Aussie surfer Joel Parkinson is the $3.50 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to take out the inaugural Australian Open of Surfing at Manly Beach. Parkinson, however, is tipped to encounter …

Leading online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has installed the St. George Illawarra Dragons as the $1.72 favourite for Saturday night’s Charity Shield clash at ANZ Stadium and the South Sydney Rabbitohs as …

Sir Alex Ferguson will be happy to have ground out another win, which further proves he still has the know-how to formulate a title challenging team at age 70.

Real Madrid have restored their five-point La Liga advantage with victory over Athletic Bilbao, amid allegations of a player revolt.

New England quarterback Tom Brady scored to give the Patriots a dramatic 23-20 NFL playoff win over Baltimore to see them into their seventh Super Bowl.

The Argentina forward now has a league-high 22 goals this season, one more than Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

A bloodied Brett Lee has helped ensure the Sydney Sixers will play the Perth Scorchers in Saturday’s Big Bash League final after a seven-run win over the Hobart Hurricanes at …

Strike pair Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho scored the goals as AC Milan beat Novara to remain hot on the heels of league leaders Juventus.

No change at the top of the English Premier League after leaders Manchester City beat third-placed Tottenham 3-2 and United beat Arsenal 2-1.

Not even a straight-sets schooling from Roger Federer can discourage Bernard Tomic after his charge to the Australian Open fourth round.

Perth Glory striker Shane Smeltz has scored a brace to send the Melbourne Victory to a 4-1 defeat in the A-League clash in Perth.

Sydney FC have ended a six-game winless streak with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Gold Coast in the A-League.

Roger Federer has beaten Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-2 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

Australia now knows Bernard Tomic a lot better than it did a week ago, and the nation likes what it sees in the tennis prodigy from the Gold Coast.

British title hope Andy Murray knows from experience he is in for an Australian Open fight against unseeded Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin.

A hat-trick from Radamel Falcao has helped Atletico Madrid to their first away win of the La Liga season as they beat Real Sociedad.

Women’s number three seed Victoria Azarenka has become the first player to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2012 Australian Open.

Tim Cahill ends a 13-month goal-scoring drought for Everton but then helps Blackburn equalise in a 1-1 EPL draw at Goodison Park.