Caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster says he wants to take over the England job on a long-term basis after confirming he will apply for the position advertised by the Rugby Football …
France Fed Cup skipper Nicolas Escude has selected Alize Cornet, Pauline Parmentier, Virginie Razzano and Aravane Rezai for his country’s Fed Cup opening-round match against Slovakia in Bratislava on February …
Australian Open semi-finalist Kim Clijsters will not compete in Belgium’s Fed Cup first-round match with Serbia in Charleroi on February 4-5, team captain Ann Devries announced on Wednesday. “Kim confirmed …
England’s pace-cum-spin attack delivered the goods to keep Pakistan down to 7-256 on the opening day of the second Test at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Wednesday. Paceman Stuart Broad took …
Former Wallabies skipper Stirling Mortlock shared 90 per cent of his representative rugby career with George Smith so it’s fitting they continue to collect high honours together. The two modern-day …
Ajax centre-back Toby Alderweireld may be sidelined for between two and four weeks with a hamstring injury. The 22-year-old Belgium international picked up the injury during Sunday’s 1-1 draw at …
Harry Redknapp’s excuses for his STG180,000 ($A270,027) offshore windfall are “contradictory, inconsistent and lack credibility”, a British court has heard. Jurors were asked to consider how the Tottenham manager “simply …
Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero is relieved to have finally scored this season after netting in Tuesday night’s Coppa Italia victory over Roma. The 37-year-old, who has had to make …
Inter Milan are no longer interested in signing Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez, according to Nerazzurri board member Marco Tronchetti Provera. Tevez had been strongly linked with a move to …
Jose Mourinho has included Pepe in his squad for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey match at Barcelona, where the Real Madrid defender could receive a hostile reception after his stamp on …
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has warned his players that thoughts of a long-awaited return to Wembley are on hold until they’ve completed the job against Manchester City. The Scot is …
Chelsea are in talks with Genk over the signing of Kevin de Bruyne, the Belgian club have confirmed. De Bruyne, 20, has been on Chelsea’s radar for a while and …
Chelsea will take the strongest possible action against anyone caught chanting “Anton Ferdinand, you know what you are” during their FA Cup clash at QPR. The Blues will ban such …
Craig Levein is trying to convince Hull winger Cameron Stewart to opt to play for Scotland rather than England. The Scotland manager is interested in recruiting the 20-year-old former Manchester …
Merseyside police say they’ll take action over any inappropriate remarks and behaviour at Saturday’s FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester United. The fixture has always been a fractious one …
Italian champions AC Milan are resuming their pursuit of Carlos Tevez from Premier League leaders Manchester City after Paris St-Germain missed out. Local media reported on Wednesday that Milan vice …
Three-time Russian champions CSKA Moscow have reached an agreement with Brazilian giants Flamengo over the transfer of forward Vagner Love, local media say. Reports said that Flamengo will pay the …
The Townsville Crocodiles registered their fourth straight win by defeating the Adelaide 36ers 79-69 in a dour affair at The Swamp on Wednesday. The Crocs did only what was needed …
