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Luke Donald has been recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for spending almost a year at the top of golf’s world rankings. The Englishman, who has spent 48 weeks as No.1 …

Former Collingwood goalsneak Brad Dick freely admits he has contemplated giving up on his AFL dream many times. But after finally putting a raft of serious injuries behind him, the …

Dario Franchitti of Scotland has won the pole position for Saturday’s IndyCar race at the Milwaukee Mile, with points leader Will Power qualifying fourth. Justin Wilson of England, last week’s …

From the sublime to the sorry – what a difference a year at the US Open has made for Rory McIlroy. Twelve months ago he was the toast of world …

Tiger Woods has already found his way into the lead early in the second round of the US Open at the Olympic Club. It’s tight at the top of the …

IndyCar officials are talking to US race tracks in search of a replacement race for the planned August 19 event in China that has been cancelled. And while Texas Motor …

England faced an anxious wait to discover if Ian Bell will be able to take Kevin Pietersen’s place as a one-day opener after the Warwickshire batsman suffered a freak injury …

Tottenham’s biggest challenge this summer could be convincing their star men to stay and be part of a new chapter in the club’s history following the departure of Harry Redknapp. …

Coach Steve Hansen is warning the All Blacks that any let up in intensity in Saturday’s second Test will be seized upon by an Irish side eager to put last …

Michael Laudrup has vowed Swansea will continue to play their traditional passing game under his leadership. The former Denmark international was on Friday named successor to Brendan Rodgers, who joined …

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun has been forced to quit his Queen’s Club quarter-final against Marin Cilic as the strain of playing two matches in the space of a few hours took …

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has been voted the Professional Football Association’s fans’ player of the year for 2011-12. It is the third award won by the Holland international for …

Michael Owen is expected to join Stoke later this month despite apparent interest from Everton. Owen was released by Manchester United this summer after three years at Old Trafford which …

The two top-ranking players in the World – Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy – were both staring at early exits from the US Open in Friday’s second round at San …

Overnight leader Rebecca Artis remains two shots clear of the rest of the field after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open in Ticino. The Australian had …

World champion Casey Stoner set the fastest time in Friday’s practice for the British Grand Prix, making the most of mixed weather conditions at a track where he won in …

Newly-crowned French Open champion Rafael Nadal’s start to the grasscourt season at Halle was cut short when the top seed crashed out in the quarter-finals to Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber on …

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun clinched a shock 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-5) victory over third seed Janko Tipsarevic on Friday to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club for the first time. Lu, …