Giant Olympic rings have been launched on the River Thames in London to mark 150 days until the start of the 2012 Games. The rings – 25 metres wide and …
Scot Andy Murray has hobbled to a patchy opening win at the Dubai Championships, with the third seed struggling past German Michael Berrer 6-3 4-6 6-4 for a spot in …
Blackpool winger Matt Phillips has said he turned down overtures from England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce before opting to play his international football for Scotland. The 20-year-old rising star was …
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann still has bad memories of playing Italy. As Germany coach at the 2006 World Cup, Klinsmann lost to the eventual-champion Italians in the semifinals. Klinsmann …
Europe’s top football clubs have reached a new cooperation agreement with UEFA to give them a bigger share of European Championship profits and insure salaries for players injured on international …
Ghana must do without Asamoah Gyan and Andre and Jordan Ayew when they tackle Chile on Wednesday in a friendly hosted by American city Philadelphia. Gyan, on loan from Sunderland …
Nigeria hope Peter Odemwingie can transfer his scoring touch from the English Midlands to Rwanda as the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers begin Wednesday. The West Bromwich Albion goal …
Former World Cup semi-finalists South Korea take on Kuwait on Wednesday in a crucial home clash, seeking to avoid becoming the highest-profile casualty of Asian qualifying for Brazil 2014. The …
MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has set the pace as Honda riders dominated the opening of a second round of pre-season tests on the new 1000cc bikes at Sepang. A …
England dropped Eoin Morgan from their Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka following the former Ireland batsman’s dismal series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Left-hander …
India have blasted their way to 3-321 in 36.4 overs for a stunning bonus-point win over Sri Lanka to prolong their Australian tour until at least Friday. Needing the improbable …
Local hero Joel Parkinson has scored the competition’s first perfect 10 to reach the quarter-final of the men’s world surfing championship event on the Gold Coast. The women’s event saw …
Greg Inglis is a shock inclusion for South Sydney’s NRL season opener against Sydney Roosters on Monday. The Queensland and Australia superstar was expected to be ruled out until at …
Australia’s soccer boss Frank Lowy has attacked maverick Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer for making illogical, confused and damaging comments about the game. Lowy vigorously responded to Palmer’s claims …
A multi-million dollar off-season shopping spree snared Gold Coast some of the NRL’s biggest names – but it was two largely unknown players who had coach John Cartwright buzzing on …
Parramatta recruit Ben Roberts is excited about the potential of his halves pairing with Chris Sandow, even if it might take a few NRL rounds for the pair to fire. …
Stephen Milne knows what is left of his AFL career involves more than just kicking goals and maybe “yapping” to harried opposition defenders. The master goalsneak now also has apprentices …
Gareth Ellis – one of the greatest English imports to play in the NRL – will return home next year after being given a release by Wests Tigers. The Tigers …
