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All Blacks and Blues back-rower Jerome Kaino has been sidelined for at least six months with a shoulder injury. It rules him out of the rest of the Super Rugby …

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy believes his pack can match any in the NRL but the addition of former Test prop Jason Ryles will be a huge plus. Ryles made …

The tumultuous change at St Kilda has done nothing to alter some big issues surrounding the team. The night before Fremantle say they first made contact with Ross Lyon last …

The pruning’s done, the shoots are maturing and Richmond coach Damien Hardwick won’t have to wait for springtime to find out if his Tigers are ready to bloom. While the …

Melbourne Storm skipper Cameron Smith says other sports view rugby league’s mid-season signings as a “joke” and is united with his coach Craig Bellamy supporting calls for an NRL draft. …

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was involved in a new controversy on Sunday as his infamous temperament got the better of him during a post-match interview. Rumours all week suggested …

Uruguay team-mates Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani both expressed interest in playing for Paris Saint-Germain during a report broadcast on French television channel Canal+ on Sunday evening. Both players were …

Santos Laguna came from behind to defeat Puebla 3-1 and take top spot in the Clausura championship after previous leader Morelia lost 2-1 to Toluca. Santos Laguna is ahead of …

Two Hapoel Tel Aviv players have been banned for unsportmanlike behavior and the Israeli club has been sanctioned for fan violence during last week’s loss to fierce rival Maccabi Tel …

Ivan Marcano and Jose Holebas scored in the first half, and Kevin Mirallas in the second, to lead defending champion Olympiakos over 10-man Aris 3-0 in the Greek league on …

Former Canterbury NRL back-rower Frank Winterstein scored the final try for Widnes to help seal a dramatic 37-36 victory over Wigan in the Super League on Sunday. Winterstein, 25, couldn’t …

England stunned hosts France with a thrilling 24-22 victory on Sunday to erase any hopes the French had of winning the Six Nations title. The visitors outscored the French by …

Diego Maradona’s Al Wasl club has been knocked out of the Etisalat Cup, losing 1-0 to Dubai neighbour Al Alhi in an ill-tempered semifinal in which his goalkeeper attacked the …

The West Indies have replaced injured vice-captain Denesh Ramdin with wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh for the one-day series against Australia. Ramdin suffered a fractured right thumb while batting in a warm-up …

Holders Celtic will take on either Hearts or St Mirren in the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals at Hampden Park next month. Neil Lennon’s team knocked out Rangers’ conquerors Dundee …

  AZ Alkmaar have established a three-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie table on a day when two of their main title rivals suffered surprise defeats. AZ saw …

The mascot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be an armadillo, the Brazilian weekly Veja has reported. The Brazilian three-banded armadillo, native to the country’s north-east, is capable …

Schalke 04 have defeated Hamburg 3-1 to stay in touch with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, who have finished the weekend with a five-point advantage at the top of the German …