Phil Mickelson won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the fourth time on Sunday to deny playing partner Tiger Woods a chance at his first official PGA Tour victory in …

Defending champion Tigres have moved into first place in the Mexican Clausura championship with a 2-0 victory over San Luis. Tigres’ victory on Sunday coupled with a 3-1 loss over …

Fourth-placed Victoria have won the toss and will bat first in fine conditions in Monday’s Sheffield Shield clash with bottom side South Australia at the MCG. Victoria named paceman Scott …

Corey Pavin made a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Australian Peter Senior and win the Allianz Championship for his first Champions Tour title on Sunday …

Wellington Phoenix captain Andrew Durante has been left bemused and frustrated at receiving his fifth yellow card of the season in Sunday’s 0-2 A-League loss to Brisbane Roar at Westpac …

Zambia conjured up a shock when they toppled star-studded Ivory Coast 8-7 in a penalty shootout to claim their first Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday. With the sides …

Zambia have won their first Africa Cup of Nations title by beating favourites Ivory Coast 8-7 in a penalty shoot-out after the game in Libreville ended goalless. Stoppila Sunzu scored …

Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain have failed to win for the first time under new coach Carlo Ancelotti after being held to a 0-0 draw at struggling Nice. The draw say PSG’s …

New Zealand great Jonah Lomu said Monday that medical tests had confirmed a donated kidney he received eight years ago had failed and he needs a new transplant. The former …

Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello shot a final-round four-under par 68 on Sunday to win the $2.5 million Dubai Desert Classic by one shot over England’s world No.3 Lee Westwood and Scotland’s …

World 100-metre record holder Usain Bolt has sparked health worries by not running in a hometown meet where he had planned to race after being sighted in Germany instead. Bolt …

Villarreal had to work hard for a vital 3-1 win over fellow Primera Division strugglers Granada. Marco Ruben’s 16th-minute strike on Sunday gave the home side a halftime lead against …

Last-place Zaragoza’s attempt to avoid relegation has received a much-needed boost with a 2-0 win at Espanyol that is its first victory since October. Paulo da Silva headed home Luis …

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has apologised to fans after the team’s 5-1 home mauling by West Brom. However McCarthy insists he remains the right man for the job. Wolves dropped …

Fenerbahce’s Super Lig title challenge has suffered a setback when they were beaten 2-1 at struggling Karabukspor. The damage was done in first-half stoppage time on Sunday, with two goals …

Ex-Germany captain Michael Ballack is out of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with holders Barcelona after the former Chelsea star suffered an injury. The 35-year-old pulled up in training with a …

Dries Mertens converted a first-half penalty as PSV Eindhoven returned to the Dutch league summit by beating De Graafschap 4-1. Mertens netted his 15th goal of the season in the …

Panathinaikos have scored three goals in the last 12 minutes to beat Xanthi 3-0 and restore their lead in the Greek league. Panathinaikos struggled for 78 minutes on Sunday, before …