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Hurdling superstar Sally Pearson and rising jumps sensation Henry Frayne will both double up at next month’s world indoor athletics championships in Turkey. Pearson, the reigning 100m hurdles world champion …

Emerging Australian diver Ethan Warren has come agonisingly close to picking up a medal in the 3m springboard at the Olympic test event in London. The 20-year-old missed out on …

Young Australian diver Ethan Warren has come agonisingly close to picking up a medal in the 3m springboard at the Olympic test event in London. The 20-year-old missed out on …

Anderlecht midfielder Guillaume Gillet believes his side needs to up their aggression if they are to overturn the deficit against AZ Alkmaar in their Europa League second-leg last 32 match …

They escorted (apparently) bloodied passengers up to ambulances, cordoned off the street near an (apparently) stricken London underground station, rushed to find an (apparently) half-exploded backpack. Ah, but it was …

Favourites India have overcome a stiff challenge from lower-ranked Canada to post a 3-2 win and virtually book a place in the men’s final of the Olympic hockey qualifying tournament …

Australian Open bowls champions Kelsey Cottrell, Anne Johns and Lynsey Armitage have held onto their title. The defending champions played Commonwealth Game silver medallists Kay Moran and Julie Keegan and …

British emergency services have held a huge pre-Olympics security exercise, centring on a mock terrorist attack on the London Underground. The two-day test – called “Exercise Forward Defensive” – started …

Rowing Australia (RA) has effectively reopened the door to Olympic selection for overlooked oarswomen following criticism its cursed boat – the women’s eight – will not compete in London. After …

Evergreen Caribbean sprinter Kim Collins will make a return visit to the Stawell Gift as a key part of his fifth Olympic Games buildup. Collins, the 2003 100m world champion, …

World No.2 Joel Parkinson says the class of 2012 could be the best the men’s surfing tour has seen. With an extraordinary lineup of talent for the Quiksilver Pro starting …

Jana Pittman is remaining upbeat about her London Olympics campaign, despite being forced out of next month’s trials with yet another foot injury. Pittman, 29, suffered the fourth plantar fascia …

While all the attention this week is on the Accenture Match Play in Arizona the PGA Tour still rolls on with the tour heading south to Mexico for the Mayakoba …

Penalty-corner expert Sandeep Singh scored a hat-trick as India boosted their chances of making it to the men’s final with a 6-2 win over France in the Olympic qualifying tournament …

World 100-metre record holder Usain Bolt will renew his rivalry with fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell at the Diamond League meet in Rome on May 31, organisers have confirmed. Bolt was …

IOC member Mario Pescante is stepping down from his position as vice president of the Olympic body, saying he feels let down by the Italian government’s refusal to back Rome’s …

Two-time Olympic diving medallist Loudy Wiggins has stumbled on the comeback trail, missing out on the 10m final at the test event for the London Games. The 32-year-old has returned …

World No.2 Brett Wilkie has bowed out of the Australian Open after a disastrous day on the greens at the Australian Open. Having already been eliminated from the triples in …