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Rangers swept to a 4-1 win over Dunfermline on Saturday as the Scottish champions kept the pressure on leaders Celtic. Ally McCoist’s team desperately needed a victory at East End …

England overcame a half-time deficit to hit back and deny Italy a historic victory at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday in a pulsating 19-15 Six Nations rugby victory. …

Montpellier took over from Paris Saint-Germain at the Ligue 1 summit after a second-half onslaught inspired by Olivier Giroud swept them to a 3-0 win at home to Ajaccio on …

Japan winger Shinji Kagawa hit his fourth goal in four games on Saturday to keep Borussia Dortmund top of the German league with a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, who …

Defending champions Spain reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals for a sixth successive year on Saturday when they secured an unassailable 3-0 lead over visitors Kazakhstan in their World Group first …

Sally Pearson made her hurdling return but pole vaulter Alana Boyd and 400m specialist John Steffensen stole the show at the Perth Track Classic on Saturday night. Boyd, 27, set …

Manchester United regained top spot in the English Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday in a stormy clash marred by fresh controversy stemming from the Luis …

North Queensland defeated St George Illawarra 18-12 in their NRL trial match in Perth with the Cowboys stunning the Dragons by scoring four tries in the opening 20 minutes on …

France’s Marion Bartoli reached the WTA Paris Open final for the first time by beating Czech Klara Zakopalova 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 at Stade Pierre de Coubertin on Saturday. It is …

Defending champion and third seed Daniela Hantuchova ended the run of Taiwanese qualifier Hsieh Su-Wei 6-4 6-1 at the WTA Pattaya Open semi-finals on Saturday. The Slovak will now meet …

England’s world No.3 Lee Westwood shot a five-under par 67 and surged to the top of a crowded leaderboard at the $US2.5 million ($A2.33 million) Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday. …

Melbourne Aces forced the Australian Baseball League championship series into a third and deciding game with a dramatic 3-2 win over Perth Heat in a 13-innings marathon at Barbagallo Ballpark …

The millionaire-dollar question of which Brisbane Broncos player will inherit Darren Lockyer’s prized No.6 jersey remains unanswered after Ben Hunt and Corey Norman failed to stamp their mark on Saturday …

Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise doping test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was at the centre of jokes made by a French TV …

Marquee man Brett Emerton has led Sydney FC to only their fourth home win this A-League season, defeating a resurgent Perth 2-1 at the Sydney Football Stadium. The former Blackburn …

Super Rugby champions Queensland kicked off their 2012 campaign with a 27-20 trial victory over a willing Brumbies outfit but aren’t much closer to finding the man to replace Quade …

Star Newcastle recruit Darius Boyd showed his fans how important he will be to the Knights’ premiership aspirations with a classy display in an 18-all draw against Penrith in a …

A magnificent century by Nathan Reardon was not enough to stop Western Australia grabbing a dramatic five-run victory that dented Queensland’s chances of making the one-day final. Reardon’s 113-ball 116 …