Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh has beaten Australia’s Casey Dellacqua at the Malaysian Open 6-1 7-5. Hsieh said she was a little surprised at the ease of her victory as she was …
The post-mortem report for Italian rider Marco Simoncelli, who died in a crash at last year’s Malaysian MotoGP, has been completed and sent to his family, a race official said …
Fullback Clement Poitrenaud and flanker Julien Bonnaire have been drafted into the French side to play Ireland in the Six Nations tournament at the Stade de France on Sunday. They …
Striker Alex Brosque scored a double as a stunning second-half Socceroos barrage set up a 4-2 win to end Saudi Arabia’s World Cup qualifying campaign on Wednesday night. Australia were …
India have left out vice-captain Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan for the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, selectors insisting the out-of-form duo were rested and not dropped. Veteran Sachin …
Chelsea defender John Terry hopes to be playing again within a month after undergoing successful knee surgery. The 31-year-old centre-half was initially ruled out for up to eight weeks last …
British promoter Frank Warren hit out at the World Boxing Council on Wednesday after the governing body slapped heavyweight Dereck Chisora with an indefinite suspension. In an unusual move, the …
The London Olympics will be opened by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, a Buckingham Palace spokesman says. The royal couple will open the Games at the 80,000-seater Olympic …
After Saudi Arabia scored first, Australia’s speedy striker Alex Brosque replied in the 43rd minute, but a stoppage-time goal gave the visitors the lead. While crucial for the Saudis, the …
Winterbottom can expect to feel every bump and clutch movement around the unrelenting Adelaide street circuit more than his V8 Supercar rivals, as he nurses his healing off-season waterskiing injury …
Jamaica’s slick counter-attack proved decisive as they ran out 3-2 winners over New Zealand in a friendly soccer match in Auckland on Wednesday night. The visitors’ opening goal had a …
Police have questioned a Pakistani national, detained for allegedly attempting to fix or influence a match in the Twenty20 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Mirpur Police official Munshi Mosharraf told The …
A better future for the A-League? Or will it be Palmer-geddon? Clive Palmer has contended for 11 days that Football Federation Australia can’t run the game properly. Strangely, his axing …
South Africa coasted to a clinical six-wicket one-day cricket win over New Zealand at Napier’s McLean Park, wrapping up the three-match series with a game to spare. Opener Hashim Amla’s …
Phoenix A-League chairman Rob Morrison says the club will do everything it can to ensure Sunday’s match against Gold Coast in Wellington goes ahead. Football Federation Australia on Wednesday terminated …
As in-limbo Gold Coast players started discussions about whether to play out the season on Wednesday night, former mentor Bleiberg pleaded for the FFA to ensure the last-placed club remained …
A third major facial injury in less than 12 months will not end the career of Jonathan Brown, arguably the AFL’s toughest player. But Brisbane have said it will definitely …
Fears Melbourne co-captain Jack Grimes suffered a serious shoulder injury have been allayed, with the youngster set to spend just a fortnight on the AFL sidelines. The 22-year-old hurt his …
