Germany’s Angelique Kerber upset local hope Marion Bartoli to win the WTA Paris Open with a 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-3 victory on Sunday. The world No.27, who conquered top seed …
There may be over 30,000 four-legged elephants in Gabon, but it was the Ivory Coast’s two-legged orange species that were the centre of attention on Libreville on Sunday evening. Captain …
West Bromwich Albion striker Peter Odemwingie has plunged Wolves into the Premier League relegation zone as his hat-trick inspired a 5-1 rout in the ‘Black Country’ derby at Molineux. Nigerian …
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has told Carlos Tevez that an apology over his touchline tantrum might be enough to end his exile. Tevez is reported to have said he …
Leigh Halfpenny scored two tries in a second-half surge as Wales made it two wins out of two in this season’s Six Nations rugby tournament with a 27-13 victory over …
Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez has admitted the Bavarian giants need German league leaders Borussia Dortmund to slip up if they are to get back on top of the Bundesliga. …
Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League as Joleon Lescott’s goal clinched a hard-fought 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Roberto Mancini’s side had surrendered …
Inter Milan have slumped to a fifth successive game without a win as rock-bottom Novara walked away from the San Siro with a stunning 1-0 victory. Andrea Caracciolo scored the …
Liverpool chiefs have accused Luis Suarez of misleading them after claiming the Uruguay striker had guaranteed he would shake hands with Manchester United defender Patrice Evra before Saturday’s clash at …
British bobbies have been ordered to put on a smile for the Olympics to show visitors that the UK is a happy country. A mandate sent out to all officers …
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admits unsettled striker Carlos Tevez could still have a role to play in his side’s challenge for the Premier League title. Tevez has not played …
Ludovic Obraniak has come back to haunt former club Lille by scoring twice, including a 93rd-minute winner, in an extraordinary 5-4 win for Bordeaux that placed his old side’s title …
France’s Tessa Worley won the women’s World Cup giant slalom on Sunday, her second straight win in the discipline and seventh victory on the international ski circuit. The 22-year-old Worley, …
Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova secured back-to-back Pattaya Open titles after rallying from a set down to beat Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3 in a hard-fought final on Sunday. Third-seeded …
Rafael Cabrera-Bello has become the third consecutive Spanish winner of the $US2.5 million ($A2.33 million) Dubai Desert Classic when he held on for a one-shot victory with a final-round four-under …
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas intends to use the FA Cup and Champions League to restore his team’s confidence. The Blues’ poor form continued as they slipped out of the Barclays …
Germany striker Lukas Podolski is likely to be fined by Cologne over a critical interview. General manager Claus Horstmann told the Cologne Express newspaper Podolski’s criticism of the club was …
Australian captain Michael Clarke will have scans on an injured hamstring on Monday which could force selectors to return to Ricky Ponting as captain. Clarke suffered a strained right hamstring …
