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Aaron Baddeley insists he’s not ‘defending’ at Riviera Country Club, but the reigning champion is certainly poised to go back-to-back. Baddeley kick-started a resurgence in his golfing career when he …

Black Caviar will have eight rivals, including Hay List, in what is widely regarded as her toughest test in Saturday’s Group One Lightning Stakes. The champion mare, who has drawn …

Former US coach Bob Bradley received a bonus of $US400,000 ($A376,000) after the Americans won their group at the 2010 World Cup, according to US Soccer Federation tax documents seen …

Seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki struggled against Thiemo de Bakker in the first set on Tuesday before overpowering him in the second for a 7-6 (8-6) 6-0 win in the first round …

The Australian Turf Club’s midweek meeting at Newcastle has become the latest victim of the wet weather. The seven-event card set down for Wednesday was abandoned on race morning after …

Southampton came from behind to force a 1-1 draw against 10-man West Ham in Tuesday’s top-of-the-table English Championship soccer clash. A Jos Hooiveld strike 15 minutes from time secured a …

A-League titleholders Brisbane Roar are celebrating the re-signing of gun striker Besart Berisha for another two years. The classy Albanian striker has scored 13 goals this season to lead the …

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry stunned Australia’s world No.4 Neil Robertson on Tuesday to march into the second round of the Wales Open. Hendry, who dropped out of the top …

Holders Barcelona took a giant step towards the Champions League’s soccer quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen in Tuesday’s Round of 16 first-leg tie. With the return leg …

The Rebels on Wednesday announced joint vice-captains for the 2012 Super Rugby season. As part of the Melbourne club’s leadership succession plan, Hugh Pyle – one of the franchise’s developing …

Tiger Woods, trying to win his first US PGA title in almost two-and-a-half years, will play the Honda Classic for the first time since his amateur days and compete in …

Braga’s hopes of contesting a second successive Europa League soccer final were hit on Tuesday when Besiktas won the first leg of their round of 32 meeting. Tomas Sivok’s header …

New Zealand Football’s bid for a berth at the London Olympics faces an acid test later this month with two demanding matches against Saudi Arabia in Melbourne. The under-23 Olympic …

Sebastian Vettel has the potential to dominate Formula One even further this season and take a third consecutive world title with ease, Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has warned. “He …

Jarkko Nieminen and Andreas Seppi have made fighting recoveries after Davis Cup losses at the weekend with both advancing into the second round of the Rotterdam Open. Finland’s Nieminen, whose …

Seeded players Sabine Lisicki and Daniela Hantuchova have lost in the opening round of the Qatar Open after holding one-set leads. Angelique Kerber overcame a stomach bug to defeat the …

The postponed Six Nations match between France and Ireland will now be played on March 4, the tournament’s organising committee says. The game was supposed to have been played on …

FIFA has asked Argentina’s football leaders to explain reports that their league has been named after a naval ship sunk by British forces during the Falkland Islands conflict 30 years …