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Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was among the top three women’s seeds to fall in the first round of the Eastbourne Championships on Tuesday. Kvitova was the first to exit, going …

England captain Alastair Cook led his side to a series-clinching eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the second one-day international with an impressive hundred at The Oval on Tuesday. …

An undefeated 88 from skipper Hashim Amla led South Africa to a 39-run victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday in the second match of a non-cap Twenty20 tri-nations tournament. South Africa …

The three leading women’s seeds were toppled in short order on Tuesday at the Eastbourne grass-court event with Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova leading the exit. The Czech, seeded second at …

Australian batsman David Hussey is confident youngsters Pat Cummins and James Pattinson can develop into the pace spearheads the national team so desperately craves. Australia have traditionally been well stocked …

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was suspended from the first Test against Sri Lanka because of a “serious over-rate offence” during the fifth and final ODI which the hosts won, the ICC …

West Indies, after losing the toss, made 9-238 in the second one-day international against England at The Oval on Tuesday. Dwayne Bravo struck 77 as West Indies recovered from the …

Kim Clijsters advanced to the Unicef Open quarter-finals with an easy 6-2 6-1 victory over Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine on Tuesday. The win on grass a week ahead of Wimbledon …

Petra Kvitova will kick off the defence of her Wimbledon title next week without a win on grass this year after losing 7-5 6-4 to Ekaterina Makarova in her opening …

New West Brom boss Steve Clarke is “delighted” to be facing Liverpool in his first game in charge and insists there are no hard feelings following his Anfield exit. The …

Arsenal are close to completing a move for France forward Olivier Giroud, according to Montpellier’s deputy president. Giroud, who is part of Laurent Blanc’s Euro 2012 squad, is thought to …

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has accused Chelsea of “taking the Mickey” with their bid for winger Victor Moses. Whelan confirmed the Champions League winners on Monday night made an offer, …

Sri Lanka on Tuesday included uncapped all-rounder Jeevan Mendis in a 15-member Test squad for the three-match home series against Pakistan starting on Friday. Mendis, 29, has played 20 One-Day …

Petra Kvitova will begin her Wimbledon title defence without a win on grass this season, after exiting in her opening match at the Eastbourne event on Tuesday 7-5 6-4 to …

Australia’s Matthew Ebden has been beaten 6-2 6-4 by Belgium’s Steve Darcis in the first round of the Eastbourne International, a combined WTA and ATP grass court event at Devonshire …

ARLC chairman John Grant says if the Rugby League International Federation clarifies the ambiguity regarding Test match eligibility then State of Origin of selection will largely take care of itself. …

Only days after his mother’s sad passing, a brave Robbie Farah has asked to play for the Wests Tigers in their NRL clash in Newcastle on Monday night. But Farah …

The battling NSW Waratahs contribute more than half the Wallabies starting side for Saturday’s final Test against Wales in Sydney, and prop Sekope Kepu says he and his clubmates have …