Samantha Stosur is carrying Australian hopes at the French Open after straight-set, second-round defeats for Jarmila Gajdosova and Bernard Tomic. Gajdosova lost 6-1 6-4 to Danish ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki …
Aaron Baddeley sits in a tie for the lead after the morning wave of the opening round in the US PGA Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. Baddeley fired a three-under …
English golfer Lee Slattery celebrated qualifying for the US Open by topping the leaderboard after the first round of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor on Thursday. Slattery carded a …
Norwich manager Paul Lambert has offered his resignation from the Premier League outfit but club officials have refused to accept it, it has been confirmed. Norwich said in a statement …
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki stayed on course for a Roland Garros showdown with Maria Sharapova on Thursday in a quarter of the draw blown wide open by Serena …
Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata has vowed to improve next season despite shining for the Blues since joining the club last summer. Mata, 24, moved to Stamford Bridge from Valencia last …
Andy Murray and defending champion Rafael Nadal both reached the third round of the French Open on Thursday, but their manner of going through could not have been more different. …
Aston Villa are set to meet with Paul Lambert’s agents amid reports the Norwich manager has resigned from his post at Carrow Road, Press Association Sport understands. It’s understood that …
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins says the club will move quickly to replace Brendan Rodgers after the Northern Irishman decided to take up the chance to manage Liverpool. Rodgers turned down …
Scotland rugby selectors have called Stuart McInally and Alex Dunbar into the squad for the tour of Australia and the South Pacific following an injury to John Barclay and the …
Samantha Stosur is the last Australian left in the French Open singles draw after Jarmila Gajdosova crashed out in the second round on Thursday. Gajdosova lost 6-1 6-4 to Danish …
A 42-man England squad skippered by flanker Chris Robshaw arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday to start a five-match, three-Test tour of South Africa. After travelling overnight from London, the 2012 …
France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has left captain Thierry Dusautoir at home for Les Bleus’ summer tour of Argentina next month in a host of changes announced on Thursday. A total …
Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova enjoyed a second comfortable outing at the French Open on Thursday, reaching the third round with a 6-1 6-3 win over Poland’s Urszula Radwanska. Wimbledon …
Andy Murray overcame crippling back pain to battle his way past Jarkko Nieminen into the third round of the French Open on Thursday. The British fourth seed defeated the Finn …
Paul O’Connell was ruled out of Ireland’s tour of New Zealand on Thursday after failing to recover from a knee injury. The respected British and Irish Lions second-rower had been …
Freakishly talented Geelong AFL forward Steve Johnson says he gets no licence to thrill from coach Chris Scott and has to answer for it if his flair comes unstuck. The …
Andy Murray will have to wait after Bernard Tomic bombed out of the French Open on Thursday with a flurry of unforced errors. Australia’s last hope in the men’s singles …



