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Zambia returned to the scene of its worst sporting tragedy to make it a place of unrestrained joy after winning a nerve-racking African Cup of Nations final Sunday on penalties …

Angelique Kerber of Germany won her first WTA title on Sunday by overpowering second-seeded Marion Bartoli 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-3 in the Paris Open final. Kerber became the first German …

Still very much a work in progress, the Rebels are determined defence won’t be their biggest weakness in this year’s Super Rugby competition. In their debut season Melbourne had 570 …

Wales coach Warren Gatland praised the maturity of his youthful side as they made it two Six Nations wins out of two this season with a 27-13 victory over Scotland …

Manchester City are back on top of the Premier League after Joleon Lescott’s goal clinched a hard-fought 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Roberto Mancini’s men had surrendered pole …

Inter Milan slumped to a fifth successive game without a win as rock-bottom Novara walked away from the San Siro on Sunday with a stunning 1-0 victory. Andrea Caracciolo scored …

Paris Saint-Germain moved a point clear in Ligue 1 on Sunday following a 0-0 draw at Nice, after Ludovic Obraniak had netted a 93rd-minute winner for Bordeaux in an extraordinary …

Stalwart Kumar Sangakkara wants an urgent review of Sri Lanka’s cricket system, warning natural talent won’t take the nation far enough. As the Sri Lankans prepared for Tuesday’s one-day international …

Luis Suarez has apologised to Patrice Evra for refusing to shake hands with the Manchester United defender but the Liverpool striker was still reprimanded by his club as the Reds …

Ivory Coast have yet again failed to fulfil their favourite’s tag at the Africa Cup of Nations, and are heading home feeling very disappointed, coach Francois Zahoui says. The top …

Australia and Great Britain both take Olympic-strength squads into this week’s opening phase of a five-month track cycling cold war before the London Games. Australia’s riders get their first look …

Evergreen Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is targeting a slice of World Cup history after reiterating his desire to carry on for Australia until Brazil 2014. The Fulham keeper turns 40 …

Bottom side South Australia sent Victoria staggering to lunch at 5-96 on the first day of their Sheffield Shield clash on Monday. Victoria captain Cameron White After won the toss …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey says Brett Stewart is leaps and bounds ahead of where his fitness was at this point last season and he expects the NRL will see the …

Warrington rugby league coach Tony Smith feels his men are still finding their feet this season even though they showed no signs of rustiness in a 50-10 mauling of the …

Cristiano Ronaldo hit his sixth hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid took a huge step towards winning La Liga on Sunday, coming from behind to beat Levante 4-2 and …

Serbia shrugged off the absence of Novak Djokovic to reach the Davis Cup last eight on Sunday with the 2010 champions confidently setting their sights on dethroning Spain in November’s …

Slovakia’s third-seeded Daniela Hantuchova successfully defended her Pattaya Open title on Sunday, beating fourth seed Russian Maria Kirilenko in a marathon three hour 14-minute battle. The 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3 …