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Midfielder Lars Bender staked his claim to start in Germany’s friendly against France on Wednesday with two goals as Bayer Leverkusen moved up to fifth in the German league with …

Chelsea eased the pressure on beleaguered manager Andre Villas-Boas on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Bolton to get the club’s Premier League campaign back on track. Second-half goals from …

The Stormers have scored a 39-26 win over Wellington Hurricanes in a Super 15 match at Newlands on Saturday – but suffered what could prove a major blow when captain …

Ireland overcame a slow start Saturday to run in five tries against Italy and get their Six Nations campaign up and running with a 42-10 win in Dublin. Beaten by …

Brisbane Roar striker Henrique was sent off for slapping, but it mattered little as the defending A-League champions romped to a 3-0 victory over Perth Glory at nib Stadium on …

Pakistan are looking for a suitable venue to stage their one-day series against Australia later this year, an official said on Saturday. Pakistan have been forced to play their home …

Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham blamed his lack of condition for bombing out in the 10m platform at the test event for the London Games. The Beijing gold medallist failed …

The devil is in the detail for Demons coach Mark Neeld, it seems. On paper, Melbourne began the AFL pre-season competition with a three-point loss to the Gold Coast and …

South Australia claimed their first domestic one-day cricket title in a quarter-century with a dramatic tie against Tasmania in the decider at Adelaide Oval. Both sides made 285 runs but …

The Adelaide 36ers defeated the Melbourne Tigers 92-83 in their NBL clash at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne on Saturday night. Import point guard Chris Warren was …

Gold Coast’s gutsy team of A-League youngsters drew 1-1 with the desperate Melbourne Victory on Saturday night as United’s outspoken owner Clive Palmer again earned the ire of Football Federation …

Winger Dom Shipperley scored a runaway try on the stroke of fulltime to give Super Rugby premiers Queensland a remarkable victory over NSW at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night. The …

Jonathan Brown emerged unscathed from his first serious hit-out since overcoming horrific head fractures but it was not enough to stop Melbourne downing the Brisbane Lions 0.2.1 (13) to 0.1.4 …

World No.1 Yani Tseng clawed her way back into contention on Saturday in the third round of the Women’s Champions tournament in Singapore. Tseng, who started the day seven shots …

A remarkable growth spurt helped Aaron Hall nab an AFL contract – so no surprise the Gold Coast Suns recruit stood out in the pre-season cup victory over Melbourne at …

The slanging match between Gold Coast United and Football Federation Australia worsened on Saturday night when FFA formally advised the club it was in material breach of its A-League club …

Ian Thorpe has posted a worryingly slow time in the 100m freestyle in his last competition before next month’s Olympic trials in Adelaide. The five-time Olympic champion stopped the clock …

Captain AB de Villiers made a match-winning century as South Africa overcame the loss of three early wickets to claim a six-wicket win over New Zealand in their one-day international …