Pakistan leg-spinner Shahid Afridi took his eighth five-wicket haul in one-day cricket but Afghanistan still managed 195 in their first-ever day-night international at Sharjah Stadium on Friday. The 31-year-old leg-spinner …
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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 …
Continue reading Cyclist Boonen wins fourth Tour of QatarSingaporean 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 …
Continue reading Mamat leads Philippine Open golfAustralia 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 …
Continue reading Clarke stars as Australia beat Sri LankaManchester 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 …
Continue reading Giggs signs on for another year with Man UA 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 …
Continue reading Victory beat Mariners with Kewell winnerSouth 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 …
Continue reading Waratahs romp to 83-5 trial winTottenham 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 …
Continue reading Redknapp wary of dual Spurs-England jobA 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 …
Continue reading Taipans bite Perth 76-67 in CairnsFormer 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 …
Continue reading Perth Heat lead ABL championship 1-0Adam 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 …
Continue reading Gold Coast beat Sydney 84-72 in NBLSouth 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 …
Continue reading Waratahs romp to 83-5 trial win over SamoaIvo 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 …
Continue reading Croatia, Japan draw even 1-1 in Davis CupWorld 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 …
Continue reading Kvitova pulls out of Qatar OpenCollingwood 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 …
Continue reading Magpies give Krakouer leave of absenceStephanie 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 …
Continue reading Rice pushes through pain barrierA 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 …
Continue reading Magnussen shows he’s humanFormer 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 …
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