James Magnussen continues to make waves around the world with his performances but the 100m freestyle world champion’s coach isn’t fussed with how fast he swims at the NSW championships. …
Valenciennes knocked defending champions Lille out of the French Cup on Wednesday, winning 2-1 in the last-16 match after goals from Mathieu Dossevi and Vincent Aboubakar. Dossevi flicked home a …
Celtic opened up a four-point gap over rivals Rangers at the top of Scottish soccer’s Premier League on Wednesday with a clinical display in a 4-0 thrashing of Hearts at …
Fourth seed Maria Kirilenko has survived a tough encounter with Australia’s Anastasia Rodionova to reach the quarter-finals at the PTT Pattaya Open in Thailand. The Russian lost the first set …
Second-division Greuther Fuerth joined Bayern Munich, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals of the German Cup after they shocked Bundesliga side Hoffenheim 1-0 on Wednesday. Bayern are chasing …
Sir Graham Henry’s post-Rugby World Cup career will centre on developing New Zealand’s high performance coaches at Super Rugby and national provincial championship level. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) …
Beaten Australian Open finalist Maria Sharapova has made a winning start at the WTA Paris Open, beating South Africa’s Chanelle Scheepers 6-3, 6-1 to reach the last 16. Given a …
Holders Lille have reluctantly relinquished their grip on the French Cup after going down 2-1 at local rivals Valenciennes in the last 16 at a wintry Stade du Hainaut. Lille …
Australia quick Mitchell Johnson is interested in joining Glamorgan for this year’s Friends Life T20 tournament. The left-armer has revealed the Welsh county have inquired about his availability for the …
Catania and Roma have played out the final 25 minutes of their abandoned Serie A clash but could add no further to the score and the game finished 1-1. Originally …
Reigning Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker says he’s lost his confidence six months out from the London Games and won’t be competing in the remainder of the domestic season. …
Fulham first-team coach Billy McKinlay has been appointed as Northern Ireland’s new assistant manager, the Barclays Premier League club have announced. McKinlay, who joined Fulham in 2004, will continue his …
Bayern Munich are set to sign midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri for next season from Champions League rivals FC Basel, with media reports here claiming the Swiss has already had a medical …
Poland’s Super Cup football match has been called off amid safety concerns at Warsaw’s National Stadium, a key venue for the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament. “After hearing information from the …
Notts County footballer Lee Hughes denied a sexual assault charge today. The striker was arrested after police were called to his team’s hotel in Croydon, south London, on December 3. …
A judge investigating match-fixing in Italy said “a considerable part of the Bari squad” had links to a betting ring that rigged games when the club was in Serie A …
Organisers gave away free tickets to the African Cup of Nations semifinals on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid the eyesore of empty stadiums at the continent’s top tournament. The …
Lyon’s bid for a domestic cup double this season remains on course after they overcame Bordeaux 3-1 following extra time to reach the quarter-finals of the French Cup. Seeking to …
