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Michael Allen shot a four-under 67 to take a five-stroke lead after Saturday’s second round of the Champions Tour’s Encompass Insurance Pro-Am. Allen played the front nine in even par, …

Australian Ryan Briscoe won pole for Sunday’s IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach, but won’t start anywhere near the front of Sunday’s race. Reigning champion Dario Franchitti of Scotland will …

England captain Chris Robshaw got on the scoresheet as Harlequins wrapped up their place in the Premiership play-off semi-finals with a 33-17 win over Wasps on Saturday. Quins’ convincing bonus-point …

Five birdies in a row pushed Sweden’s Carl Pettersson to the third-round lead on Saturday at the US PGA Heritage, where Luke Donald is poised to lose the World No.1 …

Argentina’s fourth-seeded Juan Monaco outlasted US qualifier Michael Russell 5-7 6-1 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the $US442,500 ($A425,350) ATP US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Monaco advanced …

Australian coach for Stade Francais Michael Cheika says his side can still make the French Top 14 finals despite suffering a 25-9 loss to Clermont. Meanwhile, five-time champions Biarritz remained …

Jesse Ryder and Steven Smith combined for an unbeaten 117 runs as Pune Warriors scored an impressive seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. …

Gold Coast have re-signed the leader of their stable of young AFL talent, tying No.1 draft pick David Swallow to the club until the end of the 2014 season. The …

The Chiefs showed their class with a 39-33 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein which moved them to the top of the Super Rugby table. The visitors dominated but couldn’t …

Northern Bulls stormed back to outscore Golden Lions by five tries to two on Saturday and triumph 32-18 in a Super Rugby South African Highveld derby at Ellis Park. A …

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki beat Petra Martic 6-3 6-2 on Saturday to set up a Copenhagen Open final against Angelique Kerber of Germany. Wozniacki is looking for her third straight title …

Waikato Chiefs surged to the top of the Super Rugby southern hemisphere championship table when they beat Central Cheetahs 39-33 at Free State Stadium on Saturday. Three tries within seven …

Australia are likely to wait until the toss before revealing their final XI for the second Test against the West Indies in Trinidad. Captain Michael Clarke, coach Mickey Arthur and …

Steve Magoffin claimed a debut seven-wicket haul as Sussex inflicted a heavy County Championship defeat inside three days upon champions Lancashire at Liverpool. Magoffin added the scalps of Ashwell Prince …

Carlos Tevez hit a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Norwich 6-1 at Carrow Road on Saturday to pile the pressure on English Premier League leaders Manchester United. Roberto Mancini’s side …

Four goals to Stewart Cameri allowed Essendon to celebrate Dustin Fletchers 350th AFL game with a nail-biting 17-point victory over the Gold Coast Suns. In the corresponding match in round …

A bemused Manly coach Geoff Toovey wants the ARL Commission to make fairer scheduling its first priority, arguing NRL heavyweights Brisbane have an unfair advantage. Toovey made the comments after …

Four goals to Stewart Cameri allowed Essendon to celebrate Dustin Fletchers 350th AFL game with a nail-biting 17-point victory over the Gold Coast Suns. In the corresponding match in round …