Heyneke Meyer has been approached by the South African Rugby Union to coach the Springboks but his Blue Bulls employers are reluctant to let him go. SARU confirmed on Wednesday …
Continue reading Heyneke Meyer asked to coach SpringboksReigning Australian Open women’s champion Kim Clijsters will be out to defy injury and clinch a spot in her ninth grand slam singles final against an opponent chasing her first. …
Continue reading Clijsters after another grand slam finalIndia will resume on Thursday’s third day of the fourth Test against Australia in a desperate position at 2-61 in reply to the home side’s first innings of 7-604. Australia …
Continue reading Clarke says Adelaide is batting paradiseKenya have recalled former Sevens rugby captain Humphrey Kayange to the squad for the fourth and fifth IRB World series in New Zealand and the US. The 29-year-old Kayange quit …
Continue reading Kenya recalls former Sevens rugby skipperChelsea and QPR have warned supporters that “abuse and discrimination has no place in football or society” as the English Premier League sides prepare for Saturday’s FA Cup meeting. The …
Continue reading Chelsea and QPR appeal for Cup calmCaretaker 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 …
Continue reading Lancaster to bid for England rugby postFrance 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 …
Continue reading French name Fed Cup squadAustralian 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 …
Continue reading Clijsters withdraws from Fed Cup openerEngland’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 …
Continue reading England restrict Pakistan in second TestFormer 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 …
Continue reading Rugby greats Mortlock and Smith honouredJose 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 …
Continue reading Mourinho puts Pepe in team to face BarcaInter 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 …
Continue reading We don’t need Tevez, say Inter MilanJuventus 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 …
Continue reading Del Piero relieved to end goal droughtHarry 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 …
Continue reading Redknapp’s excuses lack credibility: courtAjax 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 …
Continue reading Injured Alderweireld out of Feyenoord gameLiverpool 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 …
Continue reading Dalglish puts Wembley thoughts on holdChelsea 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 …
Continue reading Genk and Chelsea close to De Bruyne dealChelsea 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 …
Continue reading Chelsea vow to punish chanters

