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 …
Former Spanish tennis ace Arantxa Sanchez Vicario has lashed out again at her parents, accusing them of “stifling” her in her career. The 40-year-old player spoke as she presented her …
Carlos Tevez has returned to Manchester insisting he wants to end his long-running feud with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and play again for the Premier League leaders. The Argentina …
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has scrapped Rome’s bid for the 2020 Olympics, saying the government can’t supply the required financial backing at a time of economic crisis. Monti announced …
Scottish football champion Rangers have been forced to seek bankruptcy protection after a financial meltdown, triggering a 10-point deduction for the 140-year-old club and effectively handing the title to Celtic. …
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is wary of Arsenal’s strength in attack as the Serie A champions bid to end their poor run against English clubs in the last 16 …
The player who has taken Arjen Robben’s usual place on the Bayern Munich right wing, Thomas Mueller, has defended the Netherlands star against charges of selfishness. Robben was relegated to …
