Reigning Olympic champion Ben Ainslie is set to compete at the 2012 Games after escaping a fresh punishment for his boarding of a media boat during the World Championships in …
Australian Peter Senior shot six-under at the first round of the PGA Champions Tour event in Florida to grab a share of second place, two shots behind leader Corey Pavin. …
Charlie Wi escaped most of the rain and built a three-shot lead Friday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Sunshine gave way to clouds and eventually a light rain on …
Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell is confident Andrew Krakouer will return to the AFL. Krakouer was granted four weeks’ leave by the club on Friday to deal with “personal issues”. Maxwell …
Disrupting Brisbane Roar’s possession-based game will be key if Wellington Phoenix want another A-League home win on Sunday, coach Ricki Herbert says. The Phoenix are sitting second on the table …
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas wants the Premier League to clamp down on players making the most of challenges which result in penalties. The Blues looked to be cruising to a …
Harry Redknapp has criticised Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service for putting him through a “horrendous” and “farcical” tax evasion trial that distressed his wife. Speaking to the media on Friday, Tottenham …
Leeds have one eye on Friday’s World Club Challenge as they prepare for their Super League clash with Wigan, coach Brian McDermott has admitted. The champions go to the Challenge …
Tennis world No.2 Rafael Nadal has attacked a French satirical puppet show that implied he and other Spanish sports stars are drug cheats, saying it had crossed the line. The …
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has come out fighting ahead of a proposed fans’ protest before Sunday’s home game with Manchester City, insisting he’ll get it right at the club. …
England’s players’ chief Gordon Taylor says he doesn’t believe there is still an issue between Paul Ince and Stuart Pearce over a racism incident 18 years ago. In 1994 Pearce …
Borussia Monchengladbach captain Juan Arango has signed a two-year contract extension that will tie him to the club until 2014. The 31-year-old midfielder extended his deal on Friday, the day …
Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee was remembered Friday as a master motivator and a man who left a legacy of kindness during a funeral service attended by Muhammad …
Petr Jiracek scored two goals as Wolfsburg edged out bottom-place Freiburg 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Freiburg twice came back to level but had no answer after Jiracek’s second …
Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has appeared in a British court to deny sexual assault charges. The 30-year-old is accused of indecently touching two women in separate incidents during a night …
Two early goals were all Olympiakos needed to beat third-place AEK Athens 2-0 on Friday and take the provisional lead in the Greek league. Olof Mellberg opened the scoring in …
The Football Association have rejected claims they paid STG1.5 million ($A2.21 million) in compensation to Fabio Capello following the Italian’s resignation as England coach. Capello has been on a STG6 …
Roger Federer slumped to his first Davis Cup defeat in nine years on Friday when he was shocked 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 by John Isner as the United States …
