Germany have won fulsome praise from European football boss Michel Platini, who called them young, creative and the best team in Europe in an interview. The UEFA president gave his …
Cheetahs centre Andries Strauss has been suspended for two Super Rugby games after making a dangerous tackle during a loss to fellow South African side Lions this weekend. Strauss fouled …
Nilmar has scored his first goal in five months to give Villarreal a 2-2 home draw with Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league. Villarreal struck first at El Madrigal stadium …
Beijing Olympian Warwick Draper survived a nerve-wracking wait to secure the fifth and final place on Australia’s slalom canoe team nominated for the London Games on Sunday. Victorian Draper, who …
Lindsey Vonn won the women’s alpine skiing World Cup super-G Bankso, Bulgaria on Sunday, the US star registering a record-breaking 18th success in the discipline. The 27-year-old 2010 Olympic downhill …
Shane Watson returned from injury to captain Australia into the finals of the one-day cricket series with an 87-run win over India at the SCG on Sunday. Watson, who had …
American golfer Angela Stanford captured her fifth career victory on the third playoff hole at the $1.4 million Women’s Champions tournament in Singapore on Sunday. Stanford shot even par on …
Shane Heal has enjoyed a first-up win as Sydney coach, with Townsville suffering two blows to their NBL finals prospects. Heal, whose appointment for the remainder of the season was …
Football Federation Australia have set the scene for another showdown with Gold Coast owner Clive Palmer, insisting the A-League club quickly back down over Saturday night’s “Freedom of Speech” stunt. …
Central Coast’s hold on A-League top spot is weakening fast, after an unconverted penalty consigned the Mariners to a 1-0 defeat against Melbourne Heart on Sunday. The AAMI Park win …
Shane Heal’s first game as an NBL head coach ended in victory as the Sydney Kings held off the visiting Townsville Crocodiles 71-69 on Sunday. Barking orders, twitching with every …
Carlton coach Brett Ratten has shrugged off consecutive AFL pre-season cup losses, conceding his players simply weren’t switched on during Sunday’s defeats in Adelaide. The Blues were pipped by Port …
Trainer Leon Macdonald is not discouraged by Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed’s fifth at Caulfield on Saturday and she will press on to the Australian Cup. The Peter Young Stakes …
Impressive wins in the first elimination round have set Australians Joel Parkinson and Taj Burrow up for a strong run at the opening event of this year’s men’s world surfing …
David Hussey, Matthew Wade and David Warner all scored half-centuries as Australia made 9-252 in the one-day international against India at the SCG on Sunday. Hussey’s 54 was tinged with …
Australia’s women’s cycling team GreenEDGE-AIS have continued their exceptional debut, scoring wins in Europe and New Zealand. Dutch rider Loes Gunnewijk gave them a perfect start to their European campaign …
Melbourne Rebels five-eighth Danny Cipriani is determined to go out and have a good time this season despite attracting unwanted headlines in 2011. The 24-year-old England international, who has seven …
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Samaready has displaced Raceway as favourite for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper following her brilliant win in Victoria’s premier two-year-old race. But Raceway’s trainer Gai Waterhouse …
