Melbourne Rebels fullback Kurtley Beale has been ruled out of this Saturday’s pre-season match against the Crusaders at AAMI Park with injury. The Rebels’ new recruit suffered a slight hamstring …
Former Australian one-day wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi is to cross the Tasman in an attempt to play international cricket for New Zealand. The 30-year-old is set to sign for Wellington in …
Poland’s sports minister has suspended payment of a $180,000 ($A168,887.22) bonus to an official who quit because of problems with a European Championship venue under his supervision. The bonus was …
Belgian Steve Darcis upset Czech fourth seed Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the $US531,000 ($A498,217.30) ATP San Jose Open. Darcis, ranked 72nd, …
USA Rugby returned to a homegrown product to lead the Eagles by announcing Mike Tolkin as the new national team coach on Thursday. Tolkin, from New York, was a defence …
World duathlon champion Sergio Silva has been stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for a banned stimulant following the race. However, the Portuguese athlete will serve only a …
Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan continues to struggle as a team executive in the league. The Jordan-owned Charlotte Bobcats have a 3-26 win-loss record this season and are flirting with …
Rangers manager Ally McCoist has insisted he is not about to walk out of Ibrox despite the cash-crisis engulfing the Scottish champions that threatens their very existence. Rangers’ title hopes …
World number one Victoria Azarenka swept into the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open with a swift demolition of Romanian Simona Halep on Thursday as Lucie Safarova claimed another top scalp. …
Nicolas Anelka says he expects to be joined at new club Shanghai Shenhua by former Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba at the end of the English football season. Anelka was presented …
Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has warned the club need to get rid of a host of their big names and sign six established players if they are to return …
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has opened the door to possibly leading England at Euro 2012 this year in a caretaker capacity following last week’s shock resignation of Fabio Capello. …
Arsenal’s implosion at AC Milan has left the FA Cup as the club’s only realistic route to a trophy after seven demoralising years without silverware. And if the season is …
Riot police and officers on horseback forcibly separated crowds of Dutch and English football supporters who were gathering on the narrow streets and bridges in Amsterdam’s red light district hours …
Rangers’ administrators say they have received “several expressions of interest from parties not connected to the club” since taking over the running of the cash-strapped Scottish champions. Administrators Duff and …
Under-fire Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas says he doesn’t need the support of the entire squad as long as he is backed by owner Roman Abramovich. A 2-0 loss at Everton …
Victoria Azarenka swept into the quarter-finals of the WTA Qatar Open with a swift demolition of Romanian Simona Halep on Thursday. The world’s top-ranked player won 10 games in a …
Rory McIlroy is confident the changes he has made to his swing will click by the time he tees off at the Masters in April. The 22-year-old Northern Irishman has …
