The Lions beat the Sharks 38-28 to end an 11-game losing streak in Super Rugby and slow the Sharks’ playoff surge. Four first-half tries from the Johannesburg-based team opened a …
Maria Sharapova stormed into the French Open last 16 on Saturday, brushing aside China’s Peng Shuai 6-2 6-1, while semi-final rivals Li Na and Petra Kvitova laboured to reach the …
World champion Casey Stoner will start on pole in Sunday’s Catalunya motorcycling Grand Prix after the Honda rider posted the quickest time in qualifying at the Montmelo circuit on Saturday. …
Wales just did enough to beat rugby’s Barbarians 30-21 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in their final match before a tour of Australia. It was a likely …
World champion Casey Stoner took pole position ahead of MotoGP leader Jorge Lorenzo in Saturday’s qualifying session for the Catalunya Grand Prix. Stoner, who won at the Catalunya Circuit for …
Spain’s claycourt masters tightened their stranglehold on one half of the French Open draw on Saturday with both David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro reaching the last 16 with straight sets …
P – Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 French Open champion, was knocked out of Roland Garros in the third round on Saturday, losing in three tight sets to unseeded American Varvara …
Melbourne have produced the upset of the AFL season, taking advantage of a wasteful Essendon at the MCG on Saturday night to give coach Mark Neeld the first victory of …
Emerging star Hamish Hartlett inspired lowly Port Adelaide to a 54-point thrashing of Carlton as the Blues’ AFL form dip became a dive on Saturday night. Port triumphed 14.15 (99) …
Paul Lambert was hired to manage Aston Villa on Saturday after being lured acrimoniously from English Premier League rival Norwich. Lambert was appointed by American owner Randy Lerner to replace …
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon hasn’t given up hope of leading his team to the AFL finals, saying the Dockers should gain confidence despite suffering a 29-point loss to Adelaide at …
Rock and diamonds Canterbury winger Krisnan Inu continues to sparkle in the blue and white after nailing the match-winning field goal in the Bulldogs’ thrilling 23-18 NRL win over South …
NSW plummeted to their worst losing streak in Super Rugby on Saturday night when they crumbled 33-12 to the Hurricanes at Allianz Stadium. On a wet night in Sydney, the …
Embattled Canberra coach David Furner is refusing to engage in the pessimism hovering over the Raiders’ NRL season despite a confidence-crushing 40-0 loss to Wests Tigers on Saturday. Inspired by …
Fleet-footed winger Asaeli Tikoirotuma has produced a four-try performance to help the Chiefs beat the Blues 41-34 and ensure they go into Super Rugby’s June break at the top of …
Scotland have made six changes and named three debutants for their one-off Test against the Wallabies in Newcastle on Tuesday night. Coach Andy Robinson wielded the axe after Scotland’s last-start …
Wests Tigers piled on seven unanswered tries in wet Canberra conditions to pull off an emphatic 40-0 NRL win over the Raiders on Saturday. While the performance is sure to …
Adelaide survived a spirited fightback from Fremantle to post a 29-point AFL victory at Patersons Stadium on Saturday. The Crows appeared set to blow the game wide open after racing …
