Simao and Charis Mavrias scored their debut goals in the Greek league early in the second half to give leader Panathinaikos a 2-0 victory over host Ergotelis on Saturday. Simao …
Daniel Sturridge’s 62nd minute header spared Chelsea from a humiliating FA Cup exit at the hands of Championship side Birmingham but Saturday’s unconvincing 1-1 draw will do little to ease …
China’s Ding Junhui swept past England’s Shaun Murphy 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Welsh Open snooker final. The 24-year-old, who laid the foundations for victory by taking a 4-1 …
Tasmania have been bowled out for 260 in their first innings early on day three of the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at Bellerive. Resuming at 5-221, the Tigers lost …
The human wrecking ball is back, and if Sam Burgess’ Charity Shield performance is any guide NRL defences are set to feel the full brunt of his 2011 season frustrations. …
Vitali Klitschko unanimously out-pointed Dereck Chisora on Saturday for a 10th successive defence of his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title in a stormy clash at the Olympiahalle in Germany. …
South Australian captain Michael Klinger expects Nathan Lyon to come under consideration for the Australian one-day side after his performance against Victoria. Test offspinner Lyon returned from a three-week break …
Wallabies star James O’Connor is excited about his blossoming partnership with former bad boy Danny Cipriani and believes the Melbourne Rebels are on the march. O’Connor gave Melbourne fans a …
Defending champion Aaron Baddeley made a big move to close on joint leaders Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in the third round of the US PGA Tour event at Riviera …
Binocular warmed up for a bid to reclaim his Champion Hurdle crown with a surprise appearance at Wincanton on Saturday. The 2010 Cheltenham title-holder was only handed a place in …
Some people are hard to please – and then there’s Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou. In a pulsating A-League match that opened with a Besart Berisha goal 43 seconds after …
Finding positives has sometimes been a tough task for interim Melbourne Victory coach Jim Magilton. But he insisted there were plenty to file away after their gripping 3-2 loss to …
As Montpellier president Louis Nicollin reluctantly concedes, it’s no longer a question of if Olivier Giroud leaves the club but when. In two years, the 25-year-old has gone from a …
Track veteran Tamsyn Manou has leapt to the defence of outspoken 400m star John Steffensen, insisting he’s a supportive team-mate who is great for Australian athletics. Controversial Steffensen drew a …
Harry Redknapp has vowed to remain at Tottenham until the end of the season and claims the Football Association would be wrong to approach him, or anyone else, to take …
Defending champion Milos Raonic advanced to the San Jose tennis final on Saturday by beating American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in California. Raonic will play Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin or …
Brazilian striker Lima netted a hat-trick as Braga eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Gil Vicente in the Liga. Lima opened the scoring in the 24th minute on Saturday, …
Rangers manager Ally McCoist says he wholly supports the Scottish Football Association’s plan for a full independent inquiry into the activities of the club. The football governing body have expressed …


