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All Blacks winger Zac Guildford says he’s expecting an aerial barrage from Ireland if he starts Saturday’s first Test at Eden Park. Guildford, called into the wider training squad after …

Carlton stars Matthew Kreuzer and Bryce Gibbs have agreed to new deals with the AFL club. Ruck-forward Kreuzer – the No.1 draft pick in 2007 – has signed a three-year …

West Indies’ opener Adrian Barath has said “it’s great” Chris Gayle is returning to the one-day squad – even if the recall has come, in part, at his expense. Former …

A series where plenty of attention has been given to absent West Indies’ players concludes with the focus on England resting spearhead seamer James Anderson from the third Test in …

A week before the focus shifts to Australian golf’s tilt at the US Open, the country’s best women and senior players face major challenges of their own. Both the LPGA …

New Zealand will play 10 matches, including two Tests, on their cricket tour of South Africa later this year. The Black Caps, who lost Twenty20, one-day and Test series against …

Casey Martin, forced to ride a cart because of a rare circulatory disorder in his right leg, has qualified for next week’s US Open at The Olympic Club, where he …

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer survived five-set struggles at the French Open on Tuesday to set up a mouth-watering semi-final where the Swiss legend will attempt to shatter the world …

Novak Djokovic saved four match points and came back to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 in the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday, moving closer to a fourth …

Conrad Smith expects the short time to get a new All Blacks team ready will make Saturday’s first Irish Test a difficult one, but he’s looking forward to the challenge. …

Roger Federer reached a record-equalling 31st grand slam semi-final Tuesday, surviving a brutal French Open barrage from frail Argentine Juan Martin del Potro before clinching a 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 …

New Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned the club’s success-starved fans it could take some time before his purist principles reap rewards. Rodgers is already hard at work laying the …

Stanislas Wawrinka and other players complaining that the French Open doesn’t have lights on its courts are going to have to wait years for an upgrade. Tournament director Gilbert Ysern …

Former captain Chris Gayle has been recalled by the West Indies after more than a year out of the side for the one-day international series against England later this month. …

Fiji beat defending champions Japan 25-19 to hand new Brave Blossoms coach Eddie Jones his first defeat at the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament on Tuesday. Fullback Ayumu Goromaru scored …

Papiss Cisse wants to remain at Newcastle for “many years” and is targeting Champions League qualification next season. The 27-year-old has been a revelation since joining from Freiburg in the …

Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur has powered into the French Open semi-finals with a straight-sets disposal of Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova. The US Open champion continued her authoritative march through the …

Scotland coach Andy Robinson admitted his side were relieved the Wallabies didn’t test them more with the ball, as the tourists escaped with a dramatic 9-6 victory in Newcastle on …