresh for the tailend of the AFL season. …
West Coast forward Mark LeCras hasn’t given up hope of making a shock return during this year’s AFL finals series, and his teammates are urging him to take the punt …
