He still hasn’t got the official nod for the 2012 AFL season but Nick Riewoldt is making all the right noises at St Kilda to continue as their skipper. New …
Mile Jedinak’s dreams of a trip to Wembley for next month’s League Cup final have been crushed following Crystal Palace’s semi-final defeat on penalties to Cardiff City. Crystal Palace, reduced …
Ghana skipper John Mensah turned from hero to villain on Tuesday as he netted the winner in the 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations win against Botswana only to see red …
Flip Saunders was fired as coach of the NBA Washington Wizards on Tuesday, one night after the team fell to a league-worst 2-15 with a 103-83 loss at Philadelphia, the …
Marcel Hirscher of Austria put the dispute over his controversial victory in Zagreb behind him by taking a commanding lead after the opening run of a men’s World Cup night …
Zimbabwe Sports Minister David Coltart has once again urged England to revive cricket ties with the southern African nation. Coltart’s lobbying efforts have managed to sway Australia and New Zealand …
Brazilian striker Amauri has joined Fiorentina from Juventus for a reported fee of 500,000 euros ($A620,000), the two clubs announced on Tuesday. Amauri has not featured for the ‘Old Lady …
The agent of volatile Italian striker Mario Balotelli on Tuesday accused England’s leading referee Howard Webb of lying over the alleged headstamping by his player on Scott Parker in Sunday’s …
Mali edged neighbours Guinea 1-0 in the west African derby at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday evening. In the earlier match, Ghana skipper John Mensah turned from hero …
Alex Ovechkin is skipping the NHL All-Star game, a decision he announced a day after getting a three-game suspension from the league for a hit on an opponent. “My heart …
Austrian slalom specialist Marcel Hirscher won the men’s slalom here on Tuesday for his sixth World Cup victory in all disciplines this season. Hirscher – who earlier in the day …
Slugger Prince Fielder and standout pitcher Tim Lincecum, both 27-year-old Major League Baseball superstars, have agreed to rich new contracts, according to reports on Tuesday. Fielder has agreed to a …
A stunning strike by veteran Alessandro Del Piero helped Juventus to a 3-0 win over 10-man Roma on Tuesday which put the Serie A leaders into the Italian Cup semi-finals. …
Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday that if his side was content to simply “play for a result” in Wednesday’s second leg of their Spanish Cup quarter-final against holders …
Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng, set to lead Britain’s basketball squad at this year’s London Olympics, will be sidelined indefinitely with a torn ligament in his right hand, the NBA …
Hurricane Fly features among just six remaining entries for Sunday’s Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. The Willie Mullins-trained star cleaned up in the two-mile (3200m) division last season, landing this …
Tatenen is a possible for the Grand National following his game victory at Ascot on Saturday. The eight-year-old rallied in determined fashion to get back up and deny I’msingingtheblues by …
Cardiff battled through to the League Cup final on Tuesday, overcoming a first leg deficit to defeat Championship rivals and Australian Mile Jedinak’s Crystal Palace on penalties. Palace, who had …
