Used to be that Venus Williams was the one who was highly ranked, the one considered a title contender, the one who would dominate foes so thoroughly that matches would …
Marcus North’s first century for Glamorgan has helped the Welsh county side take control on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Leicestershire at Cardiff. …
Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett has rewarded the high-scoring line-up that ran rings around the Rebels last week with a start in Sunday’s Super Rugby match against the Waratahs in Sydney. …
English Premier League side Liverpool look set to hire Brendan Rodgers as their new manager, with his current club Swansea expecting a deal to be finalised by Thursday. Rodgers met …
Struggling former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki is on guard against an ambush from Jarmila Gajdosova when she faces her Australian hitting partner at the French Open on Thursday night. After …
Jesse Ryder won’t sign a New Zealand Cricket (NZC) contract this season, opting instead to work towards a number of health and fitness-related goals. NZC chief executive David White says …
Fast bowler Kemar Roach has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies’ tour of England, West Indies Cricket Board sources say. Roach has been sidelined with shin …
Frank Lampard has backed Eden Hazard to be a big hit at Chelsea after the Belgium midfielder was given a glowing review by Lille team-mate Joe Cole. Hazard, 21, is …
Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers appears to be edging closer to filling Liverpool’s managerial vacancy but reports he has agreed a three-year deal have been dismissed as premature. The 39-year-old emerged …
John Terry is set to discover tomorrow how much, if any, of Chelsea’s Champions League defence he will miss as UEFA rule on the length of his suspension for his …
Samantha Stosur and Victoria Azarenka have moved closer to a potential quarter-final showdown at the French Open with both coasting to straight sets wins as the second round got under …
Roger Federer has set a new record of 234 Grand Slam match wins to reach the French Open last 32, where he was joined by top seed Novak Djokovic whose …
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has drafted in Connacht forward Mike McCarthy as cover for lock Paul O’Connell as his squad prepare to travel to New Zealand. O’Connell is struggling with …
Wales caretaker coach Rob Howley will field three debutants for this weekend’s clash against the Barbarians in Cardiff. Howley has handed Test debuts to Scarlets full-back Liam Williams and prop …
Pakistan cricket bosses have held talks with the convicted paceman Mohammad Aamer for the first time since he was released from a British prison in February. The 20-year-old volunteered to …
Roger Federer has set a new record of 234 Grand Slam match wins after he overcame a mid-match wobble to beat Romania’s Adrian Ungur 6-3 6-2 6-7 (6/8) 6-3 and …
West Australian paceman Michael Hogan will retire from Australian cricket in order to accept a county deal with Glamorgan from next season. The Welsh county have confirmed that Hogan has …
Novak Djokovic edged closer to grand slam history with a 6-0 6-4 6-4 win over Slovenia’s Blaz Kavcic in the French Open second round on Wednesday. The top seed and …
