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 …
England star Kevin Pietersen retired from international limited overs cricket on Thursday, a decision which took the England and Wales Cricket Board by surprise. Pietersen, who will continue to be …
Former New Zealand coach Graham Henry believes Argentina should be excited – not fearful – ahead of their Rugby Championship debut. The Pumas will play in the four-team tournament, previously …
Collingwood’s injury-hit defence has taken another blow, with Heath Shaw to miss Sunday’s AFL clash with Gold Coast with a calf injury. While the Magpies hope the experienced backman will …
Adelaide have signed 2010 best and fairest Richard Douglas and running defender Matthew Jaensch to new deals. Douglas, 25, has signed on until the end of 2015, with Jaensch, 22, …
Heath Shaw has joined Collingwood’s list of injured defenders, with a calf injury to keep him out of Sunday’s AFL match against Gold Coast. But Nathan Brown has been named …
Though their AFL aspirations lie in the here and now, both St Kilda and Richmond believe their best football is yet to come. Going into a mid-season finals shaper at …
Liverpool are poised to complete their two-week search for a manager by completing the signing of Brendan Rodgers from Swansea. Rodgers, 39, was offered the Anfield job on Wednesday and …
New Zealander Mike Harris kept it quiet in the schoolyard as a kid but the talented playmaker always had one eye on playing for the Wallabies. Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie’s …
On the same day under-fire NRL referees co-coaches Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper were told their positions were under review, they received support from an unlikely source. Canterbury coach Des …
