Tom Boonen of Belgium won his fourth Tour of Qatar title on Friday, having led the race since he won the opening stage last Sunday. The final stage was won …
Singaporean golfer Mardan Mamat produced a masterful two-under-par 70 in tough conditions to open up a three-shot halfway lead after the second round of the $US300,000 ($A280,000) Philippine Open on …
Australia survived a frenetic Sri Lanka fightback to post a thrilling five-run one-day victory at the WACA Ground on Friday. Sri Lanka, chasing 232 for victory, looked dead and buried …
Manchester United star Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year contract extension, the English Premier League champions announced on Friday. The deal means 38-year-old former Wales midfielder Giggs, who has only …
A moment of Harry Kewell magic has re-ignited Melbourne Victory’s season, sparking an upset 2-1 win over A-League leaders Central Coast Mariners on Friday night. Kewell scored a sublime second …
South African recruit Sarel Pretorius made a strong debut for the Waratahs in a convincing 83-5 Super Rugby trial victory over Samoa A in Tamworth on Friday. The halfback didn’t …
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp said Friday he was “flattered” to be the odds-on favourite to replace Fabio Capello as England manager but was cautious about combining the job with …
A devastating third term helped the Taipans romp to a 76-67 NBL win over Perth Wildcats in Cairns on Friday night. Perth’s big guns were squeezed out of the contest …
Former Major League pitcher Virgil Vasquez produced a great lockdown effort to steer Perth Heat to a 4-1 win over Melbourne Aces in game one of the Australian Baseball League …
Adam Gibson awoke the Gold Coast Blaze from a first-half slumber to steamroll the Kings 84-72 in Friday night’s NBL game in Sydney. The Blaze were in foul trouble and …
South African recruit Sarel Pretorius made a strong debut for the Waratahs in a convincing 83-5 Super Rugby trial victory over Samoa A in Tamworth on Friday. The halfback didn’t …
Ivo Karlovic came to his side’s rescue, beating Japanese No.1 Kei Nishikori as Croatia evened out the first day of the Davis Cup tennis World Group first round tie on …
World No.2 Petra Kvitova has pulled out of the February 13-19 Qatar Open because of a painful right achilles tendon. “I’ve had a tough start to the year and I …
Collingwood have granted forward Andrew Krakouer four weeks of leave to deal with “personal issues”. The 29-year-old, who was jailed for 16 months in 2008 for assault, has been granted …
Stephanie Rice has revealed her frustrations over the shoulder injury that has left her London preparations under a cloud, saying she would not be still swimming if the Olympics weren’t …
A very human performance left James Magnussen feeling “bloody terrible” but the world 100m freestyle champion still maintained his winning momentum at the NSW swimming championships. Magnussen notched his 14th …
Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has conceded, after receiving a two-year ban for blood doping, that he had “contact” with Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. Ullrich did not directly …
The Wallabies will lose their most-capped lock while the Western Force are braced to farewell their “Mother Hen” when Nathan Sharpe hangs up his boots this year. Sharpe, 34 this …
