In the wake of their shock defeat in Basel, Bayern Munich need to beat title rivals Schalke 04 on Sunday to ease their growing crisis and bridge the gap behind …
Seeded players Gilles Simon of France, Spain’s Fernando Verdasco and local favourite Juan Monaco were knocked out on Thursday in the second round of the Copa Claro claycourt tennis tournament …
Australia’s men’s pursuit team have proven it can be done. Now the task is to ensure their team-mates in the Olympic cycling road race can also beat the Brits on …
Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello remains hopeful of securing a new contract beyond 2012, despite claims he is being pushed out of the NRL club. Minichiello, who floated the possibility …
Entering his fourth full season of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, Marcos Ambrose says he must start contending for more race wins and the overall title. Ambrose begins his 2012 …
In many ways, 2012 is the end of an era in V8 Supercars. The championship’s new mechanical regulations, dubbed Car of the Future, come into place in 2013 while Nissan …
Tiger Woods was ousted from the WGC Match Play Championship on Thursday as Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood remained on track for a play at the world No.1 ranking. Nick …
A fifth triumph for the unbeaten Chinese at the Diving World Cup on Thursday provided the home crowd with a dose of realism ahead of the London Olympics. Thousands had …
National League Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun has won his appeal in a first-ever overturning of a likely 50-game doping suspension, the Major League Baseball Players Association said on Thursday. …
Melbourne will start this year’s AFL pre-season competition without a major sponsor on their jumper. The Demons have opted to partner with The Reach Foundation, the charity established by former …
French qualifier Albano Olivetti stunned Mardy Fish 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the second round of the Open 13 tennis tournament in Marseille on Thursday. The second-seeded American rallied from a …
Manchester United squeezed through to the Europa League last 16 on Thursday despite losing 2-1 to Ajax at Old Trafford while former champions Atletico Madrid became Spain’s third team in …
Former All Black Tamati Ellison and England loose forward James Haskell have been rushed into a depleted Highlanders side for their Super rugby opener against the Chiefs in Hamilton on …
Juan Martin Del Potro advanced to the quarter-finals of the Open 13 when Nikolay Davydenko of Russia retired with an apparent foot injury on Thursday with the match level at …
USA Basketball executive director Jerry Colangelo says New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin is not in US plans for the London Olympics but could be invited to train with the …
John Senden is the only Australian left in the WGC Match Play Championship after he trounced countryman Jason Day 6 and 5 in the second round. Senden, seeded 39th in …
Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own indoor world record on Thursday, clearing 5.01 metres at the XL Galan meet to beat the old mark by 1 centimetre. The two-time …
Valencia followed Spanish league neighbours Athletic Bilbao in advancing to the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday as both sides emerged victorious in their last 32 second leg …
